Lead UX Design

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Finsbury, London, Greater London
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Lead UX Design Finsbury Square, London, United Kingdom Elsevier TEC001K5Requisition # Apply for JobRefer a FriendSign Up for Job Alerts About Mendeley Mendeley's mission is to revolutionise how research is done in science, technology and medicine. Our productivity and collaboration tools are well loved and used by over 6 million scientists and researchers around the globe. After 8 years of amazing growth, we are looking to ensure we can serve even more researchers in the future, and provide even better functionality using the wealth of data and analytics that Elsevier - our parent company - has available. What's in it for you + Help advance science, solve real-world problems, and work with fascinating + users. + Be part of an innovative design culture, and have the time and space to work + on all aspects of the UCD process. + Have the freedom and flexibility to do whatever is needed to solve design + challenges. + Work on strategically important design-led projects + Grow as a designer by working with our multi-skilled team. We will also send + you to conferences and training + To get some insight into what it is like to be part of the design team at Mendeley, + read about how we designed our experience principles, and how we incorporate user research into our product design process. Design at Mendeley You will be an integral part of the 11-person design team at Mendeley, which has gone through exponential growth in the past 3 years. We champion the best UCD and product development practices. This includes thorough research using a variety of methods including field observations, weekly usability testing sessions with users, and A/B testing experiments. We hope you can help us scale and improve our practices even further. What you'll be doing: We are creating a new generation of productivity tools for researchers. This is a top priority for our business and you will be a key member of the team doing the research and design work to help us achieve our ambitious goals. You will be the lead designer on a team working to build machine-learning based tools that will help scientists keep up-to-date with research by providing them with the latest papers in their own and adjacent fields. Your work will be a mix of forward-looking concept design, strategic research, and leading other designers on agile teams to deliver the best experience for our users. Your responsibilities will include: + Lead design work on one of the major products areas of Mendeley. Work with + stakeholders to drive product strategy and prioritise design work. + Manage a small team of designers on this project. Manage design resources + across products as well as the quality of all design outputs. + Create concept designs for new products, taking them from ideation to + implementation. + Work with product and technology stakeholders on strategy, carry out user research, validate concepts, and build buy-in within the company for your solutions. + Produce detailed design deliverables as needed to support project requirements including experience maps, scamps, wireframes, and prototypes. + Champion users throughout the design process. + Develop a deep understanding of the needs and workflows of science researchers through + interviews and other research methods. + Validate all design work through ongoing interviews and usability tests. + Build empathy for users across the organisation. + Build good working relationships with product and technology staff at all levels + to ensure strategic alignment and effective working processes + Have line management responsibilities for the designers on your team. + Provide coaching, mentoring and performance appraisals as needed, and support them in their career growth. + Collaborate with designers on the wider Mendeley design team to deliver consistent and connected experiences across all our products. + Proactively improve how the Mendeley design team works by exploring new tools and design processes. + Assist with the recruitment and on-boarding of new designers as needed. + Help transform Mendeley into a design-led organisation. What you should bring: + At least six-years design experience and a broad design skillset covering user + research, user experience, and interaction design. + A strong portfolio demonstrating experience of creating products and services + that meet user needs, product requirements, and business goals. + Hands-on experience in a wide range of research methods including interviews, workshops, and surveys. Experience of usability testing. + The ability to understand user needs, think strategically about business opportunities for Elsevier, and develop designs that successfully marry the two. + Experience working with on complex projects with a wide range of stakeholders. + The ability to rationalise your design solutions for product owners, developers, and other designers. + Experience working in an agile environment with product owners, business analysts and developers. + Good workin

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