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Cox Automotive is looking for a talented and passionate Lead UX Interaction Designer to join our successful Inventory Management Solutions (IMS) team.

In this role, you will be a key member of a cross-functional team that is tasked with creating a world-class automotive inventory management solution for the vAuto brand’s customers. Working with colleagues from Product Management and Engineering, you will use direct knowledge about what car buyers and sellers want and need to inform iterative concepts to address market needs. You will also create final design deliverables leveraging established design systems and partner with scrum teams to see successful concepts delivered to market. The Cox Automotive work environment is highly collaborative and requires excellent communication skills and a keen ability to build and foster strong partnerships through an open and transparent working style.

You must have extensive experience designing for consumers across devices and influencing others in a team environment. This role advocates for user-centered design techniques and data-driven decision processes.

Our UX team is comprised of a diverse mix of disciplines and perspectives, and we work together to deliver outstanding solutions (UX Architects, UX Designers, UX Researchers, UX Interaction Designers, UX Prototypers). You will be expected to mentor others on the team to help us all grow. We are deeply embedded in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment and has a substantial impact on the experience and the business. If this sounds like the type of environment you would like to work in, let’s talk!

About vAuto

vAuto is a Cox Automotive brand for automotive dealers who are never content to just get by. vAuto provides innovative software solutions to further the success and profitability of franchise and independent dealerships.

Through real-time data and key metrics, vAuto delivers actionable, live market insights that allow our dealer clients to better manage their new vehicle inventory, used vehicle inventory, wholesale sourcing, and reconditioning processes to make informed, profit-driving decisions.

In addition, vAuto provides trusted counsel through personalized Performance Managers, who challenge dealers to think differently about new/used vehicle inventory management and achieve greater success.

Learn more at https://www.vauto.com

About Our Products

 ProfitTime GPS

ProfitTime GPS facilitates the full power of the Investment Value Method. It assigns value and pricing recommendations on Day One to every car that comes onto your lot. It identifies the vehicles that deserve the chance to make all the gross and those with lesser potential that need to retail quickly. Learn more at https://www.vauto.com/products/provision/profit-time/

 Provision

Provision is the first step in harnessing data to drive profits. It gives you industry-leading information — virtually 100% of the data you need — to price and appraise more accurately. It begins the shift from simply managing inventory to managing investments, what vAuto calls the Investment Value Method. Learn more at https://www.vauto.com/products/provision/

 Conquest

vAuto's new car inventory management and pricing software provides Live Market View data in real-time, resulting in better new car strategies. Conquest delivers comprehensive data and insights to guide new car pricing, merchandising, and promotion decisions. Learn more at https://www.vauto.com/products/conquest/

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We Are Cox Automotive

The Connected Cox Automotive Story

Transforming the Auto Industry

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 Key Responsibilities

Develop a deep understanding of vAuto's consumer needs, motivators, and pain points

Partner with product and engineering peers to leverage user and consumer research to understand and solve for needs around automotive buying

Champion human-centered design workshops to engage stakeholders on user needs and best practices

Translate consumer and client needs into high-quality design solutions that deliver value for the business

Rapidly iterate on low-fidelity designs, including wireframes and prototypes, that effectively demonstrate testable product concepts

Create final design deliverables using evolving design systems and partner with scrum development teams to ensure intended experiences are delivered to market

Use data to inform and communicate design decisions

Ensure that work contributed by other UX designers drive towards UX, product, and business team goals and meet quality expectations

Present design work to peers and business stakeholders to gain consensus

Help UX team members as they solve their design problems, and collaborate on improving the way we work

Engage in enterprise thinking across product lines and services that results in innovation, re-usable design solutions, and great user experiences.

Compensation:

Compensation includes a base salary of $98,300 – 137,600. Salary may vary outside of the anticipated range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's experience.

Position is eligible for additional compensation that may include commission (annual, monthly, etc.) and/or an incentive program.

Qualifications:

Where permitted by applicable law, must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be considered for this U.S. based job.  (Reasonable accommodations for medical and religious objections will be considered.)

We understand that meeting every criterion in a job description is often an unattainable goal. We welcome individuals who are directionally aligned with the needs of this role and passionate about learning and evolving. If this looks like a role where you could do work that excites you, we hope you'll apply.

7+ years of experience creating design concepts, wireframes, page flows, site maps, and related design documentation for consumer-facing experiences based on research and data; experience in digital marketplaces and/or eCommerce a plus

3+ years of hands-on experience conducting and leveraging UX research

3+ years of experience designing frictionless experiences in iterative, scaled Agile software delivery models

Proficiency with Figma and Mural preferred

Demonstrated ability to create designs that meet user needs and achieve business results

Knowledge of current UX design strategies and trends across web and mobile platforms

Excellent oral, written, and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills

Independent self-starter

Excellent leadership skills

Attention to detail and follow-through on completion of tasks

Excellent time-management skills, including the ability to work on concurrent projects and quickly prioritize competing tasks and responsibilities

Bachelor's degree in Information Design, Human Factors, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field or equivariant experience

Who We Are

About Cox Automotive

There’s nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox 

We are the Cox family of businesses. We’ve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us.  Our primary divisions – Cox Communications and Cox Automotive – are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators.  We’re also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation.  We’re looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you’ll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.

Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO).  For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.  

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