Candidate Responsibilities: The UX Architect will primarily function as a digital interaction designer and design consultant on a UX strategy team. The UX Architect will utilize their knowledge of human computer interactions, best design practices, and design tools to concept, prototype, test, and document the preferred user interface architecture, flow, cues, actions, and feedback. They must recognize where research and testing would be valuable to inform or improve the concepts and coordinate with the team to understand the users needs. They will work closely with designers, engineers, strategists, and management to communicate the vision and path forward. This person will be responsible for documenting the preferred experience, creating visual artifacts, and handoff.

Typical Day: Responsibilities :
1. Ability to Clarify user, customer, and business needs and translate into concepts for compelling interactions and user experience
2. Understanding of research methodologies and experience facilitating research
3. Experience integrating user research into product designs and design practices
4. Create prototypes to test, iterate, and communicate the design options
5. Translate research and test findings into actionable, prioritized recommendations for UI designs
6. Document key goals, themes, elements, and behaviors that must be implemented by downstream UI teams
7. Create shareable UX artifacts based on the teams research and activities (such as journey maps, storyboards, and user flows, etc)
8. Document the overall UX strategy (UI, physical attributes, guiding principles, and more) that will be leveraged across all downstream partners

Education Requirement: B.S. or higher in Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Psychology, or other UX-related field or substitute additional 2-3 years of experience.

Technical Skills Required: Qualifications / Requirements:
o 5+ yrs of experience in user experience and interface design desired, preferably within a design firm or corporate environment.
o Must possess a thorough understanding of UI best practices, UI design, and essential graphic design theory
o Able to produce results independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment
o Automotive or similar HMI experience preferred
o Coding is not a requirement but the ability to communicate with software teams is a must. Working knowledge of HTML / Javascript / CSS are desirable
o Experience and proficiency in UI layout, spec, and prototyping tools
o Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines
o Portfolio demonstrating your expertise and ability to articulate your process
o Project management experience a plus.

*Top 3 skills:
o Experience managing multiple projects and deadlines
o Experience and proficiency in UI layout, spec, and prototyping tools
o Portfolio demonstrating your expertise and ability to articulate your process

Soft Skills Required: o Exceptional visual storytelling capability
o Outstanding communication, organization, time management, and interpersonal skills
o Ability to empathize and be an user advocate
o Creative Mindset