**SUMMARY**:AutoZone's **User Experience Designer** produces a best-in-class, user-centered design by supporting key product team partners via competitive analysis and design research, product architecture and conceptual mockups, and delivering high-fidelity, production-ready comps.The **User Experience Designer** will:- Aim to pursue knowledge of best practices in the changing landscape of the digital retail space.- Seek evidence in problem statements and engineer solutions for functional, usable, and accessible products that bring purpose and value to the business and our customers.The **User Experience Designer** will strive to be ever curious about our customer's interaction with our product, to be lean and nimble focused on outcomes and optimal output, always have a team attitude, and be respectful as we fight for our users.
**Job Responsibilities- Other duties may be assigned**:- Work collaboratively with product managers/owners, designers, and developers to prioritize the product team's design needs in a fast-paced Agile environment.- Leverage user research, both qualitative and quantitative, from the research and analytics teams- Assemble competitive analysis and best practices to provide insight regarding the consumer market, trends, and our customer needs as it applies to specific projects.- Deliver user-centric Visual and Interaction Design- Take ownership of projects, design work, and maintain availability to help ensure proper understanding of the design before, during, and after handoff.- Help to define essential user journeys/experiences and functional requirements with a product team from a design perspective.- Present design work back to business stakeholders and advise on experience design best practicesWhen appropriate, mentor and/or manage other designers.
Provide guidance, support as needed.
Assess personal performance regularly and develop actions plans that support professional development and career progression as per AutoZone's career development framework.
**Skills and requirements**:- Level of formal education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Design, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field.- Years of experience: 2+ years- Type of experience:- Experience in the User Experience, User Interface, or Interaction Design profession- Experience with UI/UX Design with a solid understanding of reusable patterns and Design Systems- Portfolio including relevant examples of UI and UX successes- Understanding and experience with building designs for responsive and mobile environments- Experience with Sketch, Figma, Zeplin, and Adobe CC.
Optional experience with Validately, UserZoom, and Adobe Analytics- Experience communicating with product owners, business stakeholders, SEO, Analytics, and Front-End development.