Principal UX Designer, Amazon Ads

Description

Amazon Ads is an integral part of Amazon, enabling customers to discover products from around the world that go beyond their usual experiences and elevate their expectations for products, brands, and shopping experiences.

The Amazon Ads Shopper Experience team innovates and designs on behalf of our customers. We are relentlessly focused on improving how customers experience ads globally. We are seeking a Principal UX Designer to help lead, define, and enhance the end-to-end customer experience (CX). Amazon Ads UX team members collaborate with global product, marketing, branding, science, and technology teams to deliver compelling customer experiences across Amazon.

Key job responsibilities

Analyze customer problems and oversee the design of delightful and intuitive solutions that achieve measurable business goals

Mentor designers and serve as a quality bar-raiser for the team

Drive standardization of design systems and visual languages across organizations and verticals while educating team members

Partner closely with product and business partners to develop shared visions and lead the process of designing experiences that deliver on shared objectives

Partner with technology teams to leverage the scale offered by our platform while maintaining core experience principles

Present design solutions to stakeholders and executive leadership for review, feedback, and approval

Evaluate and measure the impact and effectiveness of UX innovations

Basic Qualifications

10+ years of professional design experience

Proven experience designing user interfaces across web, mobile, and native applications

Experience owning end-to-end product design for large-scale, complex products

Preferred Qualifications

12+ years of professional UX/UI design experience

Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

Skill in developing rapid UI prototypes

Experience working with distributed teams across multiple time zones

Experience working with retail, technology development, and device partners

Experience in implementing accessible and inclusive design principles

Strong skills in both working with and presenting to executive leaders

Proficiency in Figma and modern design tools

Experience driving, maintaining, and mechanizing collaboration across teams with divergent needs/goals

Portfolio showcasing end-to-end design solutions for complex products

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $147,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $244,000/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.