Amazon · 3 days ago
Sr. UX Design Manager, Books UX Design & Research Studio
Seattle, Washington, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$162K/yr - $268K/yr
10+ years expAmazon is seeking a passionate and people-obsessed leader to join their Books Design and Research Studio. The role involves leading a team of designers to create exceptional user experiences for subscription services and author tools, while fostering collaboration and operational excellence within the team.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceRetail
Responsibilities
Lead a talented team of designers responsible for end-to-end subscription experiences across desktop and mobile reading and discovery surfaces, front- and back-end author & publisher tools and experiences
Set direction and manage the user experience design of multiple mid-to-large sized programs
Cultivate and maintain frameworks & mechanisms that increase high-quality design output while balancing designer time on the most complex-impactful work
Model behavior that exemplifies Amazon Leadership Principles and raise the design bar for the organization
Contribute to a culture of cross-studio engagement, collaboration and co-design
Collaborate closely with the other senior managers to set the culture and be responsible for team happiness, career progression, training & mentorship, hiring, and general team cohesion
Grow senior design talent and leadership capabilities through regular coaching and feedback
Drive operational excellence across the team, a positive environment and inclusive culture
Partner with leaders across disciplines (product, tech, research and marketing) to define the strategic direction and design resourcing needs
Qualification
Required
At least 10 years as a user experience designer, interaction designer, information architect, or similar role
At least 7 years leading teams of designers in consumer facing or B2B experiences
Experience working across teams to synthesize feedback and input from product management, engineering, and marketing
Experience presenting to and influencing senior management
Experience working in a collaborative team and working directly with other design managers, product managers and developers for implementation of designs
Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent professional experience
Preferred
Experience with both consumer and B2B products is a plus
Excellent planning skills to stay one step ahead of the work, you can model needs against high level roadmaps to make fact-based recommendations to management about staffing levels
Excellent relationship skills and the ability to influence people up, down and adjacent to obtain buy-in for your teams' work
An informed set of core values regarding user experience, technology, and business communication, and the ability to present them with eloquence and concision
Highly organized, strong attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work and have a bias for action in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon
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10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
Kleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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