Product Design (UX) Manager

EverDriven

is a rapidly growing, tech-enabled transportation management company, serving some of the most vulnerable children in our community. We exist to ensure that children with special needs receive safe, efficient, and cost- effective transportation to and from school. Our proprietary, best-in-class, technology solutions enable school districts and parents to easily plan, track and adjust each student's trips, to and from school, and gives the student access to the educational experience they deserve. Every Trip. Every Day. If you're someone who thrives in a mission forward, fast-paced, technology driven environment, we would love to talk to you about a fulfilling career at EverDriven.

Position Summary : We're seeking a

Product Design (UX) Manager to lead our design practice during a critical period of product transformation. This

player-coach role combines team leadership with hands-on design work - you'll manage, mentor and grow our small design team while also contributing hands-on to key initiatives that advance our proprietary platform and mobile applications to deliver delightful, breakthrough experiences for school districts, drivers, and families. Help us advance design standards and methods for rapid prototyping, user research, and more to shape the future of how we help vulnerable students.

Salary Range :

$140,000 - $160,000 / year, based on experience + bonus potential

Location

Greenwood Village, CO.

Hybrid role - 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.

Responsibilities :

Lead UX / product designers : Manage, mentor, develop and advocate for our team.

Contribute hands-on to research, ideation and designing experiences.

Establish design excellence : mature our design standards that balance consistency, flexibility and accessibility (e.g WCAG) across our ecosystem.

Drive product collaboration : Partner with product and engineering to deliver intuitive, modernized experiences across desktop and mobile.

Champion user research : Lead research, usability testing and experiments to inform product decisions and mitigate usability risks.

Facilitate design thinking : Run workshops and cross-functional ideation sessions.

Advance our mobile app experiences for drivers, parents, teachers and students with intuitive, scalable designs.

Advocate for users (districts, drivers, parents, students and internal operations), understanding their unique needs and environments. Help colleagues glean insights and context about jobs to be done, motivations, and user journeys.

Requirements :

Experience & Leadership :

7+ years of UX / UI / product design experience, with 2+ years in a leadership, mentorship, or team-lead capacity.

Portfolio showcasing research-driven mobile and web application design and design systems.

Proven experience supporting growth and development of designers, design practices, collaboration, communication and thought leadership.

Collaboration & Process :

Demonstrated success and best practices for collaborating effectively with product, engineering, data, operations, marketing and other stakeholders.

Hands-on experience conducting user research, usability testing, and usage analysis (e.g. Clarity and Google Analytics) that surface prioritized insights (preferred : experience applying AI to design and analyze research).

Strong communication and facilitation skills-comfortable leading design thinking, journey mapping and design reviews with key stakeholders.

Design & Organizational Skills :

Expert in modern design tools (Figma, Material UI, Miro preferred) and prototyping methods (AI-assisted rapid prototyping / vibe coding experience preferred).

Comfortable navigating a fast-moving, evolving transition of legacy-to-modern experiences, mitigating inherent usability risks and change management.

Strong at organizing, prioritizing and executing to regularly ship iterative user value.

Bonus : experience designing for drivers / transportation / logistics, and easing transition / adoption of internal, operational UIs, dashboards, and processes.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Virtual Doctor Visits with $0 Co-Pay

Life Insurance (company paid)

Short Term Disability Insurance (company paid)

Long-Term Disability Insurance (company paid)

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid Holidays

Paid Time to Volunteer

Flex Spending Account (FSA)

401K Plan (with an awesome employer match!)

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Discounts Program

Since 2006, EverDriven has remained committed to incorporating environmental, social and governance fundamentals into the framework of our internal and external culture. Today, ESG principles are part of the lifeblood of EverDriven and a driving influence that shapes not only our culture but all aspects of our day-to-day operations. We believe ESG principles enable us to more successfully achieve our mission to help every child have an equal opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion :

EverDriven is a mission-centered, action-oriented company that honors diversity and inclusion. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We strive to hire great people from a variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our cultural health stronger. In turn, our inclusive culture inspires our innovation and fosters a sense of belonging so we can continue to serve the most vulnerable populations with excellence.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity :

EverDriven is deeply committed to building a workplace where inclusion is not only valued but prioritized. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds.

Visit our website and learn more about us at www.EverDriven.com

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