Head of UX Design

Do you have a strong UX background at a senior level with experience of the overall strategy for design? If so, then we would love to hear from you.

We have a very exciting opportunity to be the head of design where you’ll be leading a team working on project across multiple platforms, websites and colleague facing software. This is a senior level leadership role with significant responsibility, creativity, technical expertise, and business acumen required. You’ll have a strong impact on the business progression where you can really shape the team for the future.

You’ll work very closely with strategic partners and Walmart International team members, so international travel will be required.

What you’ll be responsible for:

Recruit and develop extraordinary talent, by coaching, managing and mentoring a team of colleagues across design, research and content in various locations. (e.g. UK, US, India).

Establish and communicate effective design processes through a strong understanding of user-centered design techniques coupled with practical experience in how a UX team should collaborate cross-functionally for maximum effectiveness delivering solutions.

Apply and further develop your experience in developing new approaches to UX based on industry best practices, including agile and lean product development methodologies.

Drive multi-channel user experience strategy and innovation with successful delivery of product roadmaps.

Gain strategic alignment within and across the organization

Provide overall design direction & approve prototypes, specification documentation and style guides.

Present design work to UX, Business, Product, and Engineering teams, as well as stakeholders and executive leadership and gain buy in on proposed approach.

About you:

You’ll have a proven track record in a leadership position within UX with the ability to set team objectives, promote new ways of working and improve efficiencies and process. You’ll have the ability to influence multiple stakeholders across leadership levels.

Your benefits:

As well as working with a fantastic and industrious team of experts, you’ll receive an excellent benefits package which includes company car / car allowance, private medical, free parking, colleague discount off your shopping, share save scheme, competitive pension and discount off selected gyms. We also like to share our success; after all you made it happen, so every eligible colleague is also part of the Asda bonus scheme. The development opportunities are endless and we’ll support you every step of the way

If you have any questions regarding the position, then please email clare.tempest@asda.co.uk