Amazon Ads is on the lookout for a dynamic Senior Principal UX Designer to be a pivotal part of our team as we enhance and simplify campaign planning, management, and reporting experiences. You'll have the opportunity to work across all facets of product development, from initial brainstorming to collaborating with user research, engineering, and product management to bring innovative ideas to life.
We seek a UX Leader who thrives on learning and is passionate about crafting experiences from abstract concepts to concrete design deliverables. This includes complex workflows, wireframes, user interface designs, interaction models, and prototypes. Your deep understanding of web technology and best practices will inform your user-centered design approach.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning the UX of an emerging product that impacts Amazon globally.
- Creating user-centered designs informed by market analysis, data, customer feedback, and user research.
- Rapidly generating user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes for new product initiatives.
- Simplifying complex processes into intuitive, elegant user interfaces.
- Establishing and maintaining detailed user-interface patterns and specifications, collaborating closely with developers for implementation.
- Communicating complex design concepts clearly to various audiences within the organization.
- Mentoring junior design talent.
- Showcasing examples of shipped work across multiple platforms.
Join us at Amazon Advertising, where we stand at the intersection of eCommerce and advertising, creating solutions that help brands connect with customers on a global scale. The Ads UX team excels in distilling the diverse needs of our user base into experiences that balance efficiency with robust functionality.
Basic Qualifications:
- 15+ years of experience in user experience design, interaction design, or product design for mobile, web, or related applications.
- A strong online portfolio showcasing user-centered design solutions across different devices.
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and storytelling abilities.
- Experience with rapid, iterative design and development processes.
- A proven ability to influence and present ideas to a range of stakeholders, including senior executives.
- Experience leading projects in a collaborative multi-disciplinary environment.
- Fluent in best practices for multimodal designs and usability principles.
- A Bachelor's or equivalent degree in Design, HCI, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience managing and influencing senior leaders to drive team progress.
- A proactive attitude with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Design operations experience to support product roadmaps, project planning, and resource prioritization.
- Experience guiding the design review process and presenting to senior leadership.
- Knowledge of advertising products and technology.
At Amazon, we prioritize our customers in everything we do, including our advertising solutions. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive culture. If you have a disability and need an accommodation during the application process, please reach out to us directly.
This position will remain posted until filled.