Who We Are

Revantage is a Corporate Services affiliate of The Blackstone Group, the world’s largest alternative investment firm.  Revantage provides a highly skilled employee base, best-in-class processes, and state-of-the-art technology to multiple Blackstone real estate portfolio companies.  Sectors include Hospitality, Industrial, Multi-Family, Office, Retail, Senior Housing, and Manufactured Homes.

As part of the Revantage Product department, you’ll be a key part of a passionate team of Software Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, and Data Specialists that aims to develop the industry’s leading real estate data platform. 

Revantage, headquartered in Chicago, is one of three global offices that includes Revantage Asia and Revantage Europe.

What We Value: Our Culture

Creating a culture that inspires change and momentum requires the right team.  We know what it takes to lead an industry, and are looking for leaders who seek constant growth, want to excel, and continuously improve upon themselves and the industry.  The culture at Revantage is built on our shared core values and commitment to be:

• Achievers – We expect high standards for ourselves and enable the success of our teams.
• Enthusiasts - We face challenges with optimism and believe anything is possible.
• Leaders - We commit to continuously improve our performance.
• Learners – We learn from our challenges and successes.
• Partners - We deliver value and positive impact to our partners.

Why This Role Is Valuable  

The Sr. Director, User Experience & Design is responsible for leading a high performing team of UX and design professionals who are responsible for designing and delivering functional, repeatable, and beautiful visual representations of data, to drive rapid insight and decisioning. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our products and the way they’re perceived, while being a fierce advocate for our customers. Ideal candidates have insatiable curiosity, are natural problem solvers, and are motivated by delivery and execution. We’re looking for leaders who possess strong instincts, have a track record of success, and are comfortable creating solutions that resolve complexity and ambiguity.  This position can be based out of Revantage’s headquarters in Chicago or New York, Dallas or Miami.

How You Add Value

• Lead a growing team of user experience professionals, UI designers, and dashboard developers, to bring our data to life 
• Work closely with customers and product managers to develop personas, identify user needs, understand user motivation and behavior, and design experiences that inform and delight 
• Develop, implement, and train staff on a new product research process and visual design lifecycle 
• Develop sustainable design and development practices by overseeing the development of pattern libraries and componentry
• Mentor and develop staff across the UX and design family of roles 

What You Bring To The Role

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in graphic or visual design, HCI, industrial design, psychology or related business experience 
• Minimum of 7 years’ experience within a UX team 
• Significant experience in data-rich, reporting, or analytics contexts, with a portfolio of data visualization to show for it 
• Experience managing and developing design systems, pattern libraries, and component platforms 
• Experience with design thinking, methodology, and design operations  
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to work within a complex team environment 
• Experience leading and managing a team of direct reports 

Perks for You

• Competitive salary, overall compensation and 401(k)
• Work-life balance offerings include:
  • Remote work policy
  • Productivity Hours – weekly meeting-free work time
  • Bi-weekly Summer Fridays
• In-house and external learning & development opportunities
• Generous health insurance and wellness benefits

EEO Statement

Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our employment decisions are based on individual qualifications, job requirements and business needs without regard to race, color, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, religion, disability, citizenship status, national origin, pregnancy, veteran status and or any other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email talent@revantage.com.

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