Director, User Experience, Hybrid/Remote PT zone to ET zone
Company: Autodesk
Location: Novi
Posted on: July 29, 2022
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Job Description:
**Job Requisition ID #**22WD62454**Director, User Experience,**
**PSET**The Platform Services and Emerging Technologies (PSET)
organization enables Autodesk product teams and Autodesk customers
to accelerate outcomes by providing a trusted platform of shared
and enabling capabilities. PSET XD teams partner with Product
Management and Engineering teams to deliver front end web-based
experiences, APIs, services, and infrastructure that our customers
and developers use to access, manage, and extend the capabilities
of Autodesks design and make software. The Experience Design (XD)
team within PSET includes interaction design, visual design,
research, and content strategy.**Position Overview**The Director of
User Experience for PSET is a design leader who inspires great
work, nurtures talent, and brings people together in the creation
and evolution of products and experiences customers love. This role
requires a strategic mindset, critical thinking, proven leadership
experience, a thoughtful approach to organization and
collaboration, and execution on behalf of the customer.Reporting to
the Senior Director of Product and Experience Design, this role is
charged with inspiring and fostering a team to deliver
best-in-class experiences for both developer and customer personas.
The role oversees and enables designers and design managers by
setting the stage for team success: setting clear goals, providing
constructive feedback, maintaining accountability, and providing
mentorship and advocacy. This role will partner with product and
technical leadership within business units to help establish and
manage product roadmaps, prioritize initiatives, and marshal
resources across touchpoints and disciplines.This role is
hybrid/remote and can be based out of any major city where Autodesk
has an office, in Canada or United States.**Responsibilities**+
Champion and execute on a holistic customer experience vision for
the broad portfolio of PSET capabilities+ Balance long-term vision
and big picture thinking with guidance and support of work
currently in flight; ensure that todays projects inform the vision
for the future, and vice versa+ Represent XD as a core partner and
strategic leader for the business unit+ Demonstrate collaborative
leadership with design leaders across multiple cross-product
initiatives, some of which may be very broad-reaching in nature+
Work with design managers to build and manage strong design teams
that consistently deliver on their goals, with a focus on evolving
the practice as the discipline matures+ Recruit and retain key
talent+ Promote a culture of rapid iteration based on insights
gleaned from customer research and data analytics+ Influence, build
bridges, and collaborate with design, engineering, and product
management functional areas across the company+ Demonstrate an
exceptional understanding of corporate strategy+ Be a thought
leader? Represent new methods and approaches to your team and the
Autodesk design community+ Stay continuously informed of emerging
technologies by following trends and opportunities**Minimum
Qualifications**+ 15+ years of professional design experience,
including 8+ years leading teams of designers on high-stakes
projects+ Ability to set priorities and evangelize a shared plan
with a wide range of audiences at all levels of the organization,
including senior executives+ Up-to-date expertise in human-centered
design best practices, customer research, and content strategy+
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex
ideas to their essence+ Experience driving design strategy for both
customer facing web capabilities and developer facing API
capabilities**Preferred Qualifications**+ Bachelors degree in
interaction design, new media design, or related field; MS/PhD+
Experience leading product strategy+ Experience leading design
teams for cloud platforms+ Experience with agile software design
methods+ Experience with Autodesk solutions#LI-POSTAt Autodesk,
we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give
more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world.
Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers
all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender
identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other
legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment
all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories,
consistent with applicable law.**Are you an existing contractor or
consultant with Autodesk? Please search for open jobs and apply
internally (not on this external site). If you have any questions
or require support, contact Autodesk Careers
(Careers%20%3Ccareers@autodesk.com%3E) .**
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