UX Designer
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UX Designer
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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…
What you’ll be able to do:
The candidate must be collaborative by nature—willing to lead, execute, optimize and adjust both work product and processes—based on feedback and input from a number of stakeholders.You’ll have to be passionate about user experience and want to take advantage of working with highly collaborative and talented team members. You’ll have the opportunity to create and transform digital experiences for a commercial audience being offered the leading edge in automotive technology and supporting solutions. Balancing the business needs while always keeping our users and their goals in mind will be paramount. You will be responsible for guiding the user experience across Ford Pro’s website strategy inclusive of all parts of the customer journey.
What you’ll be able to do:
The candidate must be collaborative by nature—willing to lead, execute, optimize and adjust both work product and processes—based on feedback and input from a number of stakeholders.You’ll have to be passionate about user experience and want to take advantage of working with highly collaborative and talented team members. You’ll have the opportunity to create and transform digital experiences for a commercial audience being offered the leading edge in automotive technology and supporting solutions. Balancing the business needs while always keeping our users and their goals in mind will be paramount. You will be responsible for guiding the user experience across Ford Pro’s website strategy inclusive of all parts of the customer journey.
What you’ll do…
You will:
- Concept, design, test, launch and refine new products and services through systems thinking that solve known and emergent user needs.
- Be a strong voice for Human Centered design, supported by a growing team of talented designers and leaders.
- Contribute to the inclusive culture of the larger Digital team.
- Advocate user-centered design perspectives for your areas of focus that are informed by business needs and technical feasibility.
- Provide consistency in approach, and integrity in usability and accessibility, across design efforts with multiple products units.
- Drive the delivery of design work, raising the bar for team-wide, human-centered approaches.
- Work cross functionally with leaders and colleagues to define, and execute against, strategy and projects.
- Engage in project planning and scoping to support business needs and design opportunities, setting teams up for success.
- Balance user needs, business objectives, and technical feasibility to solve problems effectively, with a focus on delivering high quality experiences.
- Support design efforts for a data-driven, test & learn program, while incorporating analytics.
- Work with stakeholders to proactively identify problems & solutions.
You’ll have…
- Bachelor’s degree in User Experience Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Graphic Design or related field.
- 1+ years of experience in the digital and software design.
- Current Ford Experience
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
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion in a remote and dynamic working environment.
- Knowledge of Interaction Design, Service Design, Design Research, Information Architecture, and /or UX.
- Experience delivering projects from definition thru execution and refinement.
- Ability to build consensus, influence, and work effectively within a cross-functional team of designers, product managers, and engineers. Comfortable with building relationships, credibility, and proactive communication with team members and leaders.
- Ability to communicate the value of product features and identify trade-offs to deliver useful digital products.
- Flexibility to work on initiatives with unclear and/or changing requirements. Strong project management, problem-solving, verbal/written communication, and context switching skills.
- High-level knowledge of design tools such as: Sketch, InVision, Figma, and/or other design and prototyping software.
- 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.
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