Senior User Experience Design Manager

Senior User Experience Design Manager

Are you passionate about designing platforms that change how businesses operate? Are you curious about how a data experience can break down industry silos, increase collaboration, and create opportunities for innovation? We are seeking a Senior Manager of Experience Design to lead the design efforts for our Product Data Solutions. This role requires a bold leader with deep design expertise and technical passion to drive experiences that enable customers to discover, access, and augment their data seamlessly. The Senior Manager will work cross-functional with product management, engineering, and other design leaders to define and deliver high-quality, consistent experiences that align with our users' data needs and the company's business objectives. You will grow and guide a talented team of designers, fostering a culture of creativity, innovation, and excellence. You will report into the Director of User Experience, Platform Services and Emerging Technologies (PSET). This role can be a remote Canadian candidate or hybrid employee reporting into a hub office based in Canada.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design team that supports our Product Data solutions, driving the development of best-in-class experiences for APIs, SDKs, Data Models and Data Management
• Grow a strong, healthy, innovative team of experience designers, fostering professional growth, cross-functional collaboration, and setting a high bar for design quality
• Develop strong partnerships with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to develop and execute a comprehensive design strategy that meets both user and business needs
• Drive user-centered design approaches, leveraging qualitative and quantitative data to inform design decisions and continuous improvement
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to ensure Autodesk's products remain innovative and competitive

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in experience design, with at least 4 years of leadership experience managing design teams
• Proven experience delivering UX for complex, data-driven applications for Developer communities
• Strong technical understanding of how UX can drive our APIs, SDKs, Data Models, Data Management and emerging technology experiences
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to drive, persuade and articulate design decisions clearly to cross-functional stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to lead design teams in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Passion for user-centered design and a deep understanding of balancing user needs with business objectives
• Experience in creating and implementing design systems, ensuring consistency across products and platforms
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and working in cross-functional product development teams