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Visual Design Manager, Intuit
Nov 09 04
Source: Direct submission
Reply to: nancy_falkenburg@intuit.com
Company: Intuit
Location: Mountain View, CA
Position Title: Visual Design Manager, Req# 53051
Duration: Full-time
About the Company:
Intuit Inc. is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, consumers and accounting professionals. Its flagship products and services, including QuickBooks(r), Quicken(r) and TurboTax(r) software, simplify small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing.
Intuit isn't just another place to work. It's a company made up of smart, motivated people with a passion for what they do. We take pride in our dedication to the customers who use our products and services every day. Intuit offers some of the best rewards in the industry. We don't think you'll find another employer more dedicated to its employees' success.
About QuickBooks Group:
QuickBooks Financial Software: 2004 gives small business owners the power to run their businesses more effectively. Built on Intuit's philosophy of customer driven innovation, QuickBooks retains the ease-of-use and simplified business processed that small businesses rely on and trust.
Targets: Adobe, Apple Computer, Macromedia, Electronic Arts, Autodesk, Interleaf, Yahoo!, eBay, Lotus Development, Microsoft, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Siebel, IBM
Job Description:
The Visual Design Manager will be responsible for directing a small team of visual designers in the QuickBooks Group at Intuit. The Visual Design Manager will work closely with interaction design and user research groups to ensure that high quality user experiences are integral to Intuit products. The manager will be responsible for establishing and evolving the visual design language for QuickBooks desktop products and online services. In addition, the Visual Design Manager will spend 25-50% of the time on a hands-on capacity by directly driving innovative design solutions to completion. The Visual Design Manager must be an excellent communicator and strong leader in a work environment that is fast paced and values excellent teamwork.
Responsibilities:
* Build a world-class visual design team to meet the needs of the
business.
* Hire and manage designers (both staff and contractors)
* Mentor team members as necessary and provide direction in creating and
fulfilling career paths
* Ensure a positive and collaborative work environment for the team
* Define team's objectives, metrics, and priorities that align with
business strategies
* Responsible for establishing and driving an overall visual design
strategy for the QuickBooks family of products and services.
* Identify opportunities for improvements and propose innovative changes
to visual design processes.
* React to and resolve product, divisional, and strategic trade-offs
influencing visual design strategy and direction
* Consider issues outside of functional area to ensure success of
product/project, group, and division
* Co-author and maintain QuickBooks' repository of visual design guidelines
* Use strong presentation skills to influence internal and external teams
* Create a scalable and flexible framework for project management,
scheduling, and resource allocation
* Prioritize the focus of the designers work to align with corporate
goals and business objectives (critical few; high-return projects)
* Oversee multiple projects simultaneously
* Review plans and designs to ensure quality and consistency with vision
and guidelines
* Manage all run-the-business aspects of the design group including
budgets, forecasts, personnel (both staff and consultants)
* Spend about 30-50% of the time in a hands-on role as a designer by
driving visual design solutions from requirements to completion
* Communicate effectively with all levels of management and across
multidisciplinary teams
Qualifications:
* At least 2 years experience managing a visual design group. Proven
leadership in the user experience industry within recent years
* Strong leadership and management skills. Successful experience in
building teams, goal setting, coaching, & developing individuals to
achieve targeted results
* At least 7 years of professional visual design experience with proven
visual interaction design skills and familiarity with desktop
application design
* Bachelors degree or higher of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, Industrial
Design, or related area
* Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of visual design process with
the ability to innovate on tools and processes
* Experience in the development processes for desktop consumer software
and strong customer focus
* Experience in project management. Must be organized and able to switch
rapidly between different projects in a fast-paced and exciting
environment.
* Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
* Must communicate clearly and effectively and possess strong
presentation skills
* Excellent influencing skills
* Proficiency with design and prototyping tools (Photoshop, Illustrator,
Dreamweaver)
* Experience with MS Project and Visio
* Working knowledge of HTML and Flash
* Portfolio that demonstrates superior design skills, creativity, and
design process in the areas of web and desktop application design
Contact Information:
Please reply to nancy_falkenburg@intuit.com.
Please submit work samples or include a link to an online portfolio
when applying.