Develop and maintain a UX strategy that directly supports CDK’s business goals, leveraging product management principles to ensure market-driven, outcome-oriented design decisions.
Lead the integration of AI across the user experience to optimize workflows, eliminate friction, and deliver actionable insights that enhance customer productivity.
Drive consistency and synergy across all CDK products, identifying opportunities for UX to influence business performance and customer satisfaction.
Inspire and mentor a high-performing UX team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and excellence.
Oversee user research to uncover customer needs and translate insights into strategic design decisions that support business growth.
Collaborate with product and engineering leaders to translate user insights into features that drive business value.
Define and track KPIs that measure UX impact on business outcomes, customer satisfaction, and AI effectiveness.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Human-Computer Interaction, UX Design, Psychology, Design, Product Management, Business)
12-15 years of related experience, with significant background in product management that evolved into UX leadership
8-10 years of managerial experience, with demonstrated success transitioning from product management to UX leadership roles
Must be willing to travel as required
Proven background in product management with deep understanding of product strategy, roadmap development, and market-driven decision making
Experience in Enterprise-Wide, Product Lead UX design and strategy, with a proven track record of delivering successful user experiences across complex product portfolios
Experience with AI/ML integration, from the user experience lens, including workflow automation, intelligent insights, and predictive user assistance
Proficiency in UX design tools, such as Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma, or similar
Understanding of AI/ML capabilities and their application to user experience design
In-depth knowledge of user research methodologies and usability testing
Experience with data analytics and AI-driven insights platforms
Familiarity with web and mobile application development processes
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401K Matching Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
UX strategyproduct managementuser researchAI integrationworkflow automationdata analyticsusability testingmarket-driven decision makingpredictive user assistanceroadmap development
Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer InteractionBachelor's degree in UX DesignBachelor's degree in PsychologyBachelor's degree in DesignBachelor's degree in Product ManagementBachelor's degree in Business