Head of UX Design and Research

Position Summary

Head of UX Design and Research

About Samsung Ads

Samsung Ads is a fast-growing advanced advertising technology business that helps brands connect with audiences across Samsung Smart TVs and digital ecosystems. By leveraging the industrys most comprehensive data and world-class technology were building one of the most intelligent and effective advertising platforms in the world.
As part of a global company with teams and stakeholders across North America Europe and Asia Samsung Ads offers an opportunity to work on cutting-edge high-impact projects at scale. Our culture is rooted in innovation collaboration and entrepreneurial energy we thrive on solving complex problems pushing boundaries and celebrating progress together.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Lead a high-performing multi-disciplinary team of product designers UX researchers
and creative technologists in a fast-paced high growth dynamic agile environment
Have a specific and clear vision for a high performing best-in-class Product Design and
UX Research team build the function to that vision and continuously improve
Drive collaboration and innovation empowering the team to do their best work through
coaching and mentorship
Attract hire and retain top talent at all levels to develop a world-class organization
Be opinionated and provide hands-on guidance and direction while ensuring the teams
are able to also identify opportunities and independently creative
Oversee concept development from ideation to execution aligning with HQ and other
cross-functional priorities
Promote excellent design at Samsung and new ways of innovating to set the bar high
Champion our mission at the executive levels of the organization
Routinely deliver significant business impact to our internal and external customers

Role and Responsibilities

Background/Experience:

Bachelors/masters degree in design HCI or equivalent with 15 years experience
10 years experience in leading and managing medium to large-sized multi-disciplinary
UX teams
B2B advertising software experience required
Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining successful influential working
relationships at all levels of an organization
Experience managing remote and distributed teams
Comfortable with ambiguity and pivoting when needed
Demonstrated experience driving change being open to new possibilities and focusing
on business impact
Demonstrated a history of balancing business requirements technological capabilities
and user insights to deliver great products
Demonstrated history of ensuring highly collaborate and iterative solution design across
functions during product development
Solid understanding of existing and emerging technologies their boundaries and how
they apply in the context of consumer products
Excellent presentation skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts and generateenthusiasm among senior stakeholders

Skills and Qualifications

Compensation for this role for candidates based in Mountain View CA is expected to be between $280000 $300000. Actual pay will be determined considering factors such as relevant skills and experience and comparison to other employees in the role. Regular full-time employees (salaried or hourly) have access to benefits including Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance 401(k) Employee Purchase Program Tuition Assistance (after 6 months) Paid Time Off Student Loan Program (after 6 months) Wellness Incentives and many more.

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