UI/UX Designer at Holman Enterprises in Mount Laurel, New Jersey

Job Description:

Holman is a family-owned, global automotive services organization anchored by our deeply rooted core values and principles that have enabled us to continue Driving What's Right throughout the last century. Our teams deliver the Holman Experience by treating our customers and each other as we would like to be treated, and creating positive, rewarding relationships all around.




The automotive markets Holman serves include fleet management and leasing; vehicle fabrication and upfitting; component manufacturing and productivity solutions; powertrain distribution and logistics services; commercial and personal insurance and risk management; and retail automotive sales as one of the largest privately owned dealership groups in the United States.



The UX designer is responsible for creating innovative solutions for a wide variety of product platform design challenges including mobile, desktop, hardware interfaces, physical environments, and person-to-person interactions.



Responsibilities

• Create satisfying, compelling experiences for users of a product platform; often drawing on results from user research and workflow analysis.
  
  


• Monitors user experience and ensuring that websites, software programs and product platforms are both appealing and easy for customers to use.
  
  


• Assists with the design for new experiences and improvements of existing experiences by developing and maintaining detailed user-interface specifications.
  
  


• Plans and defines strategy for the direction of future iterations or sprints and quickly iterates on multiple interactive design solutions and work through details.
  
  


• Advocates for design solutions, highlighting inputs that influenced the decisions including business and user goals, demographic and usage data, and research findings.
  
  


• Produce high-quality solutions through flow diagrams, graphic designs, storyboards, and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
  
  


• Presents design work to multiple teams and senior leadership for review and feedback.
  
  


• Delivers work that's not only user-friendly, aesthetically engaging, but which also produces results.
  
  


• Works alongside engineers and product platform managers and designers throughout all stages of the production cycle.
  
  


• Educates the team by contributing to the group's shared knowledge of user-centered design and research methodologies.
  
  


• Provides guidance on the implementation of UX research techniques, identifies target user groups and carry out interviews or other types of inquiries to help understand user needs and testing activities to assess user behavior to optimize the performance of new and existing features.
  
  


• Gathers user feedback to determine potential defects or areas for clarity, working closely with the platform design team, other IT professionals and Holman personnel to refine user experience and perform usability tests on software product platforms or website features to ensure excellent functionality.
  
  


• Maintains a competitive edge against competitor product platforms and industry trends.
  
  


• Understands product platform specifications, user psychology and the art of storytelling; predict what might work for both.
  
  


• All other duties as assigned.
  
  

Education and/or Training:

• Bachelor's Degree.
  
  
  • Concentrations in visual design, communications, computer science or related is a plus.
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Additional education, certifications, or other distinctions are a plus.
  
  
  
  
  • SCRUM certification
    
    
  
  
  • AGILE Development
    
    
  
  
  • SDLC Documentation
    
    
  
  
  • PMP Certification
    
    
  
  
  • UX/UI Design Certification
    
    
  
  
  • CX Certification
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Proficient in various desktop tools including MS Office Programs (i.e., Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, SharePoint etc.)
  
  


• Familiar with all Holman platforms and applications
  
  


• Experience with Azure Dynamics, Figma/Uizard, PL/SQL
  
  

Relevant Work Experience:

• 5+ years of experience as a user experience designer, interaction designer, information architect, or similar role.
  
  


• A portfolio or samples of work demonstrating experience creating great user-centered design solutions.
  
  


• Experience in a highly Agile/scrum environment working as part of a collaborative multi-disciplinary team and working directly with developers for implementation of designs.
  
  


• Familiarity with wireframing software such as Figma, Uizard, Microsoft® Visio, Adobe® InDesign or Axure.
  
  


• Familiarity with design programs and tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks and InVision.
  
  


• Fluency in best practices for web-based information architecture and design.
  
  


• Strong knowledge of usability principles and techniques.
  
  


• Experience in HTML/CSS and JavaScript a plus.
  
  

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At Holman, we exist to provide rewarding careers and better lives for employees and their families. We hire, train, empower, and reward exceptional people. Our journey is guided by our desire to get it right every time and the acknowledgement that we have an opportunity to be better. To be better, we have to do better, and to do better we must know better. That's why we are listening, open to learning new things - about ourselves and each other. We will never stop striving for improved diversity, equity, and inclusion because we are successful together when we feel trusted and supported. It's The Holman Way.




At Holman, your total compensation goes beyond your paycheck. To position you for success and provide a rewarding career and better life for you and your family, Holman is proud to offer you the benefits you deserve; including protection against illness, disability, loss of work, or preparation for retirement. Below is a brief overview of the programs available to full-time employees (programs may vary by country or worker type):

• Health Insurance


• Vision Insurance


• Dental Insurance


• Life and Disability Insurance


• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts


• Employee Assistance Program


• 401(k) plan with Company Match


• Paid Time Off (PTO)


• Paid Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty


• Paid Pregnancy/Parental leave


• Paid Military Leave


• Tuition Reimbursement

Benefits:



Regular Full-Time


We offer excellent benefits including health, vision, dental, life and disability insurance, and 401(k) with company match. Our time off benefits include Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, bereavement, and jury duty. In addition, we offer paid pregnancy and parental leave, and supplemental paid military leave to eligible employees.



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Temporary or Part-Time


In geographic areas with statutory paid sick leave, part-time and temporary employees will receive a paid sick leave benefit that meets the mandated requirements.



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Pay:



We offer competitive wages that are commensurate with job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, and geographic location, starting in the range of $81,210.00 - $117,760.00 USD annually for full time employees. The annual compensation range is comprised of base pay earnings.


Holman provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.


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