At Phunware, we’re obsessed with creating category-defining mobile experiences for the world’s most respected brands. From designing and building the perfect app, to launching it in the wild and building an audience to engage and monetize with meaningfully, we’ve got everything Fortune 5000 businesses need for total mobile app lifecycle management. We’re growing fast (and have the awards to prove it), so we’re looking for the best and brightest to help us pioneer what’s next in this exciting space between the physical and virtual worlds.

Job Summary:

The UX Manager will be an integral part of the Product Design team – leading, managing and guiding the UX/UI designers in the ideation, creation and fulfillment of portal and application design across our product suite. Our ideal candidate is an experienced UX/UI Designer with demonstrated leadership experience who is looking to expand their skillsets into management. They should have a passion for user experience and interface design, a love for collaboration, and demonstrated experience in thought leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee multiple designers across multiple projects in varying stages simultaneously
• Establish and maintain high creative standards, providing detailed direction and insight to the design team throughout the life cycle of the design process
• Work closely with the UX/UI designers to concept, storyboard, wireframe, prototype and QA intuitive and engaging user experiences on our Portal and App Framework platforms
• Lead the designers in creating user interface designs that are brand consistent, pixel perfect and keep in mind web and OS best practices
• Supervise the creation of production-ready art assets and style guides for implementation by the development team
• Work closely with the Sr Director of Design on managing the workloads, timelines, dependencies, and deliverables of the design team
• Work closely with the Sr Director of Design in creating, developing, and rolling out new product design processes to encourage the depth of design thinking, team collaboration and design efficiency
• Take an active role of mentorship with the design team, gaining an understanding of each designer’s goals and skillsets and help in providing them with opportunities for growth and improvement
• Demonstrate strong thought leadership when working closely with the Product Managers on design strategy, feature recommendations, and design approaches
• Work closely with the Product Managers and Development Managers across all projects to ensure design dependencies are identified, timelines are managed, and quality designs are created and delivered on time
• Provide guidance to Product Managers on current web and mobile trends and design paradigms to influence future roadmap planning
• Lead presentations to the internal team and stakeholders on the latest design work and achievements, both in-person and via conference call
• Work closely with Product Marketing and Product Managers to ensure accurate go-to-market collateral and messaging is being delivered to marketing channels
• Support Sales and Marketing as design point-of-contact for any of our product offerings
• Occasional travel for product-related meetings (including sales meetings with potential partners, customer venue on-site user testing, and product training sessions at other office locations)

Qualifications:

• BFA / MFA in Design and 3+ years of professional design experience
• Previous experience in end-to-end utilitarian web portal design or mobile design
• Proficient in industry standard software for wireframing, prototyping, and visual design (Creative Suite, Sketch, Sympli, Atomic or similar)
• Excellent visual, verbal, and presentation skills
• Strong internal motivation, natural ambition and an ability to deliver quickly across multiple efforts
• Consistent track record for delivering commitments on time, with minimal supervision
• Ability to work successfully in a collaborative team environment
• Appreciation of balance between creative and business objectives
• Demonstrated knowledge of web and mobile industry and new technology trends

Desirable: 

• Experience with User Research, User Testing or designing in sprints
• Experience using Jira, task creation and management
• Previous experience designing web interfaces for a web/mobile Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) or similar product offering
• Previous experience designing for mobile or responsive design
• Candidate must be open to travel as needed 

Compensation and Benefits:

• Fun, casual, fast-paced work environment filled with talented colleagues
• Competitive salary
• Pre-IPO stock options - including “early exercise” provision
• Flexible paid time off
• Full range of benefits, including 401(k) and medical, dental and vision coverage