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Lead UX Designer

The Lead User Experience Designer defines the user experience (UX) vision and roadmap, as well as standards for user-centric design, information architecture and usability for consistency. He/She engages stakeholders and users to determine their goals, needs and requirements, defining interaction models, user task flows, and user experience (UX) specifications. He oversees all phases of usability testing, determines refinements and iterations, and recommends alternative approaches to ensure product flows are logical. He also oversees improvements to functionality, design and navigation of application sites He works in a team setting and is proficient in the application of user experience design methodologies, as well as relevant design tools and software. The Lead UX Designer has a broad, global mindset and integrates varying perspectives to envision the optimal user experience and develop new, innovative, high-level design strategies. He is also persuasive and compelling when communicating his ideas and vision to stakeholders.

What Does a Lead UX Designer Do?

Key Responsibilities & Tasks

Gather and evaluate user requirements

  • Develop consultation process to engage stakeholders and users to determine their goals, needs and requirements
  • Communicate insights to shape long-term product strategy
  • Develop guidelines for researching of market, industry trends, competitors, and comparable experiences
  • Evaluate user research findings
  • Define interaction models, user task flows, and user interface specifications
  • Review data to analyse user behaviour and interaction

Design user experience (UX) architecture and strategy

  • Define the UX vision and roadmap
  • Define standards for user-centric design, information architecture and usability
  • Communicate scenarios, end-to-end experiences, interaction models, and screen designs to stakeholders to get buy-in
  • Ensure consistency with design and brand standards, analytics insight and customer feedback
  • Deliver appropriate level of specification needed to ensure high quality development
  • Approve design standards, design wireframes, mock-ups, specifications and patterns across channels and products

Conduct usability testing

  • Oversee all phases of usability testing
  • Determine refinements and iterations based on usability testing results to create the ‘optimum’ user experience
  • Recommend alternative approaches to resolving user problems and ensure that product flows are logical

Optimise user experience

  • Oversee improvements to functionality, design and navigation of application sites
  • Drive the focus on customer loyalty and satisfaction when optimising user experience

Manage people and organisation

  • Manage the budget expenditure and allocation across teams and projects
  • Monitor and track the achievement of the team’s achievements and key performance indicators
  • Propose new operational plans, including targeted budgets, work allocations and staff forecasts
  • Acquire, allocate and optimise the use of and allocation of resources
  • Develop learning roadmaps to support the professional development of the team
  • Manage the performance and development process, including providing coaching and development opportunities to maximise the potential of each individual

Do You Have the Skills for This Role?

A Lead UX Designer needs 4 core competencies. Here's what's required and at what level.

Must-Have Skills (Advanced)

Communication

Advanced

Interacting with Others

Creative Thinking

Advanced

Thinking Critically

Global Perspective

Advanced

Staying Relevant

Sense Making

Advanced

Thinking Critically

SkillsFuture Skill Levels

3 levels
1

Basic

Recognise and understand fundamental concepts. Apply skills in routine situations with guidance.

2

Intermediate

Apply skills in varied situations independently. Analyse problems and adapt approaches as needed.

3

Advanced

Lead and innovate in complex situations. Evaluate strategies, guide teams, and drive improvements.

Technical Skills & Competencies (TSC) Levels

6 levels
1

Follow

Carry out routine tasks under close supervision. Follow established procedures and guidelines.

2

Assist

Perform tasks with some independence. Assist in non-routine situations and apply established techniques.

3

Apply

Apply skills and knowledge independently in varied situations. Analyse problems and adapt approaches.

4

Analyse

Analyse complex situations and develop solutions. Guide and mentor junior colleagues.

5

Strategise

Set strategic direction and drive innovation. Evaluate trade-offs and make high-impact decisions.

6

Transform

Lead industry transformation. Establish standards, shape policy, and provide expert advisory.

Technical Skills & Competencies

A Lead UX Designer requires 24 technical skills at specific proficiency levels.

Brand Management

Level 5

Sales and Marketing

Visualise the desired user experience and lead the co-creation of branding strategy with internal and external stakeholders to develop the desired identity

Business Innovation

Level 5

Business and Project Management

Prioritise business innovation opportunities and design digital architectures and processes to facilitate the creation of an innovative business environment

Business Requirements Mapping

Level 5

Business and Project Management

Define overall strategies, objectives and priorities to underscore business requirement mapping activities and assess alignment between solutions, requirements and eventual outcomes

Process Improvement and Optimisation

Level 5

Business and Project Management

Devise strategies for the adoption of improvements and optimisation of processes

Product Management

Level 5

Business and Project Management

Anticipate future industry trends, and define the product incubation strategy and business model

Project Management

Level 5

Business and Project Management

Lead end-to-end management of large programmes or multiple projects concurrently, coordinating project interdependencies

Stakeholder Management

Level 5

Stakeholder and Contract Management

Define a strategic stakeholder management roadmap, and lead critical discussions and negotiations, addressing escalated issues or problems encountered

Test Planning

Level 5

Development and Implementation

Develop a test strategy, and establish testing policies, guidelines and metrics according to internal and external standards

User Testing and Usability Testing

Level 5

Development and Implementation

Establish user needs analysis frameworks to anticipate users’ future needs and establish test metrics and goals for usability testing

Budgeting

Level 4

Business Finance

Manage budgeting and forecasting for annual financial and business planning within the business unit

Business Needs Analysis

Level 4

Business and Project Management

Investigate existing business processes, evaluate requirements and define the scope for recommended solutions and programmes

Business Performance Management

Level 4

General Management

Manage organisation performance systems across departments

Customer Experience Management

Level 4

Sales and Marketing

Direct the operating rhythm for customer management processes and establish key touchpoints and interactive experiences that engage customers

Design Thinking Practice

Level 4

Design and Architecture

Facilitate and guide stakeholders to apply design thinking methodologies and processes for the organisation

Learning and Development

Level 4

People Development

Support employees to develop their skills and facilitate learning opportunities and coaching junior management employees

Market Research

Level 4

Sales and Marketing

Direct market research and analytics activities and processes to optimise the quantity and quality of responses and business insights

Networking

Level 4

Business Development

Develop business plans for new opportunities

Solution Architecture

Level 4

Design and Architecture

Develop a solution architecture and prepare a technical blueprint for a given area, demonstrating how the solution addresses requirements

Strategy Planning

Level 4

Business and Project Management

Develop resource allocation plans and implement strategies and policies

User Experience Design

Level 4

Design and Architecture

Create user experience design concepts, develop user flow charts and drive modifications or enhancements to the product or service features

User Interface Design

Level 4

Design and Architecture

Design the information architecture, process flow and user interface prototypes as well as graphical user interfaces

Manpower Planning

Level 3

Business and Project Management

Facilitate recruitment of manpower to meet forecast requirements

People and Performance Management

Level 3

People Development

Implement performance management programmes

Strategy Implementation

Level 3

Strategy Planning and Implementation

Analyse strategies for critical business functions to ensure plans are within risk mitigation factors

European Skills Framework

ESCO

Skills and knowledge areas required for this occupation based on European classification.

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Quick Facts

TrackStrategy and Governance
Core Skills4
Technical Skills24
Key Tasks23

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