UX Design Manager

Posted:
7/1/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Auckland, New Zealand ⋅ Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
UI/UX & Design

Are you looking for your next challenge in Product Design? Do you have experience with leading a team?
Well we’ve got a role that we think you will be interested in!

This role will be part of our highly successful and forever growing Product department and will be responsible for working closely with both the product and engineering teams to prioritize, design and deliver product and features.

This role will support the product team to ensure clean and well thought out designs for our customers. Leadership qualities will be a strength of yours as you will mentor and guide others in the design team.

Within IDEXX, ezyVet is a part of the IDEXX Veterinary Software portfolio. With a focus on software solutions, we are dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock around the world. Through the power of the cloud, our solutions simplify the flow of information across any practice and link vets to what they need when they need it. Patient data. Client communications. Business insights. All at their fingertips.

Our journey is solving veterinary practices’ most pressing needs by focusing on innovation to drive meaningful improvements in animal health.


But what is ezyVet & Vet Radar you ask? ezyVet is a cloud based Veterinary Practice Management Software and Vet Radar is a workflow management software. We provide easy to use Software that helps veterinary practices save time, increase revenue, communicate better with clients and reduce workload stress.

We are a premium software product and part of IDEXX’s Veterinary offerings.
Pets and tech, it’s a winning combo!

So what are we looking for? 

  • Create a well-considered design plan and work with our Product Owners/Managers and Engineers to bring the solution to life!
  • Design, ideate, problem solve! Be in your creative element coming up with solutions and interactive prototypes using your UI and UX skills
  • Conduct, research and execute user experience initiatives for the ezyVet suite of applications.
  • Develop and roll out testing with our amazing network of customers who are in our testing group, as well as some of our engineers and wider ezyVet staff.
  • Work closely with our user base to gain a deep understanding of our users workflows and requirements.
  • Design and document user interface modules and layouts - common design principles to improve the look of the ezyVet suite of applications.
  • Responsible for creating interactive user centric prototypes.
  • Collaborate with Product and Engineering Leadership
  • Provide mentoring and leadership to less experienced designers to improve and revise through constant feedback.

What you will bring: 

  • A customer centric thought process.
  • Prior experience in the UX/UI space.
  • Prior experience with prototyping and user testing
  • High attention to detail
  • A creative flair matched with an intensity to understand how customers use the product.
  • Self-driven, curious, and strong interpersonal skills, strong verbal, listening and written communication
  • Strong understanding of the development process
  • Prior experience managing UX Designers is preferred

What you can expect from us:

  • Meaningful work with real global purpose. The type of challenge that build careers 
  • Continuous L&D (both internal and externally) 
  • Great tech kit for both work and personal use 
  • Sweet office space to collaborate - including a gym and roof top!
  • Coffee + snacks + catered lunches at least twice a week 
  • Awesome colleagues who will quickly become your second family 
  • Animal friendly office

Why IDEXX:
We’re proud of the work we do because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

Let’s pursue what matters together.

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws. 

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IDEXX Laboratories Inc

Website: https://idexx.com/

Headquarter Location: Westbrook, Maine, United States

Employee Count: 5001-10000

Year Founded: 1983

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Seed

Industries: Biotechnology ⋅ Health Care ⋅ Livestock ⋅ Veterinary