Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) is great place to work. You see it in our people and the relationships they have with each other and our customers. Our passion and commitment to serving both rural America and each other is key to our success in the marketplace. That is why we seek highly motivated, positive-thinking people who foster honesty and integrity – the core values that guide how we work and treat others.
We are looking for a Vice President – User Experience Design to join us. You will serve as the leader of User Experience (UX) Design team. Ultimately, your work will impact our mission to become agriculture’s most valued financial partner.
Responsibilities
- Craft UX strategy to align user-centered design with business strategy, product goals and evolving customer/market needs.
- Align UX activities to create continuous flow in alignment to iterative/incremental product discovery and delivery.
- Lead the creation of meaningful measurements and metrics to inform design evolution.
- Responsively develop capability to serve needs across all aspects of the UX Design discipline, including research, prototyping, testing, information architecture, visual and interaction design.
- Dynamically align UX team members (as individuals or UX project teams) with product teams, ensuring an appropriate UX path is established to meet business/product objectives and milestones.
- Establish UX Team routines that build upon existing practices to champion user-focus designs in an agile environment.
- Attract, select and mentor team members.
- Serve as a player/coach within the design team.
Minimum Qualifications
- Ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Engineering, Industrial/Communication Design, Computer Science, Fine Arts, Design or related disciplines or comparable relevant experience.
- Experience working in responsive and mobile technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Five or more years of experience as a user experience designer, interaction designer, information architect or similar role preferred.
- Five or more years of experience in team leadership preferred.
Our Benefits
18 vacation days and 15 sick leave days begin accruing the day you start- 7 paid holidays
- Quality health, dental, vision insurance with competitive monthly premiums
- 6 weeks paid parental leave
- All employees eligible for market competitive annual incentive program
401k potential for 9% employer contribution on day one
Charitable giving donation match up to $250/year
Tuition reimbursement and education assistance programs
Health and wellness reimbursements
Our Culture
Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) is great place to work. You see it in our people and the relationships they have with each other and our customers. Our passion and commitment to serving both rural America and each other is key to our success in the marketplace. That is why we seek highly motivated, positive-thinking people who foster honesty and integrity – the core values that guide how we work and treat others.
Who is Farm Credit Services of America
FCSAmerica is a leading provider of credit and crop insurance to farmers and ranchers in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. It takes a lot of expertise to meet the needs of today’s agricultural industry, and our 1,700 employees provide that in areas of lending, risk management, technology, marketing, customer and employee education.
We are headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, and support our customers and their rural communities from 43 local offices across our four-state territory. We take pride in serving every aspect of agriculture, from the young and beginning producer to some of the nation’s largest and most complex agribusinesses. The satisfaction that comes with serving an industry vital to all our lives shows in teammate surveys. FCSAmerica regularly is voted a top place to work.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.