Mgr, User Exp

18-Mar-2025

US Remote

10144BR

Company Summary

As the recognized global standard for project-based businesses, Deltek delivers software and information solutions to help organizations achieve their purpose. Our market leadership stems from the work of our diverse employees who are united by a passion for learning, growing and making a difference. At Deltek, we take immense pride in creating a balanced, values-driven environment, where every employee feels included and empowered to do their best work. Our employees put our core values into action daily, creating a one-of-a-kind culture that has been recognized globally. Thanks to our incredible team, Deltek has been named one of America's Best Midsize Employers by Forbes, a Best Place to Work by Glassdoor, a Top Workplace by The Washington Post and a Best Place to Work in Asia by World HRD Congress. www.deltek.com

Business Summary

Deltek Product Strategy is a team with a passion for delivering solutions to power success for project-based businesses. We use research and innovation to build products and experiences that connect processes across the entire project lifecycle. We are thought leaders who have a deep understanding of our customers, their industries and the challenges they face. Join us as we bring Deltek solutions to the market to help our customers achieve operational excellence.

Position Responsibilities

As a UX Design Strategy Leader, you will drive design innovation, design excellence and operational efficiency for our growing UX organization. You'll shape the future of our solutions by leading a talented team of designers and we're looking for someone who is execution focused and excited about building culture, process, and empowering the team to do its best work. This role balances leadership with cross-functional collaboration to ensure our products deliver exceptional user experiences.

Who You Are:

• You have a strategic mindset with skills in leadership, coaching, user research, and multiple design disciplines.
• You are both a creative leader and a systems thinker who can translate symptoms into root causes and identify scalable solutions.
• You have strong communication skills with the ability to champion the best ideas and push back on beliefs with integrity and respect,
• You have an eye for continual improvement, and passion for efficiency and operational excellence at scale.
• You have a proven ability to work cross-team with product owners, scrum masters, designers, and developers.
• You have thorough knowledge of the user-centered design process and iterative development.
• You champion user-centered design principles and can navigate the complexity of enterprise software. workflows.
• You have knowledge of enterprise software design patterns and can identify opportunities to elevate the user experience.

• Lead and manage a team of UX Designers working across multiple products in our portfolio.
• Empower, mentor and develop design talent, fostering a culture of design excellence and innovation.
• Partner with product and engineering leadership to define, design and bring new solutions to market.
• Drive for consistency and help define what great looks like to ensure quality.
• Balance process rigor with the need to make an impact in a fast-paced agile environment.
• Serve on the Design Leadership team to advance operational maturity and execute our design strategy.
• Foster bottom-up innovation while ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Guide design decisions using both qualitative insights and quantitative metrics.
• Elevate the organization's design maturity by championing design thinking methodologies.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of product design experience with at least 2+ years leading design strategy for enterprise software.
• Experience with B2B or enterprise software applications with multiple user touch points.
• Proven success partnering with product and engineering teams to deliver successful software solutions.
• Experience translating complex business requirements into intuitive user experiences.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking and design solution development for enterprise users.
• Familiarity with current design and management tools (Figma, Sketch, Jira, etc.).
• Knowledge of design systems implementation in complex product ecosystems.
• Understanding of accessibility guidelines and enterprise software compliance requirements.

Compensation Information

The U.S. salary range for this position is $81500.00 - $142750.00. This range is subject to change as Deltek takes a number of factors into consideration when determining individual base pay, such as location, job-related knowledge, skills and experience. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including incentive compensation and equity.

Benefits and perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of employment with Deltek. Employees have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, paid vacation time and holidays, well-living programs, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and tuition reimbursement.

Travel Requirements

10%

Compliance Requirements

Certain roles may have additional privacy, security and compliance requirements to the extent they support Costpoint GCCM or similar product offerings.

EEO Statement

Deltek, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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