Hybrid Mobile Product Designer

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Mobile Product Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $83,280 - $190,500 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dearborn, United States

About the role

• Mobile Product Designer collaborating on Ford's mobile app team. Leading design, prototypes, and user flows for innovative mobile experiences in a hybrid work setting.

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

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