UX/UI Design Manager (Remote)

At Extra Space Storage, what matters to you, matters to us! Join a company that cares about you.

It is an exciting time to be at Extra Space. We have been featured on multiple "Best Places to Work" awards, including Forbes and Glassdoor. We’re an S&P 500 company that hasn’t stopped growing since our founding in 1977. Today we are leading the self-storage industry in more ways than one, but in order to maintain this lead, we need exceptionally motivated, capable, and driven people like you. Self-storage is our product, helping people is our passion. Come grow with us and find out why so many of our employees recommend us as a great place to work.

Responsibilities:

• Enhance user experience by creating seamless navigation through various digital programs and products within the company

• Understand product specifications and user psychology

• Manage and mentor junior designers about UX/UI design processes

• Develop wireframes and prototypes around customer needs

• Find creative ways to solve UX problems (e.g. usability, findability)

• Manage concept and usability testing and gather feedback

• Understand and create compatible UI designs with UX wireframes in accordance with brand guidelines

• Communicate design ideas and prototypes to developers

• Keep abreast of competitor products and industry trends

• Build storyboards process flows, and sitemaps to conceptualize designs to accurately convey project plans to clients and management

• Collaborate with creative project manager and team for reporting, team assignments, status and updates

• Creative development

• UX strategy

• Collaborate in other design areas when needed or willed to explore

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of demonstrated experience in creating and implementing UX/UI design for web and mobile/app design (native Android/iOS app)

• Proven work experience as a UI/UX Designer or similar role

• Strong portfolio of design projects

• Background in project management and research

• Familiarity with interaction design and information architecture

• Proficient in design software (e.g. Figma, Balsamiq, InVision, Zeplin)

• BS in Design, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

• Proficient with visual design programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and others

• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment to create top-performing interfaces for clients

• Experience with coding and ability to troubleshoot using HTML, CSS, Java Script and comparable languages is a plus

• Continued education and research into UX/UI trends and current design strategy and technologies

• Professional written and interpersonal skills when communicating with customers and clients

• Ability to prioritize and manage several milestones and projects efficiently

• Account for challenges using problem-solving skills and seek to optimize data for the best possible outcome

• Experience creating storyboards and website mapping

• Understanding of Apple’s human interface design guidelines, Android design and other mobile platform designs, including Google’s material design.

We pride ourselves on hiring top talent and provide you the following benefits and more:

• Well defined career paths

• Great work/life balance

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits

• Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending (FSA)

• Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short- & Long-Term Disability

• 401K with company match after 90 days of service

• Holiday pay and paid time off

• Extensive wellness program and various employee discount programs

• Personal health advocate

• On-site fitness center

• Free soda, coffee, and snacks all day every day and much, much more!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If you are a current Extra Space employee, please apply through the "Find Internal Career Openings" in Workday.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.