• 2+ years experience managing teams plus 4+ years as a senior UX designer
• Demonstrated ability to manage and develop the well being of a team of UX designers in a dynamically changing production environment
• Project management experience in PC, console, mobile game development or live services. Could also be in other industries such as web or app development
• Experience working on feature development from end to end
• Strong understanding of branding, design, usability and function
• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills; the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Expertise with project tracking software
• Demonstrated success in creating a collaborative culture of Design, Product and Engineering
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment and handle stress appropriately and/or ability to solve practical problems and be sufficiently adaptable to handle dynamic situations with little advance notice

Desirable

• Niantic Labs, creator of Ingress and Pokémon GO, is seeking an experienced UX Manager to help shape cutting-edge, highly social AR experiences and innovative apps that move people through the real world
• We’re a fast-moving, multi-disciplinary team of software developers and creative professionals based in San Francisco, Seattle and Tokyo
• You will provide growth and leadership for a team of UX designers on the Pokémon GO team that design intuitive experiences for the real-world, create UI and interaction flows, and help guide the direction of our game that touches hundreds of millions of players
• By collaborating with leaders of cross functional teams, you will help merge the virtual with the real world and to inspire people to explore the world, together
• Partner with the UX Lead and collaborate with other Art and Design leadership as well as build consensus with cross-functional leaders across Product and Engineering
• Mentor, develop and support team members, in terms of their work and career progression
• Set strategy, priorities and resource allocation decisions that help achieve product goals while maintaining user goals, design systems as well as brand integrity
• Create and manage team schedules and insure proper work.flow throughout the UX design department
• Anticipate and recognize potential production issues and recommend appropriate solutions
• Foster Niantic’s culture and principles within the group, while setting new standards in executional and operational excellence
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members and stakeholders, including regular and reliable attendance and participation in meetings
• Required in-office 2 days on Wednesday and Thursday