UX Design Manager

Requisition ID  

18752

Country   India Location type   Remote About us  

Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We help clients synchronize strategy and talent to drive superior performance. Korn Ferry works with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people to bring their strategy to life. And we advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their people. Our 10,000 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries.

Korn Ferry Digital is a scaled product business unit within Korn Ferry that develops and sells our suite of talent products and HR technology, supporting clients across six solution areas:

• Organizational Strategy
• Assessment and Succession
• Talent Acquisition
• Leadership and Professional Development
• Sales and Service
• Total Rewards

Our comprehensive talent suite leverages a combination of proprietary talent IP, talent data, analytics and insights to help customers understand their workforce and existing talent gaps, and deliver targeted talent interventions at scale using HR technology.

Job description  

OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE YOUR CAREER - It’s about exceeding your potential.

Are you an experienced UX Design Manager with a background in Enterprise SaaS who is passionate about leading teams to craft polished, user-focused experiences that enable the world’s leading organizations and their employees to thrive?

 

Have you been looking for an opportunity where you can mentor and guide a talented team of UX Designers while being hands-on in shaping the vision and strategy of user experiences that deliver measurable business outcomes? 

Do you have a track record of empowering your team to make informed decisions that propel products forward and create meaningful value for users every day?

 

If so, you’ve come to the right place.

 

Korn Ferry is looking for a UX Design Manager to join our rapidly growing product organization to lead the creation of our next generation of enterprise solutions that power the world’s leading businesses across industries. As a UX Design Manager, you will collaborate closely with Product Management, UX Research, and Engineering, guiding your team to clarify problems, explore innovative solutions, and ensure that the experiences we design are impactful and valuable for our customers and end-users.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead UX Strategy and Execution: Drive UX strategy across the entire product lifecycle, leading a team of designers and collaborating with cross-functional partners to deliver a cohesive and user-centred experience for our suite of Korn Ferry products.
• Mentor and Develop Design Talent: Provide mentorship and professional development for a team of UX designers, guiding them through project challenges, career growth, and building skills in Enterprise SaaS product design.
• Shape Product Vision and Design System: Collaborate on the overall product vision and experience architecture, contribute to the evolution of the KF Design System, and ensure consistency in design language and user experience across products.
• Lead and Participate in Human-Centered Design Initiatives: Apply human-centered design methods to high impact feature designs, guiding and working with the team in shaping product strategy through in-depth user research, insights, and iterative testing to ensure our solutions meet customer and end-user needs.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Work closely with Product, Engineering, Research, and Content teams to prioritize features and experiences, balancing business goals, customer value, and user needs while driving alignment among stakeholders.
• Deepen User Understanding: Advocate for and lead efforts to improve understanding of our diverse user groups, their workflows, and the role our solutions play in their day-to-day activities. Ensure our experiences seamlessly integrate and bring value to users’ existing workflows.
• Drive a Culture of Design Excellence: Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence in design within the team, setting high standards for design quality, inclusivity, and measurable impact.
• You can work closely with research teams to plan and coordinate upfront field research activities, including identifying research needs and identifying ideal customer profiles.
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