[Sigia-l] Job-VP of User Experience-Woodbridge NJ

[Laura Hunter]

Hello Everyone!

My client in Woodbridge NJ is seeking a VP of UX.  The company has been
around since 1978 (can you say stable?) and they began their UX practice in
2005.  The position will manage a staff of 20 and also be responsible for
budget and P/L.  Below is the job description.  The salary is capped
somewhere around $200,000 with excellent bonuses!  This is a wonderful
opportunity for someone who has been managing a consulting environment and
is ready to stop traveling! 

Job Description

Responsible and accountable for leading my clients User Experience Group,
from strategy development and evolution through delivery of the service
offering.  Candidate must be able to drive a culture of collaboration and
innovation as part of the company's evolving transformation initiatives.
Expertise and pragmatic experience in leading an off-site project based
consulting group focused on providing User Experience services is required.

Responsibilities Include:

- Driving and coordinating the business development efforts of a sales
support team in combination with the direct sales force.

- Nurturing a synergistic relationship between the Usability, Creative, and
Technology resources ensuring that the whole is greater than the sum of its
parts.

- Balancing and reconciling project pipeline and resource demand levels.

- Monitoring the monthly earned revenue recognition process and criteria.

- Managing Profit and Loss for the department

- Working with recruiters to ensure that JIT hiring practices yield high
quality resources.

- Managing staff performance and personnel development.

- Monitoring and leveraging external best practices to bring an "outside in"
perspective from multiple industries.

- Coordinating and prioritizing PMO initiatives.

- Balancing resource utilization and RFP support.

Requirements:

*	Leadership personality 
*	Experience managing consulting practice in project based company
with staff of over 20, including budget/P&L 
*	Usability expertise with a firm understanding of the Creative and
Technical disciplines. 
*	Knowledge of internet, intranet, extranet, and portal industry and
technology capabilities and trends. 
*	Advanced degree and at least 10 years of related experience. 
*	Appreciation for the staff augmentation business and mindset a plus.


Interested parties will please submit a resume to my email address for
consideration.

Thank you!

Laura Hunter

Vivid Resources

office-559-684-1070

cell-559-303-9018

fax-559-684-0820

laura.hunter at vividresources.com

www.vividresources.com

 

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