It is an exciting time at Monster. Over the past 14 years we have grown from a simple idea into a billion dollar global organization with over 5000 employees and career websites in over 50 countries. That explosive growth continues today.
Monster is looking to hire an experienced UX Leader to join our team in our Technology Center of Excellence in Cambridge to define and create the next-generation of interactive experiences for our customers and consumers globally. We are recruiting world class design leadership to help us redefine how consumers will use the Internet to search for jobs, network and manage their careers and how employers will search, identify and connect with the best candidates.
You will be leading a team of talented interaction designers, visual designers, UX researchers, and copywriters, committed to develop innovative, easy-to-use, best-of-breed new products in accordance with Monster brand guidelines.
Essential Functions:
· Bring strong creative, conceptual and problem-solving skills to translate conceptual ideas (business needs and user goals) into interaction and design solutions.
· Assess data from multiple sources (product requirements, tech constraints, UX research, web analytics, latest industry trends…) and synthesize it in order to provide valuable direction to the team.
· Coordinate UX activities with other key departments, ensuring accurate and highly professional communications and collaboration at all times.
· Oversee all UX projects from planning to launch, managing inputs from Product Management, Program Management and Engineering Departments. Ensure every project meet both business and users' goals.
· Be a key catalyst in driving a culture of teamwork and innovation centered around the needs of our customers.
· Work in conjunction with UX Research manager to appropriately inform design decisions with qualitative and quantitative UX research findings.
· Define UX performance metrics (error rate, abandon rate, average number of clicks, perceived ease of use, etc.) for every project to track its success.
· Ensuring UX solutions comply with Monster UX guidelines and principles.
· Oversee the development of Monster library of design patterns, UX guidelines and best practices to ensure successful knowledge sharing and consistency across employer-related products.
· Serve as a steward for team documentation and guidelines. Disseminate best practices across the UX organization.
· Managing and mentoring interaction designers; writing performance reviews; determining compensation and career growth.
Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree required in design-related discipline: Interaction, Graphic or Interface design.
· 5+ years experience in comparable roles.
· Bachelor’s degree required in design-related discipline: Interaction, Graphic or Interface design.
· Proven track record delivering high quality work while hitting commitments and timeframes based on product and business requirements
· Ability to successfully execute on, and load balance across, multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
· Ability to effectively negotiate conflict and persuade others on the merits of a design solution.
· Ability to assess, prioritize and make trade-offs against business, technical and user constraints.
· Thorough understanding of overall web site design, including usability, industry standards, web analytics and brand.
· Knowledge of cross-platform browser compatibility restrictions and requirements.
· Strong cross-cultural sensitivities
· Strong artistic vision with proven operational skills
