UI Team Role Definitions

UI Team Role Definitions

UI Team Role Definitions

Role definition for the UI team, including time allocation, UI support, UI systems, enrichment, and job description.

Role definition for the UI team, including time allocation, UI support, UI systems, enrichment, and job description.

Role definition for the UI team, including time allocation, UI support, UI systems, enrichment, and job description.

Project Type

Career Growth

Tags

people management • career development

Roles

Lead

Association

Design Systems Manager

at

CallRail

in

2021

Overview

While managing 2 UI designers, I realized they had different paths ahead of them. One was interested in going deeper into design systems while the other wanted a more lateral expansion into a hybrid UI/UX role, potentially shifting all the way into a full generalist UX designer role. I worked with our head of UX and another UX manager to define and break down their roles to provide better clarity on what their responsibilities were, how to prioritize work and manage their time, and have a written baseline to reference for career growth. And to help reinforce my own role as well as its relationship to the others, I created similar documentation for myself and included it with the others for visibility.

Overview

While managing 2 UI designers, I realized they had different paths ahead of them. One was interested in going deeper into design systems while the other wanted a more lateral expansion into a hybrid UI/UX role, potentially shifting all the way into a full generalist UX designer role. I worked with our head of UX and another UX manager to define and break down their roles to provide better clarity on what their responsibilities were, how to prioritize work and manage their time, and have a written baseline to reference for career growth. And to help reinforce my own role as well as its relationship to the others, I created similar documentation for myself and included it with the others for visibility.

Overview

While managing 2 UI designers, I realized they had different paths ahead of them. One was interested in going deeper into design systems while the other wanted a more lateral expansion into a hybrid UI/UX role, potentially shifting all the way into a full generalist UX designer role. I worked with our head of UX and another UX manager to define and break down their roles to provide better clarity on what their responsibilities were, how to prioritize work and manage their time, and have a written baseline to reference for career growth. And to help reinforce my own role as well as its relationship to the others, I created similar documentation for myself and included it with the others for visibility.

Hybrid UX/UI Designer (Jr)

Cover image for Hybrid UX/UI Designerrole utilization chart: 45% UX projects, 45% UI support / UI systems, 10% enrichmentDescription of UX projects: 45% of utilization. 1st priority: assigned project. Primary partners: Project Managers, Content StategiestsDescription of UI support and UI systems: 45% of utilization. Prioritization: 3rd: UI Support, 4th: UI Systems. Primary partners: UX Designers, UI TeamDescription of enrichment: 10% of utilization. Priority: 5thJob descriptionRole roadmap with options for next review cycle

Hybrid UX/UI Designer (Jr)

Cover image for Hybrid UX/UI Designerrole utilization chart: 45% UX projects, 45% UI support / UI systems, 10% enrichmentDescription of UX projects: 45% of utilization. 1st priority: assigned project. Primary partners: Project Managers, Content StategiestsDescription of UI support and UI systems: 45% of utilization. Prioritization: 3rd: UI Support, 4th: UI Systems. Primary partners: UX Designers, UI TeamDescription of enrichment: 10% of utilization. Priority: 5thJob descriptionRole roadmap with options for next review cycle

Hybrid UX/UI Designer (Jr)

Cover image for Hybrid UX/UI Designerrole utilization chart: 45% UX projects, 45% UI support / UI systems, 10% enrichmentDescription of UX projects: 45% of utilization. 1st priority: assigned project. Primary partners: Project Managers, Content StategiestsDescription of UI support and UI systems: 45% of utilization. Prioritization: 3rd: UI Support, 4th: UI Systems. Primary partners: UX Designers, UI TeamDescription of enrichment: 10% of utilization. Priority: 5thJob descriptionRole roadmap with options for next review cycle

UI Designer (Mid)

Cover image for UI DesignerRole utilization chart: 20-25% UI support, 60-70% UI systems, 10% enrichmentDescription of UI support - 20-25% of utilization. 1st priority. Primary partners: UX Designers, Content StrategistsDescription of UI systems: 60-70% of utilization. 2nd priority: implementation. 3rd priority: strategy. 4th priority: debt. Primary partners: UI Team, UX DesignersDescription of enrichment: 10% of utilization and 5th priority.Job description

UI Designer (Mid)

Cover image for UI DesignerRole utilization chart: 20-25% UI support, 60-70% UI systems, 10% enrichmentDescription of UI support - 20-25% of utilization. 1st priority. Primary partners: UX Designers, Content StrategistsDescription of UI systems: 60-70% of utilization. 2nd priority: implementation. 3rd priority: strategy. 4th priority: debt. Primary partners: UI Team, UX DesignersDescription of enrichment: 10% of utilization and 5th priority.Job description

UI Designer (Mid)

Cover image for UI DesignerRole utilization chart: 20-25% UI support, 60-70% UI systems, 10% enrichmentDescription of UI support - 20-25% of utilization. 1st priority. Primary partners: UX Designers, Content StrategistsDescription of UI systems: 60-70% of utilization. 2nd priority: implementation. 3rd priority: strategy. 4th priority: debt. Primary partners: UI Team, UX DesignersDescription of enrichment: 10% of utilization and 5th priority.Job description

Design Systems Manager

Cover for Design System ManagerRole utilization chart: 30% advanced IC, 30% SME, 20% people manager, 10% brand ambassador, 10% enrichmentUI supprot description. 20-25% of utilization. Priorities: roadmapped projects. Primary partners: UX Designers, Content Strategists

Design Systems Manager

Cover for Design System ManagerRole utilization chart: 30% advanced IC, 30% SME, 20% people manager, 10% brand ambassador, 10% enrichmentUI supprot description. 20-25% of utilization. Priorities: roadmapped projects. Primary partners: UX Designers, Content Strategists

Design Systems Manager

Cover for Design System ManagerRole utilization chart: 30% advanced IC, 30% SME, 20% people manager, 10% brand ambassador, 10% enrichmentUI supprot description. 20-25% of utilization. Priorities: roadmapped projects. Primary partners: UX Designers, Content Strategists