LINGUIST List 17.2956
Mon Oct 09 2006
Jobs: User Interface Design: VUI Manager, BeVocal, Inc
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User Interface Design: VUI Manager, BeVocal, Inc
Message 1: User Interface Design: VUI Manager, BeVocal, Inc
Date: 09-Oct-2006
From: Resume Inbox <careersbevocal.com>
Subject: User Interface Design: VUI Manager, BeVocal, Inc
Organization: BeVocal, Inc Department: Professional Services Web Address: http://bevocal.com Job Rank: Rank Open Specialty Areas: Phonetics; User Interface Design Required Language(s): English (eng) Spanish (spa)
Description: About BeVocal: BeVocal is looking for talented, passionate, ambitious, and self-motivated people to take on career-defining roles to help grow what is quickly becoming the largest internet-based self-service application network in the world. BeVocal's powerful mobile voice and data applications answer, automate, and route customer self-service interactions for leading communications service providers such as Cingular Wireless, MetroPCS and Virgin Mobile, enabling them to achieve new levels of service effectiveness and customer satisfaction. Our team of smart, dynamic professionals tackle some of the toughest problems in the industry, and develops innovative, award-winning products that make a difference in hundreds of thousands of lives every day.
Our hiring strategy is simple: we look for energetic, innovative thinkers from diverse backgrounds who thrive on intellectual challenges. BeVocal offers a fast-paced environment where hard work and a fun atmosphere combine to create outsized accomplishments. Founded in 1999, BeVocal is privately held, profitable, and growing rapidly.
Summary: As the Manager of User Interface Design, you will be responsible for the overall quality of both the Voice User Interface (VUI) and Graphical User Interface (GUI). You will manage a team of talented UI designers who are focused on creating user interfaces that are natural and compelling, while meeting our customers' goals of reducing costs and increasing automation rates.
Responsibilities: -Provide managerial direction to UI Designers; mentoring, performance reviews, resource allocation -Lead the development of processes and best practices in UI Design -Work with managers of other groups to ensure effective communication, workflow, and overall success -Help provide estimates for upcoming projects -Ensure that the groups produces UI Designs that exceed expectations of quality, and are delivered on time
Requirements: -Advanced Degree in Linguistics, Cognitive Science or Computer Science -5+ years of experience in User Interface Design -5+ years of management experience -Experience with both Voice User Interface Design and Graphical User Interface Design -Dynamic and decisive leader, who creates clear goals, fosters accountability and ownership, leads by example and builds loyalty -Team player that works well with others, both within the UI group and across other groups -Must be able to communicate effectively, be decisive, pay attention to detail, take ownership, engage on multiple levels across functional groups and follow through -Understanding of speech recognition technologies -Experience with usability testing
For immediate consideration, please email your resume to careersbevocal.com and include 'UI Design Manager' in the subject line of your email. Principals only please (no 3rd parties or agencies).
BeVocal's policy is to comply with all applicable laws and to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees without regard to non-job-related factors such as race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, marital status or sexual orientation. This policy applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfer, and social and recreational programs.
Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Apply on-line at: http://www.bevocal.com/corporateweb/about-bevocal-careers.html
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