Next Design - UX/UI Manager (m/f/d)

Next Next Next Design Team

UX/UI Manager (m/f/d)

at the Kia Europe Headquarters in Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

Your Mission: 

As UX/UI Manager in our Next Design Studio at Kia Europe in Frankfurt, you will embark on the journey of developing unique user experiences that embody and enhance our brand and design philosophy. In our European Satellite Studio, you will strengthen your team and create, research and develop UX/UI principles and proposals for Kia’s future production car projects and follow up their development towards implementation into reality.

About us:

At Kia Next Design, we're not just a team – we're a community of visionary thinkers, creative doers, and passionate designers who thrive on pushing the boundaries of innovation.

If you revel in the art of envisioning the future and have a keen eye for aesthetics that resonate with the times to come, then you belong with us. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where you can unleash your imagination, experiment fearlessly, and craft designs that not only stand the test of time but set new standards.

Your Responsibilities:

• Creation and definition of research projects centered around novel User Experience and User Interaction topics, as well as research on USP-definition for Interior projects

• Development of these research projects (independently, as well as in collaboration with the relevant counterpart department in Korea)

• Creation of striking UX principles and UI design proposals and their graphic development for production projects with focus on “challenging the status quo”

• Visualization and development of these design proposals, and their presentation to the management

• Provide expertise and guidance to designers and developers at external suppliers during the design development phase

• Follow-up of the design development during the feasibility phase of a project

  Research and trend scouting activities

Key Qualifications:

• University Degree in Interaction Design, Product Design or similar

• Minimum of 8+ years of relevant work experience

• Minimum of 5+ years of leadership experience

• Experience in the UX/UI design and implementation process in the automotive industry

• Expert in User Experience research with a strong focus on Interaction Design

• Knowledge and experience in relevant UX/UI development tools and animation software, such as Figma, Adobe After effects, Illustrator, and more

• A deep understanding of both general and automotive GUI principles, with the ability to adapt them creatively for unique interaction methods

• Familiarity with 3D modeling and presentation applications, such as Alias and VRED, would be beneficial

• Excellent project management and coordination skills, able to lead projects from conceptual phase to execution

• Capable of generating own ideas for projects and processes, hands on mentality

• Able to lead and guide team members by motivating, inspiring and challenging to thrive and develop high quality outcomes.

• Strong collaboration skills, confident in interacting with executives, positive thinking, flexibility and the ability to adapt in a multicultural and quick developing environment

• Proficient in both written and spoken English, displaying excellent communication skills and responsiveness

• Commitment and motivation to travel outside of Europe

If you’re interested to become part of our Kia Design Team, please apply via our online portal. We are looking forward to getting to know you!