Expedia Group · 1 day ago
Senior User Experience Designer
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$161K/yr - $226K/yr
8+ years expExpedia Group is a global leader in travel technology, dedicated to making travel smoother and more memorable. They are seeking a Senior User Experience Designer to lead collaborative efforts in defining complex product concepts, enhance user engagement through innovative design, and contribute to the development of experience success metrics.
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Responsibilities
Lead collaborative efforts to define and frame complex product concepts or needs with peer roles and generate multiple potential compelling solutions to advance the product direction
Negotiate for the Experience Design (XD) team's priorities considering both long-term strategy and direction and contributes to building experience roadmaps for team
Contribute to the development of both business metrics and experience success metrics, promoting harmony and alignment between them
Actively collaborate with PMs to implement highest value improvement opportunities ascertained from customer and market insights that help users connect more effectively with products
Analyze and synthesize complex research and test findings to identify novel insights, considering multiple sources of information before drawing conclusions
Appropriately weigh research and test findings against other data points (e.g., technical, business) to make informed design decisions and determine the right solution
Design user interactions that optimize user engagement, product performance, and business impact
Find and implement creative solutions that enhance accessibility and inclusivity to address diverse user needs
Use awareness of visual, interaction, and UI design trends to create innovative design concepts and narratives, adapting the design process as-necessary to accomplish goals
Define simple, elegant, trustworthy experiences and hold the team accountable to a high quality bar
Collaborate strategically with developers to ensure seamless implementation and understand the nuance between hard tech-constraints and opportunities to challenge conventions
Demonstrate expertise in utilizing latest design tools, technologies, and best-practices
Contribute reusable and scalable components to the design system, including inventing new components, and drives consistency in brand experience across all touchpoints
Comprehensively evaluate the system of connections and the library of tools and methodologies available to arrive at the optimal solution
Convincingly communicate narratives through storytelling, lead cross-functional collaboration, and influence decision-making and senior stakeholders
Establish processes and facilitate rituals for both giving and receiving feedback within the XD group and across peer groups, and actively celebrate team successes
Qualification
Required
Degree in User Experience Design or a related design field, or equivalent professional experience
8+ years of professional experience working in User Experience Design or a related design field
Experience translating product requirements into design strategy and then acting on that strategy to deliver proposed design solutions which meet those requirements
Experience mapping customer journeys and leveraging user stories and personas to inform design strategy
Experience crafting design deliverables at various fidelities, including wire frames, mockups, and prototypes
Experience leveraging design systems and shared component libraries to ensure consistency and velocity
Experience collaborating with a range of diverse stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Content, and Research
Ability to work successfully through high levels of ambiguity
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Strong attention to design and visual detail
Knowledge of current design tools and software
A portfolio showcasing design skills representative of your work at each stage of a product life cycle, from conception to release, that details the team, thought processes, successes, and pivots along the way
Preferred
Experience working across multiple devices, webviews and browsers
Experience partnering with UX Researchers and leveraging research insights to inform design decisions
Experience in designing for human diversity (internationalization, localization, accessibility, etc.)
Experience thoughtfully leveraging emergent AI tools to streamline design processes without compromising quality
Experience designing for agentic platforms and tools
Experience working in advertising
Experience presenting to executive audiences
Benefits
Exciting travel perks
Generous time-off
Parental leave
A flexible work model
Career development resources
Medical/dental/vision
Paid time off
Employee Assistance Program
Wellness & travel reimbursement
Travel discounts
International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership
Company
Expedia Group
At Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE), we believe travel is a force for good – it opens minds, builds connections, and bridges divides.
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