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Description

The People Engagement Experience (PEX) team is revolutionizing the user experience for Amazonians across the globe. Our team of forward-thinking UX designers, researchers, writers and design technologists work on products that have a direct impact on the lives of millions of Amazonians, helping them achieve work-life balance and advance in their careers. We’re also customer-obsessed, driving impact across the company by delivering on user-centered and business needs. We support Amazon's mission to become Earth's best employer through making it easier to acquire, train and retain employees.

As a Sr. UX Designer on the PEX team, you will design employee product experiences at a global scale. You will collaborate closely with product and engineering partners, as well as multiple partner teams within the broader People Experience Technology (PXT) and Amazon Worldwide Operations organizations. You will also identify large scope product opportunities and long-term design vision to raise the UX bar for this domain.

To succeed in this role, you must be an innovative self-starter in driving operational excellence and a strategic big-picture thinker. The candidate must have proven the ability to succeed in a highly ambiguous, fast-paced environment. Our environment requires the skills to work collaboratively and the commitment to take ownership when needed.

Key job responsibilities

- Assume ownership for the end-to-end product experiences and features across desktop, mobile and more.

- Contribute to the vision for the organization and support product strategy and roadmaps. Help lead the discovery, strategize concept design and launch phases of a project.

- Work through complex design solutions for sometimes ambiguous problems where requirements, customer needs, and technical feasibility may not be initially defined.

- Champion user-centered design culture. Drive creative process and collaboration with cross-functional partners to propose new ideas and strategies.

- Model behavior that exemplifies Amazon Leadership Principles in their team. Raises the design bar for the organization.

- Create and drive adoption of design guidelines, mechanisms, best practices, process and tools.

A day in the life

On a typical day, you will work collaboratively with a team of product managers, engineers, executives, as well as UX leadership, a team of passionate and creative UX designers, researchers and design technologists to improve how associates interact with their job and Amazon. You’ll drive UX design from early-stage concepts all the way through final delivery and launch. You will build meaningful tools that make a significant impact on the lives of millions of Amazonians and more importantly, every work day is full of fun, engagement and building meaningful connections with each other.

About the team

We are a multidisciplinary team creating truly meaningful products and experiences that empower and connect millions of Amazon employees. Our team consist of designers, researchers and writers, and is very diverse in terms of educational background, race, skills, and location.

Basic Qualifications

- 7+ years of design experience

- Have an available online portfolio

- Experience with design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign and prototyping in HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Ajax

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience applying scrum to visual or UX design processes

- Experience with UX design of complex workflows

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $127,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $211,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.