Product Designer

Ford - Madison, WI

Full-time - Mid Level

Madison, WI

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The UI/UX Designer position at Ford Motor Company focuses on creating compelling in-vehicle and mobile user experiences that align with business objectives and user needs. The role involves leading design efforts, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and utilizing data-driven insights to enhance product design. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in interactive design trends and technologies, with a passion for visual design and user-centered approaches.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design of features and improvements of our products ensuring they align with business objectives and user needs.
• Using Figma and UX tools to develop vehicle features and compelling user experiences.
• Taking ownership of independent tracks of design work and managing timelines and deliverables.
• Developing and iterating 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 in-vehicle 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 close 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.
• Presenting creative work early and often to key stakeholders in design reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or a combination of education and equivalent experience
• 3+ years experience working across a triad of designers, engineers and product
• 1+ years experience collaborating with Product Requirement Documents (PRD's)
• Demonstrated experience with end-to-end design work required
• High performing prototyping abilities (e.g. Figma, ProtoPie or similar)
• Proof-points/experience owning work from ideation to delivery, including experience working directly with Engineering & Product Management teams
• Proven experience collaborating with Engineering teams to solve development issues through design
• Experience working in Jira, owning tasks that map to delivery stage for engineering
• Experience with iteratively designing a product in production based on usage and customer feedback.

Nice-to-haves

• Exceptional visual design skills
• Sensitivity to intelligent system interactions
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies
• Proficiency in human-centered design approaches, techniques, and philosophy
• Automotive UI/HMI experience is preferred
• 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.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.