UX/UI Manager
Carters Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Atlanta • United States
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Salary
💰 $150,000 - $160,000 per year
About the role
- 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
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in UX Design, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Graphic Design, or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of experience in UX/UI design with a strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end experience design across web and mobile
- 2+ years of direct people management experience, including coaching and developing designers at varying levels of seniority
- Proficiency in Figma as a primary design tool, with experience building and maintaining design system libraries and component documentation
- Strong understanding of interaction design, information architecture, visual design, and accessibility standards
- Demonstrated ability to present and defend design decisions to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
- Experience using user research and usability testing methodologies to inform and validate design decisions
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a remote environment
Benefits
- Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
UX designUI designinteraction designinformation architecturevisual designaccessibility standardsuser researchusability testingdesign system librariesend-to-end experience design
Soft Skills
mentoringteam managementcommunicationcollaborationfeedbackadvocacyprocess improvementcreative excellencecross-functional relationship buildingpresentation skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in UX DesignBachelor’s degree in Interaction DesignBachelor’s degree in Human-Computer InteractionBachelor’s degree in Graphic Design