Job Description
UX Designer
United States (Remote)
JOB DESCRIPTION
UX Designer
We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world — together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. What will you make today?
Ford Pro is a new global business within Ford committed to commercial customer productivity. Ford Pro delivers a work-ready suite of vehicles, accessories and services for virtually every vocation, backed by technology and engineered for uptime. A true one-stop shop, we offer a full portfolio of electrified and internal combustion vehicles designed to integrate seamlessly with the Ford Pro ecosystem, helping customers’ businesses thrive today and into the new era of electrification.
In this position…
You will have the opportunity to join a large team of talented designers and design leaders who come from a mixed background. Our team is committed to helping you learn, grow, and develop within your career.
You will also:
- · Create and transform digital experiences for a commercial audience being offered the leading edge in automotive technology and supporting solutions.
- · Work on projects from ideation to final implementation to make a meaningful impact on the lives of our customers
- · Have heads-down and paired designing to tackle challenging problems and support variable working style
- · Support design initiatives in a test & learn program using customer insights and a data driven approach
What you’ll do…
Your passion about user experience along with your value in working with a highly collaborative and talented team members will help you to:
- · Be a strong voice for human-centered design, raising the bar for our cross- collaborative approach to understanding and meeting our customers’ needs
- · Concept, design, test, launch and elevate new products and services through systems thinking that solve known and emergent user needs.
- · Advocate user-centered design perspectives for your areas of focus informed by customer needs, business objectives, and technical feasibility.
- · Contribute to the inclusive culture and processes of the larger Digital Design team
- · Provide consistency in approach and applying brand guidelines across design efforts with multiple product units
- · Use your knowledge of usability and accessibility best practices and standards to provide positive support to a broad user base.
- · Work cross-functionally with leaders, colleagues, and stakeholders to inform strategy, identify problems, and proactively execute towards meaningful solutions.
- · Support project planning and scoping to set our teams up for success.
- · Balance user needs, business objectives, and technical feasibility to solve problems effectively
- · Work proficiently in modern design tools such as Sketch, InVision, Figma, or similar software to deliver with a high level of quality.
- · Effectively communicate design concepts and rationale to design peers and partnering stakeholders.
You’ll have…
- · Bachelor’s degree or a combination of education and equivalent experience
- · 3+ years of experience in digital and software design.
Even better, you may have…
- · Bachelor’s and /or Master’s in User Experience Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Service Design, Graphic Design, or a design-related degree (i.e. Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Human Factors, etc.).
- · Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion in a remote and dynamic working environment.
- · Intermediate to strong knowledge in one or more areas of UX such as Interaction Design, Service Design, Design Research, Information Architecture, and / or Visual Design.
- · Experience working through most or all phases of the design process; taking projects from discovery through delivery.
- · Experience building successful relationships and proactively communicating with partnering team members.
- · Ability to work effectively within a cross-functional team of designers, product managers, and engineers.
- · Ability to communicate the value of product features and identify trade-offs to deliver valuable digital experiences.
- · Strength in navigating ambiguity and gaining clarity to help define design requirements and inform the direction of the product experience.
- · A passion for the automotive, transportation and fleet management industry.
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we’ve outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
- • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
- • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.