Manager II UX Research

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What’s Our Dish 

Announced in May 2018, Peapod Digital Labs (PDL) is an Ahold Delhaize USA company that powers the eCommerce and digital strategies for the Great Local Brands of Ahold Delhaize USA. Accelerating growth in digital and personalization capabilities, PDL is an innovation lab focused on meeting the changing needs of customers, regardless of when, where, and how consumers choose to shop.  

Peapod continues to be a consumer-facing eCommerce brand, and is part of Peapod Digital Labs, focused on growing Peapod sales to consumers.  

 

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The ideal candidate has experience with user research, innovative UX strategy, presenting and leading team members. The ability to share your robust online portfolio is a must!


Recipe for Success - What's “in store” for the role :

  • Full end-to-end ownership of User Experience efforts
    • Responsibility for planning, delivery, and success of projects
  • Proactively review, refine, and recommend new user experience concepts across multiple web sites and devices
  • Utilize web analytics data, consumer insights, market research, and proven user-centric design principles in the creation of world-class user interaction designs
  • Serve as liaison and manage communications with stakeholders and other teams
  • Plan, conduct, and encourage others to participate in usability tests
  • Continually improve overall user experience (Ui/UX) for various websites


The Essentials in Your Cart - The required ingredients 

  • Bachelor’s degree - design/HCI, CS, or psychology areas preferred
  • Expert knowledge of user-centered interface design processes, methodology and UI best practices
  • Demonstrated experience with turning customer insights into interaction designs
  • Proven skills with feature/use case development, wireframe/flow creation, information architecture, rapid prototyping, conceptual design, and UI specifications
  • Keen strength to apply expert design skills to user flows, usability, and application interactions and experience in visual design and proficient in Photoshop
  • Extremely detail-oriented, flexible and able to work in a fast-paced, demanding environment simultaneously contributing to multiple projects each with aggressive development schedules
  • Strong communication skills. Able to present concepts in a clear and convincing manner to a broad range of audiences – from executives to software developers
  • Ability to make strong recommendations based on industry trends, consumer research, business needs and technical feasibility/difficulty
  • Previous experience in an ecommerce environment
  • Appreciation and enthusiasm for agile development practices

 

Join Us at Our Table  

Peapod Digital Labs is a forward-thinking company with a strong legacy of innovation. We recognize who powers our progress – our people! We offer a great variety of benefits and perks to our employees, including: great health care options, including PPO and HSA plans (with company contributions), dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, a 401k with strong company match and immediate vesting, and generous and flexible paid time off. 

We are an equal opportunity employer. We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
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    • JavascriptLanguages
    • KotlinLanguages
    • ScalaLanguages
    • SwiftLanguages
    • AzureLanguages
    • jQueryLibraries
    • ReactLibraries
    • SpringFrameworks
    • Vue.JSFrameworks
    • Microsoft SQL ServerDatabases
    • OracleDatabases
    • Google AnalyticsAnalytics
    • OptimizelyAnalytics

Location

Right next to Union Station, we are easy to get to and surrounded by food in Downtown and the West Loop.

What are Peapod Digital Labs Perks + Benefits

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance + Wellness
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Performance bonus
Child Care & Parental Leave
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Vacation + Time Off
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Onsite gym
Professional Development
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education stipend
Online course subscriptions available

Additional Perks + Benefits

Building a cutting edge eCommmerce center of excellence means our teams need to focus on their work challenges, not whether their benefits are activated. With a one-stop shop for online benefit management, competitive bonus potential, and a flexible, brand new office, our employees are able to focus on making the customer experience amazing.

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