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Head of Design, Global Supplier Technology

Wayfair
Boston, MA, US
Full-time

Candidates for this position are required to be based in Boston, MA OR Toronto, Canada and will be expected to be onsite Tuesday - Thursday.

Who We Are

We’re the Experience Design team at Wayfair, tackling exciting challenges that reshape how people discover, find, purchase, and have goods delivered to their homes.

We’re a diverse, multidisciplinary team of world-class designers transforming the experience of shopping for your home. Our design practice is collaborative, data-driven, and fast-paced.

How can we leverage AR to make it easier for our customers to imagine how furniture would fit in their space? If you're interested in answering these types of questions, you’ll love our innovative and dynamic team!

What You’ll Do

  • Utilize design thinking principles to build engaging customer experiences which solve goals with elegant simplicity.
  • Collaborate with product managers, developers, content strategists, user researchers, and other experience designers to execute design concepts that deliver on brand goals, business goals, and are technically feasible to implement.
  • Drive a sense of urgency in the team to deliver work, emphasizing the use of lean tools and techniques to more rapidly deliver work.
  • Day-to-day work will consist of a combination of product leadership, design execution, people management, and design operations management.
  • Demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills. Be a thought leader who can take a step back on overarching goals and opportunities, while also acting as a product practitioner who can meticulously work alongside their teams with domain knowledge and design prowess.
  • Manage the development of team members through dedicated mentorship or less formal coaching and advice.
  • You’ll lead design efforts for these sites & interfaces : Wayfair + Allmodern + Birch Lane + Joss & Main + Perigold. Desktop + Mobile web + iOS + Android.

We Are A Match Because You Have

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Information Architecture, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 10+ years of professional UX experience.
  • Strong understanding of design processes; knowledge of what is possible and what will be hard to achieve and / or implement in a digital environment.
  • Communication and interpersonal skills : Ability to present and articulate ideas, openness to evolve opinions that challenge beliefs.
  • Strong skills in modern design tools like Sketch, Abstract, Invision, Framer, UX Pin, and Creative Suite.
  • Expertise in producing relevant deliverables, including detailed site maps, user flows / task flows, user journeys, page flows, taxonomies / folksonomies, paths to purchase, wireframes, annotations, and prototypes that represent interaction recommendations.
  • Working knowledge of HTML / CSS / JS. Hands-on skills a plus.
  • An online portfolio of case studies that demonstrates unfailing advocacy for the user, highlighting : e-commerce design work, mobile design work, analytical decision-making, and strategic thinking.

Why You’ll Love Wayfair

  • Time Off : Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO).
  • Health & Wellness : Full Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA / FSA), Life Insurance, Disability Protection (Short Term & Long Term), Global Wellbeing : Gym / Fitness discounts, Mental Health Support, Caregiver Services.
  • Financial Growth & Security : 401K Matching, Tuition Reimbursement, Financial Health Education, Tax Advantaged Accounts.
  • Family Support : Family Planning Support, Parental Leave, Global Surrogacy & Adoption Policy.
  • Professional Development & Recognition : Rewards & Recognition, Global Employee Anniversary Awards, Paid Volunteer Work.
  • Unique Perks : Employee Discount, U.S. Bluebikes Membership, Global Pod Outings.
  • Work / Life Balance : Emphasizing a supportive & flexible work environment that encourages a balance between personal and professional commitments.

We are looking forward to your application!

About Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes.

Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success.

We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair and world for all.

Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice. If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us at [email protected].

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