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Cricut · 1 day ago

Lead UX Designer

Cricut is a company that makes smart cutting machines and crafting essentials to help users design and personalize their creations. As a Lead UX Designer, you will lead the design of user experiences across desktop and mobile platforms, ensuring intuitive software that inspires creativity and collaboration within the organization.

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Responsibilities

Lead the design work for software applications for both desktop and mobile devices across a range of operating systems
Reinforce a learning mindset: Participate in user research and A/B testing, advocate for our users at every step of the way, and leverage findings artfully to continuously improve designs
Bring a keen understanding of our users’ motivations, goals and needs to help define new features, functions and products
Extend and evolve our UX design language to craft elegant and consistent design experiences
Foster successful collaboration with software product managers and software developers to drive solutions through to completion
Help evolve our design processes and deliverables to best meet the needs of a growing organization, as well as increase efficiency within the UX group
Capture ideas and solutions in varying levels of fidelity, as the situation warrants – from whiteboard sketches to flow charts to interactive prototypes
Manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
Closely collaborate with other designers on the UX team and provide mentorship where needed

Qualification

User-centered designUX design leadershipMobile application designWeb application designHuman Computer InteractionVisual designCollaboration skillsSystems thinkingQuantitative data analysisQualitative user insightInnovationAttention to detailPresentation skillsCommunication skillsMentorship

Required

Bachelor's degree in Human Computer Interaction (HCI), interaction design, graphic design, industrial design, information science, computer science or a related field
5+ years of work experience designing web and mobile applications and applying user-centered techniques
Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring and inspiring other product designers in their craft
Proven track record of successful product releases in which you guided a team through a user-centered product design process
Ability to grasp product requirements and scope design work accordingly, with careful attention to detail
Strong ability to collaborate with teams across varying disciplines (hardware engineering, software development, marketing, etc.) to create a holistic product experience
Passion for innovation and a 'can do' attitude
Keen attention to detail and systems thinking
Thoughtful and well-presented portfolio of UX design solutions
Ability to interpret and act on design feedback from both collaborators and stakeholders
Excellent presentation and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly and concisely articulate solutions, design rationale and process to colleagues in different disciplines, stakeholders and executives
Ability to discuss high level concepts and detailed design with equal fluency
Well-versed in applying quantitative data and a wide range of qualitative user insight techniques to drive prototypes and decision making
Demonstrated eye for visual design
A strong grasp of current UI/UX trends and platforms (e.g., iOS and Material Design guidelines)

Preferred

Graduate degree is a plus
Experience designing for combined hardware and software interaction, community features and/or data-driven experiences are a plus
Crafting experience not necessary

Benefits

Exclusive employee discounts

Company

Cricut Inc. is a creative technology platform company know for its flagship line of smart cutting machines.

H1B Sponsorship

Cricut has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (22)
2024 (19)
2023 (9)
2022 (12)
2021 (18)
2020 (5)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2021-03-24IPO

Leadership Team

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David Henry
EVP of Product Engineering, Quality and Member Care
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