Wise And Co - Charlotte, NC
posted 27 days ago
Full-time - Manager
Charlotte, NC
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
About the position
The Manager, Product Design (UI/UX) role is responsible for overseeing the implementation of enterprise-wide IT projects while leading a team of product designers. This position focuses on ensuring that projects are delivered within defined scope, quality, time, and cost requirements. The manager will mentor and guide designers, fostering a collaborative environment that prioritizes user-centered design and effective problem-solving.
Responsibilities
- Hire, manage, mentor and inspire a team of product designers
- Lead your team effectively, providing design direction and pushing the quality of the work
- Focus the team, and company, on the user, ensuring the right problems are solved with the best solutions
- Partner closely with Product and Engineering teams
- Contribute to the growing design team and design culture
- Provide direction and guidance to product design teams to meet timely deliveries
- Supervise team on daily basis in product design and development activities
- Address team member grievances and provide support as needed
- Work with the team to prepare product design specification and integration documents
- Provide design solutions to meet cost-effectiveness and on-time deliveries
- Validate product designs, identify constraints and provide corrective actions
- Implement process improvements to ensure product quality and productivity
- Interact with End-Users to clearly understand product requirements and vision
- Identify resource requirements and perform workload assignments to meet product design goals
- Develop best practices to ensure smooth and continuous product development processes
- Assist in employee recruitment, performance evaluation, promotion and termination activities
- Provide trainings to team members to improve technical skills
- Recommend new technologies and tools to optimize product design processes
- Analyze and troubleshoot product issues in a timely fashion
- Build a positive and safe working environment for product design teams
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, related field or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of combined IT and project/program management experience
- 5+ years' experience in UX/UI software design
Benefits
- Opportunity to be part of a great culture
- Challenging work environment
- Team-oriented atmosphere
