UX Developer Vans EMEA

Descrizione

For over 50 years Vans has been about the people that have made the brand “Off The Wall”. The people that chose this simple canvas shoe and adopted it to express themselves creatively.  At the end of the day it’s not only about the product, it’s what those products mean that make the difference – what they mean to those of us who design, manufacture, and market them, and what they mean to you, our Vans family, who affix our personality to your own.

As User Experience Developer, you will proactively contribute to the improvement of customer experience on Vans websites in EMEA. We are looking for a skilled programmer as well as a creative designer and on top of the latest industry and cultural trends.

Your ultimate goal is enhancing the User Experience of the brand websites, increasing Conversion Rate and supporting achievements of E-Commerce business targets.

What will you do?

• Work in collaboration with the Senior E-Commerce User Experience Manager and the UX Team to ensure the definition and the execution of a UX strategy for the EMEA websites of Vans.
• Ideate wireframes and sketch designs of new E-Commerce functionalities or content pages.
• Build prototypes of creative design concepts.
• Translate a design idea to all possible devices (mobile, desktop and tablet).
• Do continuous benchmarking and research looking at big digital players, best in class or industry leaders in E-Commerce.
• Contribute to idea generation to feed the UX enhancements plan.
• Support the execution of the AB testing roadmap.
• Communicate effectively UX updates to the E-Commerce team.
• Act as a reference point in the brand for third party agencies working on UX.
• Act as a reference point in the E-Commerce Customer Experience team for development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AEM, Google Tag Manager) and sync up with internal stakeholders in case of new requests or issues impacting these areas.
• Improve site performances and pages loading through code optimization.
• Take care of day by day minor tasks such as content updates publishing, small bugs fixing, monitoring site performance during testing, QA activities in case of platform releases, etc.
• Stay on top of the latest in website software application upgrades.
• Closely follow design trends and developments in technology (especially Mobile) and integrate them into our environment and practices.
• When possible, implement in-house AB testing.

What you need to succeed?

• 1-3 year preferably in a structured, process-driven environment, digital agency or similar industry.
• Bachelor's Degree in related field, preferably User Experience, Front End development, information architecture, computer graphics - or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Mobile First thinking.
• Deep knowledge of: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AEM, Google Tag Manager.
• Familiarity with E-Commerce platforms (IBM WebSphere Commerce knowledge is a plus).
• Knowledge of Monetate AB testing tool, Project tracking software (JIRA) is a plus.
• Experience with design tools: Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator.
• Understanding of key Web Analytics metrics and insights.
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Additional software needed: Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word.
• Passion for visual communication and design.
• Understanding of Vans brand and curiosity for the outdoor and sports industries are appreciated.
• Exposure to working within a business trading across multiple countries.
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken). Knowledge of Italian, French, Spanish or German are a plus.

What’s in it for you?

• Be part of an iconic lifestyle brand.
• Join a multi brand, multi countries organization to drive you career forward.
• International, fun yet challenging working culture.