Overview
UX Design Lead role at Komatsu. Location: Tucson, Arizona, USA, 85706. Onsite position.
Job Purpose
As a leader in Komatsu’s UX Design team, you will drive success in the entire design process of creating “an exemplary user experience that meets the exact needs of the customer, without fuss or bother.” You will guide teams in deepening understanding of the user environment to help teams understand, categorize, prioritize, and document user behavior and stakeholder requirements. You’ll design useful, usable, and desirable solutions, lead a team of designers, spearhead design system activities, and expand your abilities as a design leader. Your expertise in UX design best practices and collaboration with business partners at all levels will expand design maturity and build a strong human-centered design culture.
If you are an empathetic, driven, and creative UX design leader who wants to produce innovative solutions in a dynamic and team-oriented environment, this is a great opportunity to work with leading innovators in the mining technology industry.
Travel Requirements
- Up to 25%
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise a design team in UX activities such as user research, design iterations, user testing, and documentation
- Optimize design tools and methodologies to inspire designers and evangelize exceptional UX processes and approaches at all levels of the business
- Manage a design team in developing UX project plans and backlogs that include critical design activities and follow process best practices
- Mentor senior designers and help refine UX practices across teams
- Coordinate with product and development managers to translate design concepts into productized user interfaces that enhance the user experience
- Develop and drive UI best practices and principles in areas like psychology, usability, learnability, controllability, localization, and internationalization
- Collaborate with executive teams to ensure UX strategies align with business goals
- Lead cross-platform UX framework development and ensure UX executional alignment in both internal and external design teams
- Support companywide UX initiatives and UX business strategy with assistance from the UX Design Manager
Required Skills
- Degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, or similar
- 7+ years of experience as a UX, Product or Interaction Designer
- 2+ years of experience leading a design team
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and storytelling skills
- Enthusiasm for leading and coaching designers
- Excellent time and project management skills
- Expert in leading user research, user testing planning, execution, and analysis
- Expert in design software like Figma or similar tools
- Experience defining company UX design strategy, processes, and best practices
- Proficient in task management tools like Aha, Azure, Jira, or similar
Desired Skills
- Experience leading human-centered design initiatives
- Intimate knowledge of design system creation and management
- Business-minded enough to communicate with executive leaders
- Strong desire to learn new skills and openness to feedback
- Strong knowledge of Accessibility and Human Factors principles
- Experience with Agile development methodologies
- Experience designing for high-risk environments
- Speak 2 or more languages
Diversity & Inclusion Commitment
Komatsu is committed to creating a diverse workforce reflective of the communities we serve and live in. We are authentic, ambitious, and innovative in our pursuit of Diversity & Inclusion. United, we are on a journey toward a sustainable future that creates value together.
If you want to learn more about Komatsu, please visit our website at https://www.komatsu.com/.
Company Information
Komatsu is a world leader in manufacturing construction, mining, forestry, and industrial heavy equipment. Founded in 1921, Komatsu has a long history of quality, reliability, innovation, and excellence. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Komatsu facilities, distributors and dealers are in more than 140 countries and employ more than 60,000 people. Komatsu offers a diverse and challenging work environment where you can grow your skills and career and contribute to a sustainable, clean-energy future.
EEO Statement
Komatsu is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries
- Machinery Manufacturing
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