Carters Inc.

Product Designer

• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of 3 UX/UI Designers fostering a culture of growth, accountability, and creative excellence
• Partner with the Director of UX Design + Design Systems to define and execute the UX roadmap aligned with business objectives
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Brand teams to ensure alignment on priorities and deliverables
• Present design strategy, research findings, and experience recommendations to senior leadership and key stakeholders, advocating on behalf of the customer
• Champion the consistent adoption and evolution of the design system across the UX team and cross-functional partners
• Establish and refine team processes, workflows, and standards that improve efficiency and design quality
• Oversee design of end-to-end customer journeys across discovery, browse, evaluation, and purchase
• Guide and review design work across the team, providing clear and actionable feedback rooted in UX best practices and brand guidelines
• Actively contribute to hands-on design work when needed, particularly for high-priority or complex initiatives
• Collaborate with Product Management to define user stories, acceptance criteria, and product backlogs
• Partner with Engineering to ensure design intent is maintained through development, reviewing front-end implementations for visual and interaction fidelity
• Drive the use of user research, usability testing, and analytics to inform design decisions and measure experience outcomes
• Ensure responsive design principles are applied consistently to deliver seamless experiences across devices and screen sizes

UX/UI Manager