Senior HMI and Graphic Manager

Job Title: Senior HMI and Graphic Manager

Our automotive Client based in Saudi Arabia is searching for a Senior HMI and Graphic Manager to manage and support a multi-disciplinary team to create and deliver strong and engaging digital user interface and interaction, from the design and ideation phases till production release.

• Manage and support the team to create storyboards, user need specifications, personas, use flow scenarios, information architecture, flowcharts, interactive mock-ups, design prototypes, design guidelines and specifications. Coach, educate and inspire a world class design team to create fascinating interfaces, graphic assets, and detailed screen layouts within ambitious and unique interior environment.
• Strive for maximum creativity and efficiency.
• Manage multiple tasks, monitor project progress, and meet deadlines.
• Harmonize business management, production technology and aesthetic specifications, establish and promote design guidelines, best practices, and standards.
• Bringing consistency of visual language of our Client’s products while considering the specificity of automotive environment and the brand.
• In-still our Client’s values, culture and team standards.

This is a full-time position which required full relocation to Saudi Arabia. Our Client will support an overall benefits package which will allow significant relocation and living costs on top of a very competitive salary with favourable tax incentives.

Key Responsibilities

• Guarantee best in class perceived quality, uniqueness, performance, HMI, and brand strategy compliance.
• Coach the Client’s way of thinking through brainstorming/concept development sessions.
• Evaluate and participate in Product concept and strategy creation.
• Participate in Design and Brand Strategy development and its implementation.
• Play an active role in supporting Client communication and in organizing and moderating workshops and presentations.
• Manage and implement together with Director, design process, workloads, timing, and resources planning.
• Produce and share descriptive and exhaustive feedback report for the design team on their ongoing project.
• Meet with other departments Management on a regular basis to guaranty synergy and common goals. ” single team” mindset
• Attend program and engineering reviews as required and action next steps.
• Keep a weekly updated overview of technical and design issues.
• Build and maintains strong cross departmental partnerships through the creation process with interior advanced design, realization design, CMF, visualization, engineering, and external software development teams.
• Organise meeting, workshops and brainstorming when necessary. Keeping a good understanding and knowhow interaction.
• Record and communicate meeting protocols and respond to specific requirement, guaranty a good project workflow.
• Lead the project with the support of engineering and the multidisciplinary team.
• Responsible for building design team and establishing open, honest, supportive, and understanding design culture in team (talent acquisition, trainings, growth etc.)
• Responsible to allocate Design resources within the projects to one best competence, building team self-confidence.
• Responsible to plan activities for the HMI Design Team (workshop, brainstorming, cultural activities, team building activities)
• Conduct performance reviews for team members
• Taking care of studio environment, physical and interpersonal relations.
• Be a role model, live the values and communicate the design pillars to other departments.
• Prepare and attend project status overviews. Roadmaps to define goals and milestone. Create and define hypotheses, KPIs, and their measurements to conclude on the best next steps.
• Attend projects presentation to top management and actively participates in their preparation and the presentation itself.
• Report functional status regularly and escalate critical issues to the Design Director as required.

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Interaction Design, User Experience, product design or related field.

Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent professional communication skills spoken & written.
• Project-management experience with an UI/UX focus from product creation to market launch.
• Strong knowledge of user experience and interaction design processes and methodology.
• Professional skills with tool like: Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign as well as motion graphic tools like AfterEffects. Good proficiency in wire-framing tools to create interactive prototypes and animations (Principle, Invision, Framer, etc.)
• Software development mindset to be able to communicate smoothly with development (basics in HTML, CSS and JavaScript are a plus).
• Analytical mindset and organizational skills.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Minimum Experience:

• 10+ years EOM experience and/or startup automotive design studio.
• 2 years Lead/management experience or related position.

Personal Attributes

• Out of the box thinker.
• Multi-faceted designer.
• User centred mindset.
• Problem solver.
• Inclusive team player.
• Creative, “there is always a solution.” Design vs feasibility vs budget vs management.
• Independent.
• Transparent, with team and management.
• Efficient, make the most of what is available.
• Flexible, embracing changes.
• Intellectual generosity.