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Associate Vice President - Design Thinking specialist Key Qualifications: Overall 15+ years of experience Expert User Experience Leader and Practitioner with 8-15 years of leading holistic customer / user experiences for multiple products, demonstrating measurable customer adoption and success metrics. Master of User Experience craft, fostering a culture of learning and innovation, and recognized as an expert in modern UX Design and Research Effective mentor with strong leadership skills, inspiring self-development and continuous learning in junior practitioners. Expert analytical and problem-solving skills, with a detail-oriented, organized, experimental, and visionary approach. Strategic systems thinker Expert in all things user-centered design (UCD), including user research, A/B testing, rapid prototyping, heuristic analysis, addressing usability, accessibility, etc. Experienced in creating reusable design frameworks (e.g., Design Systems) to streamline design-to-implementation processes Highly experienced in developing creative, strategic research plans that seamlessly connect big-picture thinking with detailed execution. Humble, curious, and value-oriented, understanding the iterative nature of product development and favoring action and learning over exhaustive upfront planning. Inspirational player-coach, capable of leading teams through transformation and playing an active role as a product experience leader. Skilled in using rapid experimentation to develop lean and simple solutions that address customer needs efficiently and effectively. Experienced with lean UX tools such as Figma, Adobe CC, Sketch, Axure, InVision, and more. Bachelors degree in design, psychology, cognitive science or related field; Advanced degree is a plus. Exceptional communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence at all levels. Experience in DesignOps is a plus. A strong portfolio or samples of work demonstrating experience in UX skills is required.
