Manager UI/UX Design

About the role

Breeze Airways is seeking a Manager, UI/UX Design to lead a team in creating easy and memorable experiences for our Guests and Team Members using our apps, website, and internal tools. The role involves further developing the UI/UX design team, leading the team's AI practice, contributing to user testing and research, reviewing design deliverables, owning the design system, working with the brand design team, advocating for user-centered design principles, and keeping up with new developments in AI and design automation.

Responsibilities

• Further develop the UI/UX design team by providing mentorship to ensure the delivery of high-quality user experiences that support key business outcomes.
• Lead the team's AI practice by identifying opportunities to accelerate design workflows, defining where guardrails and constraints are needed, and building the infrastructure that determines how the team uses AI, in collaboration with designers, product managers, and cross-functional partners. Frame this work strategically and advocate for it with leadership.
• Contribute to ongoing user testing and user experience research, including field research trips traveling with our Guests. Utilize AI-driven synthesis tools to accelerate insight generation from qualitative and quantitative data.
• Review and provide feedback on design deliverables to ensure they are high-quality and follow established accessibility guidelines.
• Own the development and evolution of the Breeze design system and ensure design system utilization during the design and development process, including integrating AI-generation guardrails to ensure brand and accessibility consistency.
• Maintain a design maturity model and progress your team through the various stages.
• Work closely with the brand design team to ensure alignment across all mediums.
• Advocate for user-centered design principles within Breeze by educating and influencing stakeholders.
• Keep abreast of new developments and technology — especially advances in AI, generative UI, and design automation — that could be utilized by the organization to retain its competitive advantage.
• Achieve performance measures and adhere to established standards in conjunction with Breeze Aviation Group Values of Safety, Kindness, Integrity, Ingenuity and Excellence.

Requirements

• 4-year degree in human factors, human-computer interaction, UI/UX design, graphic design, or a combination of education and relevant work experience.
• 5+ years UI/UX design experience.
• Strong portfolio of past work.
• Experience mentoring those around you.
• Desire to build a high-performing team.
• Strong knowledge of user-centered design principles, information architecture, interaction design, and accessibility guidelines.
• Experience conducting in-person and remote usability tests.
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate and collaborate with other designers, product managers, and developers to ensure delivery of the best possible experience.
• Ability to design UI flow and layout according to the needs of the initiative.
• Proficient in creating wireframes and prototypes in tools such as Figma, including AI-powered features and plugins; familiarity with other AI design tools is a plus.
• High performance orientation, ability to work well under pressure, prioritize projects, meet deadlines, and maintain flexibility.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and time management skills.
• Complete projects on time with minimal supervision, ability to work varied hours when necessary to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: 4-year degree in human factors, human-computer interaction, UI/UX design, graphic design, or a combination of education and relevant work experience; 5+ years UI/UX design experience; strong portfolio of past work; experience mentoring those around you; desire to build a high-performing team; strong knowledge of user-centered design principles, information architecture, interaction design, and accessibility guidelines; experience conducting in-person and remote usability tests; ability to clearly and effectively communicate and collaborate with other designers, product managers, and developers to ensure delivery of the best possible experience; ability to design UI flow and layout according to the needs of the initiative; proficient in creating wireframes and prototypes in tools such as Figma, including AI-powered features and plugins; high performance orientation, ability to work well under pressure, prioritize projects, meet deadlines, and maintain flexibility; strong attention to detail, organization, and time management skills; complete projects on time with minimal supervision, ability to work varied hours when necessary to meet deadlines.

Skills/Talents

• Exemplifies Breeze’s safety culture, values, and mission.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with individuals and teams at all levels in the organization.

Benefits

• Health, Vision and Dental
• Health Savings Account with Breeze Employee Match
• 401K with Breeze Employee Match
• PTO
• Travel on Breeze and other Airlines too!