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Position Overview: We are seeking a dynamic UX Lead to manage operations execution, team capacity, and stakeholder relationships. The ideal candidate will leverage research, build a vision for the shopping journey, and ensure the delivery of high-quality user experiences. This role also involves developing and attracting top talent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Customer Understanding: Leverage research to identify opportunities to drive value across shopping experiences.
• Vision Building: Align with stakeholders to articulate category-focused priorities and support the customer's shopping journey.
• End-to-End Experience: Facilitate and align postmortem shopping experiences with partners.
• Project Planning & Management: Ensure proper workload distribution and project intake process.
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor key metrics and continuously improve the shopping experience.
• Measure Results: Evaluate and action opportunities to improve the business.
• Portfolio Expertise & Strategy Alignment: Lead high-profile portfolio alignment discussions with merchants to ensure business objectives align with online strategies to drive growth.
• Category Health & Execution: Regularly assess category performance, analyze trends and competitor landscape, collaborate with cross-functional partners to enhance customer experience, optimize on-site search and browse elements, and manage taxonomy, attributes, and facets for better product discoverability.
• Communication: Provide clear timelines of prioritized deliverables and review results of changes to category experiences.
• Stakeholder Management: Work effectively with cross-functional teams to drive efficiency in existing processes.
• Core Objective: Cross Functional & Project Management: Bridge the gap between stakeholders and partners to align project roadmaps, ensuring the right opportunities drive the business forward. Facilitate stakeholder and partner engagement, maintaining transparency on backlog and in-flight priorities.
• Leadership: Lead interview exercises, determine cultural and team fits, and align organizational needs.
• Coaching & Mentoring: Coach resources and mentor UX team members for career development.
• Performance Reviews: Conduct 1:1s and performance reviews to develop team skills.

Competencies:

• Project Planning & Management
• Research & Web Analytics (Adobe Analytics)
• Problem Solving Ability
• Business Acumen
• Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
• Stakeholder Management
• Back-end data management
• Leadership: Provide guidance and mentorship to team members.                                                                          

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:                                                                                                                                                     

• Reports to: Manager, Online Category Experience
• Direct Reports: Yes

Travel Requirements:                                                                                                                                            

• Limited
• Currently 4 days a week (Mon-Thursday) – At location (per organization policy)
• Travel to Toronto Store Support Centre (SSC), stores, and Innovation Centre (IC) on weekly basis as required based on organization policy

Physical Requirements:                                                                                                                                        

• Extended sitting
• Repetitive tasks
• Quarterly store experience day requiring standing for extended periods and performing any tasks required at the store level                               

Hybrid Work:                                                                                                                                           

• Hybrid
• Currently 4 days a week (Mon-Thursday) – At location (per organization policy)
• Travel to Toronto Store Support Centre (SSC), stores, and Innovation Centre (IC) on weekly basis as required based on organization policy

Working Conditions:                                                                                                                                            

• Working in an office setting – computer work, camera-on virtual meetings, in-person at SSC/IC/Stores                                                                                                                                      

Minimum Education:                                                                                                                                           

• University/College degree in a related area of study, or equivalent experience.                                   

Minimum Years of Work Experience:                                                                                                              

• 2+ years in a relevant field                                                                                                                    

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• 1+ year

Certifications:                                                                                                                                          

• None required                                                                                                                           

Other Requirements/Assets:                                                                                                                                             

• Internal candidates: Must fulfill minimum time-in-position (1 year) and performance management code requirements (M+, Meets Expectations and Consistently Demonstrates)
• Proven experience in managing UX teams and projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Previous experience in eCommerce is a required
• An aptitude for analytics; ability to derive insights, take action, and a bias for action
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects
• Strong attention to detail
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently with only general guidance
• Must be comfortable with Ambiguity
• Experience with Adobe Analytics, Looker, Tableau & P360 an asset