Avis Budget Group

vehicle rental

UXDesignManager

$140–180k Parsippany, New Jersey, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“UX Design Manager at Avis Budget Group. Skills: UX Design, UX Research, People Management. leading user experience, interface design, and user research across Avis Budget Group’s digital product ecosystem. managing a team of UX Design and UX Research professionals”

What You'll Achieve.

deliver intuitive, accessible, and commercially effective customer experiences; support engagement, conversion, retention, and operational efficiency; improve digital experiences

Industry & Context.

vehicle rental
Problems you'll solve

Ability to balance customer needs, business goals, technical constraints, and delivery timelines; High attention to detail with the ability to simplify complex interactions and reduce customer friction

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years of UX/UI design experience across digital products, meaningful experience designing for mobile apps and responsive web, 2+ years of experience managing, mentoring, or formally leading UX designers, researchers, or multidisciplinary UX teams, Experience overseeing or directly conducting user research, usability testing, customer interviews, concept validation, or related discovery activities, portfolio demonstrating user-centered design solutions for complex product flows, Ability to balance customer needs, business goals, technical constraints, and delivery timelines, Comfortable working in a fast-paced product environment with multiple priorities, brands, platforms, and regional considerations, Experience using customer research, analytics, A testing, usability testing, or customer feedback to improve digital experiences, High attention to detail with the ability to simplify complex interactions and reduce customer friction

Nice to Have

Experience managing a team of designers and/or researchers in a product-led organization, Experience designing for iOS and Android native mobile applications, Experience designing checkout, upsell, or post-purchase management flows, Experience building or scaling a design system across multiple brands or platforms, preferably in eCommerce, travel, mobility, financial services, retail, or another transaction-heavy environment

What You'll Do.

leading user experience

and user research across Avis Budget Group’s digital product ecosystem

managing a team of UX Design and UX Research professionals

partnering closely with Product Management

and external agency partners to deliver intuitive

and commercially effective customer experiences

coaching and developing designers

overseeing user research

managing design priorities

ensuring high-quality execution across multiple product workstreams

Lead UX and UI design across web and mobile app platforms

from discovery and concept through execution and optimization

and further build-out a team of UX professionals

providing clear direction

and prioritization support

Oversee user research activities

ensuring customer insights are incorporated into product strategy

and experience improvements

Translate complex rental

and ancillary product requirements into simple

and accessible customer experiences

Guide the creation of user flows

high-fidelity designs

and interaction specifications

and advocate for design systems

and documentation standards

Use qualitative insights

and business performance data to inform design decisions and identify opportunities for improvement

Help define and improve the design intake

and handoff process across Product

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

partners closely with Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and external agency partners; Collaborate with Engineering to ensure designs are feasible, clearly specified, and implemented accurately across mobile apps and web; Partner with Marketing teams to ensure digital experiences reflect the distinct positioning and tone of Avis and Budget; Help define and improve the design intake, review, prioritization, research planning, and handoff process across Product, Design, Engineering, and QA

Communication Scope

communication; storytelling; presentation; stakeholder management

Process & Methodology

manage design priorities, prioritization support, prioritization

Full Job Description

**Driven to be the Best** **People. Performance. Purpose.** At Avis Budget Group, we’re driven to be the best vehicle rental company in the world, together. Our 25,000 employees raise the bar every day, bringing different perspectives, taking ownership, and leading with integrity. We’re defining the future of mobility with safe, sustainable solutions that move people, businesses, and communities forward. The UX Design Manager will be responsible for leading user experience, interface design, and user research across Avis Budget Group’s digital product ecosystem. This is a highly visible leadership role that manages a team of UX Design and UX Research professionals and partners closely with Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and external agency partners to deliver intuitive, accessible, and commercially effective customer experiences. The ideal candidate is both a strong design leader and an effective people manager: someone who can set UX direction, coach and develop designers, oversee user research, manage design priorities, and ensure high-quality execution across multiple product workstreams. This role will support critical customer journeys including booking, reservation management, upsells, loyalty experiences, and post-booking trip management across Avis and Budget. **What You 'll Do: ** * Lead UX and UI design across web and mobile app platforms, from discovery and concept through execution and optimization. * Manage, mentor, and further build-out a team of UX professionals, providing clear direction, feedback, coaching, and prioritization support. * Oversee user research activities, ensuring customer insights are incorporated into product strategy, design decisions, and experience improvements. * Partner closely with Product Management to define user-centered solutions that support engagement, conversion, retention, and operational efficiency. * Translate complex rental, loyalty, and ancillary product requirements into simple, intuitive, and accessi

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