Responsibilities
- Leading the design of features and improvements for our products ensuring they align with business objectives and user needs.
- Balance UX and UI design. Our product design teams operate as hybrid designers that can take things from wireframe through to highly polished and compelling visual user interface.
- Using Figma to develop mobile app features and compelling user experiences.
- Crafting and managing backlog stories that represent your work.
- Taking ownership of independent tracks of design work and manage timelines and deliverables.
- Developing and iterating on user flows, mock-ups and prototypes to effectively communicate design ideas.
- Applying data driven insights to inform design decisions and measure the impact of design changes.
- Expressing our brand vision through user interface design for mobile app experiences.
- Executing designs with a keen sensibility to layout, color, typography and interactive behavior.
- Exhibiting a passion for emerging hardware and software technologies, new interaction models, product design, and excellence in visual design.
- Collaborating closely with Product Management, Engineering and Feature Teams to ensure a seamless transition from concept to implementation.
- Employing a systematic approach to solving large, complex design challenges with command of and collaboration with the Design System team.
- Presenting creative work early and often to key stakeholders in design reviews.
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups to effectively communicate design ideas and interactions.
- Exhibiting a passion for emerging hardware and software technologies, new interaction models, product design, and excellence in visual design.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree, or educational /experience equivalent or in Product design, Graphic design, or interaction design.
- 5+ years of experience in Mobile product design
- High performing proficiency in Figma
- Strong portfolio showcasing a range of mobile app design projects, demonstrating a deep understanding of user experience principles and design processes.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire team members and stakeholders.
- Portfolio of your work for review is required upon application
Nice to Have
- Exceptional visual and mobile design skills
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies
- Familiarity with Design System implementation
- Proficiency in human-centered design approaches, techniques and philosophy
- Automotive UI/HMI experience is a plus
- Background in digital product design solutions
- Excellent concepting, written, oral and visual communication abilities
- In-depth knowledge of the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies
- Background working through iterative product design cycles
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Delivered several mobile app experiences through production and in-market
- Knowledge or ability to create motion and or 3D modeling is a bonus.
- Any coding or development skills is a bonus.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Team
Structure: a dynamic group of product designers, researchers, visual designers, industrial designers, modelers, and project managers
Additional Information
- Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
- This position is a salary grades 6-8 and ranges from $83,280-190,500.
