AWESOME Director, UX Design - Enterprise Design Systems OPPORTUNITY in BENTONVILLE

Extremely generous relocation assistance provided.

Our client, the nation’s largest retailer, is looking for a UX Director, Enterprise Design Systems, to lead the evolution of their enterprise design system for the AI age, through highly strategic and craft-based design leadership, at the scale and speed of retail. Leveraging generative AI tooling, design-to-code automation, and robust design systems governance models, you will champion enterprise-wide adoption and adherence to Walmart’s design standards, enabling everyone (designers, engineers, writers, etc. across US and international markets) to deliver consumer-grade digital experiences, consistently and efficiently.  Critical to this position is “Design-to-code automation,” “Robust design systems governance models” and  “Drive enterprise-wide adoption of design systems” experience

You'll sweep us off our feet if you have… 

• Ability to define and advocate for an enterprise-wide design systems vision
• Track record of shipping and managing complex design systems, in a fast-moving and changing enterprise - one that celebrates experimentation, iteration, and shipping at scale 
• Built and managed multi-disciplinary teams of designers, researchers, writers, and front-end developers, while creating a strong design systems culture
• A strong strategic mindset and a systems thinking approach 
• Adept with modern design systems tooling and automation
• Engagement deeply in the details of the work, while inspiring and empowering designers to deliver beautiful, thoughtful solutions for our end users
• Hands-on implementor with a strong desire for physical-digital prototyping and iteration
• Comfort with resourcefully solving problems in dynamic situations
• Experience leading product design process and building strong cross-functional partnerships  
• Excellent visual and interaction design skills and a keen understanding of trends in the market
• A skilled change maker who is not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo  
• An understanding of data and analytics to track performance
• A high bar for quality, and can set new standards for design delivery 
• Ability to communicate concepts in a clear and compelling way to audiences of all levels of understanding and levels of seniority 
• Ability to produce great work in short timeframes, multitask across different projects and platforms and adapt to the ever-changing priorities of the business 
• Deep experience with business requirement gathering, end-to-journey mapping, facilitating sessions like Design Sprints, conducting competitive analysis, and leading rapid concepting and prototyping 
• Champion of a design philosophy that is inclusive of all people
• Strong ability to leverage the best experiences to engage the design community in and outside Walmart, and a thoughtful planning approach to resourcefully and creatively build community

You'll make an impact by: 

• Driving the design strategy and delivering on the future vision
• Partnering with the business, engineering, and product partners to create a compelling vision that will inform the roadmap for our associate products and services
• Owning and delivering all phases of product design work across the portfolio (these include defining the north star, distilling research, design ideation, prototyping, final spec design, implementation) 
• Leading your team in a way that nurtures the unique strengths of each member and brings them together in a way that has multiplying effect  
• Facilitating creative problem-solving across cross-functional partners to drive best-in-class thinking from all parts of the organization and seamlessly integrating competitive organizational goals  
• Driving and holding others accountable to create experiences that celebrate and empower our end users 
• Proactively soliciting, leveraging, and sharing design research, competitive research, data, and analytics to create full-featured and strategic products
• Fostering a maker mindset so teams can iterate and experiment collaboratively to challenge the status quo, drive new thinking, and improve processes for creating future-forward product experiences 
• Thinking holistically so that we build true end-to-end experiences 
• Seamlessly switching gears from deep design thinking to rapid-fire execution 
• The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a Design related field and 12+ years of experience in product design, with at least 8 years managing teams of managers and individual contributors. 

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