UX Architect II

Cox; Lake City (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a UX Architect II, where you will craft delightful digital experiences and lead the UX design strategy across innovative products. This role offers the chance to collaborate with talented teams, engage in user research, and shape the interaction design that enhances user satisfaction. With a focus on user-centered design principles, you will have the opportunity to influence product usability and create a cohesive ecosystem of digital solutions. If you are passionate about improving user experiences and want to work in a supportive environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Professional Development

Flexible Time-Off Policies

Comprehensive Healthcare

401(k) Retirement Plans

Parental Leave Policies

Fertility Coverage

Adoption Assistance

Paid Wellness Time

Paid Holidays

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in UX or related field.
• Strong knowledge of user-centered design methods.
• Experience in designing for mobile devices.

Responsibilities

• Plan and guide UX interaction design across platforms.
• Collaborate with teams to create complementary products.
• Conduct user research and assess existing design.

Skills

User-Centered Design

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Group Facilitation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Related Discipline

Master's Degree in Related Discipline

Tools

Axure

Figma

Microsoft Office

Job description

UX Architect II

Do you dream of crafting delightful and groundbreaking digital experiences?

We're recruiting a UX Architect II to join the team at Cox Automotive. In this role, you'll envision, plan and lay the UX groundwork for a family of products. You'll create or modify design systems, establish interaction rules within a product family, evangelize UX principles and more. The right candidate will be metric-sensitive and able to articulate a strategic vision through both documentation, presentation and relationship-building.

Build something beautiful with us. Apply today!

What's In It for You?

Here's a sneak peek at the benefits you could experience as a Cox employee:

• A competitive salary and top-notch bonus/incentive plans.
• Professional development and continuing education opportunities.
• The chance to work with fascinating, cutting-edge platforms.
• Exceptional work-life balance, flexible time-off policies and accommodating work schedules.
• Comprehensive healthcare, with multiple options for individuals and families.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plans with company match.
• Inclusive parental leave policies, plus comprehensive fertility coverage and adoption assistance.

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What You'll Do

You'll plan, design and guide the overall UX interaction design implementation across digital platforms to ensure a usable, familiar and successful experience. You'll collaborate across other UX organizations and guide interaction designers to create complementary products that form a true ecosystem. Here's what else you'll be doing:

• Developing a deep understanding of our customers and business needs by participating in user research activities, including persona development/evangelism, heuristic evaluation and usability reviews.
• Assessing existing information architecture, content and design on an ongoing basis to identify experience gaps and contradictions.
• Creating user stories and flow diagrams, plus defining information hierarchies.
• Protecting the consistency of the overall user interface and ensure that individual components can be extended and reused.
• Collaborate with technical teams to determine data accessibility and understand technology constraints/advantages for the design structure.
• Examine web analytics to inform overall UX design strategy.
• Help facilitate the visual design and content of reusable components and the design system.
• Identify research-based opportunities to create business value and improve UX.
• Champion user needs and product usability while balancing business and technical constraints.
• Articulate rationale behind decisions and how to prioritize interface features.
• Identify tools, templates and techniques that evolve existing processes.

Who You Are

You can produce user experience documentation like storyboards, user scenarios/tasks/flows, wireframes and prototypes (and you've got a portfolio to prove it). An avid learner who is fascinated by human behavior, you stay up to date on the latest trends and research in product design, SEO and web/mobile technologies work across multiple business units and brands. You also have:

Minimum:

• A bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 2 years of experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and up to 2 years of experience, or 6 years of experience in a related field.
• A strong knowledge of user-centered design methods, techniques and principles.
• Experience working with teams on large-scale, long-term projects.
• Experience with group facilitation.
• Experience in designing for mobile devices, including responsive design.
• Excellent oral, written and verbal communication skills, as well as interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Axure, Figma and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to lead and influence without direct authority.
• The ability to establish UX methodology, processes, estimates and deliverables.
• The ability to work on multiple projects with competing priorities simultaneously.
• The ability to make intuitive leaps to hypothesize design solutions.
• The ability to understand the big picture along with expert attention to fine detail.
• The ability to deal with ambiguity and to convincingly articulate ideas and rationale.
• The ability to work across multiple internal business units and companies.
• The ability to work both solo and within a team.

Ready to build a better future at Cox? Apply now!

USD 95,900.00 - 143,900.00 per year

Compensation:

Compensation includes a base salary of $95,900.00 - $143,900.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Benefits:

The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.

Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.