Head of Design, Digital Products

Company: MGM Resorts International
Location: Las Vegas
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Location Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America Become one of the stars behind The SHOW and become part of the world's most powerful entertainment brands. Our Company has one exciting mission: To entertain the human race.--

Intuitive, beautiful and user-centric products are the key to success at MGM Resorts. In this role you will define and drive the future of MGM's digital user experience from vision to pixels. You identify and contribute to product strategy, envision complex UX systems and inspire teams to push the boundaries of what's possible. You are customer obsessed and possess a clear vision of the future of user experience and have the courage to pursue forward-thinking design.--
You are responsible for leading a group of UX and Visual Designers; significantly contributing to both the product vision and driving execution, working closely and collaboratively with product managers, software engineers, and many others to solve complex challenges and craft powerful experiences that make life less complicated for our customers.
You are a leader with an outstanding intuition, a sense for clean, Scandinavian, design and you are committed to creating elegantly simple user experiences from otherwise complex workflows. You also take time to understand performance side of design, and the business aspects of the products. Finally, you genuinely enjoy mentoring and developing UX and Visual Designers, helping them grow to excel at their craft.--
The Vice President (VP) Design is responsible for leading a team of digital designers. The position will lead the digital design teams and will oversee setting the design vision, strategy, workflow and team structure to achieve world-class design status for the business. Primary responsibility of the position will be all digital touch points (app, web, bots, messaging, digital screens) and will work in conjunction with the other creative teams within the marketing organization.--
All duties are to be performed in accordance with departmental and MGM Resorts International policies, practices, and procedures.--
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead, grow, mentor and manage the Product Design practice at MGM Resorts Define our design strategy at MGM Resorts, short and long term, and work with the team to execute against our principles Balance product, business, and user-centered goals to ship products users love Advocate for customers and for design in a fast-paced corporate climate, imparting day-to-day design leadership that fosters a shared understanding of the user-centric intersection between design, content, operations and engineering Influence decisions by communicating research-backed insights concepts and designs to a variety of audiences Become an active participant of the leadership team, and serve as a mentor within the company Set best practices and standards related to UX/UI across products and features - with a love for creating a cohesive design aesthetic across our key digital surfaces (app, mobile web, web) Partner with key cross-business stakeholders to efficiently implement customer experiences, digital and physical, that are cohesive, inclusive and well-informed Partner with creative and brand teams to ensure strong visual design and consistent brand expression across products Partner with product management and engineering to set product strategy Maintain a pulse on trending best practices within the various industries that MGM Resorts extend into, to set and maintain visual aesthetic and experiential standards Work with design leads on planning, staffing, budgeting, managing priorities-- Empower and mentor members of the design team, fostering a collaborative, productive, and positive environment within a growing team Perform other job-related duties as requested.-- REQUIRED: Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience Six (6)+ years' experience designing for products within a consumer-focused tech, hospitality or retail company, with experience in the intersection between digital and physical experiences preferred-- --
PREFERRED: 5+ years' experience managing high performing design teams Background in several of our key categories (hotel, gaming, restaurants and entertainment) Previous experience from attracting and hiring top design talent, during a scale-up phase-- CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Proof of eligibility to work in the United States Gaming Registration Get notified for similar jobs You'll receive updates once a week Enter Email address Life Beyond Las Vegas Learn about living and working in Las Vegas. Learn More Location Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America Job Type Full Time Get tailored job recommendations based on your interests. We Entertain the Human Race MGM Resorts International develops, builds, and operates unique destination resorts designed to provide a total resort experience, including first-class accommodations and dining, world-class entertainment, state-of-the-art meeting, and convention facilities, and high-quality retail and gaming experiences.With 77,000+ employees, the Company is one of the world's leading global hospitality and entertainment companies with 30 unique hotel and destination gaming offerings, including some of the most recognizable resort brands in the industry.We're proud to be recognized for our commitment to being socially responsible, including an industry-leading diversity and inclusive culture, community engagement and philanthropy initiatives, and a commitment to environmentally sustainable approaches in development and operations.---------------------While we operate leading resorts and amenities, ultimately it is the people of MGM Resorts who make the difference daily by providing the ultimate guest experience. We welcome you to join us. How would you rate your experience popup

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