VICE PRESIDENT - USER EXPERIENCE AND DESIGN

?(?)?; Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Savings & Retirement benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

Fertility & Family building support

Employee Assistance Programs

Charitable contribution matching

Volunteer Time Off

Job summary

The Vice President defines and executes the global user experience strategy across digital products, vehicle interfaces, and operator environments. This leader oversees a multidisciplinary organization to ensure consistent, human-centered design across hardware, software, and physical machine controls.

Strong strategic leadership and global collaboration are essential to drive performance and customer satisfaction in a complex, cross-domain environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 15+ years of progressive experience in design or human factors.
• At least 10 years leading global multidisciplinary design organizations.
• Ability to travel up to 35%.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the global UX strategy across digital products, vehicle interfaces, and operator environments.
• Oversee a multidisciplinary organization to ensure human-centered design across hardware, software, and physical machine controls.
• Lead with strategic leadership to drive performance and customer experience across units.

Skills

User Experience Strategy

User Research

Industrial Design

Human Factors

Ergonomics

Design Systems

Product Design

Human-Computer Interaction

Strategic Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Customer Experience Research

Benchmarking

AI Implementation

Cross-functional Collaboration

Executive Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

The Vice President defines and executes the global user experience strategy across digital products, vehicle interfaces, and operator environments. This leader oversees a multidisciplinary organization to ensure consistent, human-centered design across hardware, software, and physical machine controls.

Requirements

• Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in a related field and over 15 years of progressive experience in design or human factors. They require at least 10 years of experience leading global multidisciplinary design organizations and must be able to travel up to 35%.

Key Skills

• User Experience Strategy
• User Research
• Industrial Design
• Human Factors
• Ergonomics
• Design Systems
• Product Design
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Strategic Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• Customer Experience Research
• Benchmarking
• AI Implementation
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Executive Communication

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements
• Savings & Retirement benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Fertility & Family building support
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Charitable contribution matching
• Volunteer Time Off