About our Team:

Elsevier is a global leader in advanced information and decision support for science and healthcare. We believe that by working together with the communities we serve, we can shape human progress to go further, happen faster, and benefit all. For more than 140 years, we’ve helped impact makers to advance science and healthcare to advance human progress, and that same mission drives us today.   

If you are looking for a career that inspires progress in science, innovation and health, and allows you to grow every day, join us.  Let’s shape progress together. 

About the Role:

We are seeking a Lead UX Designer to join our growing Health Markets team in Mexico City. This is a foundational leadership role that will help establish our UX design presence locally, supporting development teams working on authoring tools and content workflows. The Lead UX Designer will manage a small team of designers while also contributing hands-on design work

Responsibilities:

Lead and mentor a team of 2–3 UX designers.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support authoring tools used by internal content editors and Elsevier authors.

Drive user-centered design practices and ensure alignment with customer needs.

Conduct and oversee design research, usability testing, and heuristic evaluations.

Present case studies and design learnings to stakeholders to guide future projects.

Promote design best practices and foster a culture of collaboration and innovation.

Utilize design tools such as Figma to create prototypes and iterate on solutions.

Integrate AI tools into the design process to enhance efficiency and creativity.

Requirements:

6–8 years of experience in UX design, including senior-level roles.

Proven success leading design projects and mentoring junior designers.

Strong portfolio with case studies demonstrating problem-solving and impact.

Experience designing web or mobile applications (not limited to e-commerce).

Excellent communication, team-building, and interpersonal skills.

Proficiency in Figma and other design/prototyping tools.

Familiarity with AI tools and their application in the design workflow.

Desire and readiness to take on people management responsibilities.

Experience working in collaborative teams with multiple designers.

Work in a way that works for you:

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

Working for you:

"We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

● Private Medical/Dental Plan

● Savings Fund

● Life Insurance

● Meal/Grocery Voucher"

About the business:

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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