Lead Product Designer

If you are looking for a career at a dynamic company with a people-first mindset and a deep culture of growth and autonomy, ACV is the right place for you! Competitive compensation packages and learning and development opportunities, ACV has what you need to advance to the next level in your career. We will continue to raise the bar every day by investing in our people and technology to help our customers succeed. We hire people who share our passion, bring innovative ideas to the table, and enjoy a collaborative atmosphere. 

Who we are: 

ACV is a technology company that has revolutionized how dealers buy and sell cars online. We are transforming the automotive industry. ACV Auctions Inc. (ACV), has applied innovation and user-designed, data driven applications and solutions. We are building the most trusted and efficient digital marketplace with datasolutions for sourcing, selling and managing used vehicles with transparency and comprehensive insights that were once unimaginable. We are disruptors of the industry and we want you to join us on our journey. ACV's network of brands includes ACV Auctions, ACV Transportation, ClearCar, MAX Digital and ACV Capital within its Marketplace Products, as well as, True360 and Data Services.

At ACV we focus on the Health, Physical, Financial, Social and Emotional Wellness of our Teammates and to support this we offer: 
 

• Company Sponsored (paid) Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Comprehensive additional optional benefits such Critical Illness and Supplemental Life/AD&D.
• All insurance benefits go into effect on your date of hire
• Generous Parental Leave Top-Up Pay and Vacation Programs
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with additional opportunities to earn stock in the company
• Retirement planning through the Company's RRSP

Who we are looking for:

ACV Auctions is looking for a Lead Product Designer with a strong ability to design for form and function. The ideal candidate should be an analytical and creative designer who is able to grasp user needs and solve problems. As part of a domain focused cross-functional team, your user experience design talents will help bring clarity to the problem space and steer the solution space. As part of the candidate screening, please provide a link to a strong portfolio of successful products both from a seamless UX and UI perspective.

What you will do: #LI-AM1

As a Lead Product Designer, you will Teach + Influence + Deliver:
 

• This role is focused on both UX discovery and UI delivery within product development team(s). As a Lead, you will be bringing a wealth of experience into a product development team and have an excellent ability to influence best practices and design vision.
• Enable quality via an atomic design system across different platforms, while meeting requirements for accessibility and brand guidelines.
• Identify UX opportunities, personas, and journeys.
• Facilitate collaborative design workshops and studio sessions.
• Steer how we define our hypotheses using sitemaps, user flows, wireframes, content first information architecture, taxonomy, and relate them to user interface task success metrics.
• Present your design vision to enable product iteration plans and future story mapping.
• Present usability recommendations based on user testing, analytics, and user behavior.
• Run experiments with developers by providing artifacts such as prototypes and visual UI mocks, with supporting materials for icons, illustrations, assets, copy, animation, and gestures.
• Measure past releases and plan for further optimization.
• Provide mentorship to senior members and maintain a positive outlook at all times.
• Teach non-design functions (360 degrees) how to apply design evidence and best practices.
• Teach atomic design best practices and standards.
• Steer cross-functional team members to focus on outcomes and map solutions to problem areas.
• This is not a manager position, and there is no expectation for manager related activities for this role.

What you will need:
 

• Minimum 10 years of design experience across web, iOS and Android.
• Teach others how to analyze data and usage patterns to generate UX insights.
• Teach design process and practices and encourage a continuous growth mindset.
• Lead and steer peer review sessions with all design members.
• Strong communication skills to provide rationale for your design decisions.
• Advanced understanding of UI, UX, interaction design, HCI, and animation principles.
• Experienced with Android and iOS design guidelines.
• Expertise with Sketch, Figma, and prototyping tools such as Flinto or Invision.
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and responsive layouts.
• Passionate about solving complex problems with simple, easy-to-use solutions.
• A bachelor or master's degree in UX design or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:
 

• There will be special consideration for applicants with strong understanding in user error handling, opportunity mapping, user journey mapping, collaborative problem solving, funnel optimization, heuristic evaluations, competitive analysis, user task success, and analytics understanding.

No immigration or work visa sponsorship will be provided for this position

Our Values 

Trust & Transparency | People First | Positive Experiences | Calm Persistence | Never Settling

At ACV, we are committed to an inclusive culture in which every individual is welcomed and empowered to celebrate their true selves. We achieve this by fostering a work environment of acceptance and understanding that is free from discrimination. ACV is committed to being an equal opportunity employer regardless of sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires reasonable accommodation, please let us know.

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Other details
 

• Job Family Product & Technology
• Job Function Product Design
• Pay Type Salary

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