UX Team Lead

Leeds or Manchester office up to x2 a week

Join Cox Automotive as a UX Design Team Lead!

Are you ready to drive innovation and create WOW moments for customers

At Cox Automotive opportunities for new products are everywhere around us. With innovative technologies and shifting competitive landscapes fresh opportunities arise every day. Our portfolio covers complete services across the vehicle lifecycle serving all customer types from independent dealers to largescale manufacturers across the UK and Europe.

Your Role: UX Design Team Lead

As our UX Design Team Lead youll collaborate with dedicated teams of product managers engineers data experts and UX professionals across the UK and EU. Your mission Solve complex design problems with a usercentred approach and lead the UX function with an enterprisewide mindset.

What Youll Do:

• Develop Product Strategy: Understand our businesses people products and customers to create value through effective product strategies.
• Think LongTerm: Work across different teams to introduce connected and customercentric propositions.
• Foster Collaboration: Align and collaborate across functions within the UK EU and wider international business.
• Lead & Mentor: Coach and develop the UX team ensuring clear career pathways aligned with goals and objectives.
• Communicate Effectively: Be an engaging and versatile communicator with a strong work ethic and excellent timemanagement skills.
• Drive Metrics: Demonstrate how your decisions impact the business through datadriven insights.

Your Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Development: Lead and mentor a team of UX designers and researchers fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
• Design Standards: Establish and uphold design principles and standards across the organization ensuring consistency and quality in all UX deliverables.
• CustomerCentric Design: Engage closely with customers translating their feedback into effective design solutions that enhance user experiences.
• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with product teams on transformation initiatives providing UX design deliverables and consultation.
• Innovation: Drive product innovation by improving automotive vehicle buying and selling platforms as well as mobile apps.
• Digital Transformation: Support digital transformation by enhancing the connectivity of products and services delivering a seamless endtoend experience.
• Strategic Alignment: Develop a deep understanding of customers people business and products to create design solutions aligned with product strategy.
• Prioritisation: Work closely with product teams to prioritise tasks effectively focusing on critical objectives.

What Were Looking For:

• Proven UX Design Experience: Strong portfolio showcasing impactful designs.
• Leadership Skills: Experience in mentoring and developing a team.
• Expertise in Wireframes & IA: Ability to produce wireframes interactive designs and information architecture.
• Knowledge of Digital Trends: Good understanding of digital trends and best practices within UX.
• Collaboration Skills: Ability to work effectively with product teams and stakeholders.
• Passion for Innovation: Keen interest in the automotive industry.
• Excellent Communication: Strong work ethic and timemanagement skills.
• Task Prioritisation: Ability to prioritise tasks and maintain focus on key objectives.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in marketing retail technology or automotive industries.
• Experience in both B2B and B2C environments.

Ready to make an impact Join us at Cox Automotive and be part of a team that drives innovation and creates value for customers every day. Apply now and lets shape the future of automotive together!

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE:

We work with a carefully selected set of recruitment agencies and were not looking to add to our PSL.

We do not accept unsolicited agency CVs sent to the recruitment team or directly to the hiring manager. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs

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Cox Automotive is the worlds largest automotive service organisation. We
provide dependable solutions that improve performance and profitability
throughout the vehicle lifecycle to manufacturers fleets and retailers.
Our businesses are organised around our customers core needs across vehicle
solutions mobility remarketing funding and retail.