Digital Product Designer - Core Apps

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Core Experience team is a hybrid group of product designers with UX, visual, and motion skills. The team defines next-generation in-vehicle experiences and the operational approach needed to deliver them, partnering closely with engineering and product teams on customer-facing core apps. The team brings together cross-functional partners and prioritizes work that best meets customer needs today and in the future.

The Product Designer will help deliver Ford’s experience strategy through UI/UX solutions for current and future Ford and Lincoln vehicles. This role involves tackling complex challenges, working through ambiguity, and integrating hardware, software, and customer needs. As part of the Core UX team, the designer will also help shape ways of working and processes to increase efficiency across the Digital Product Design team. The position is hybrid and requires onsite work four or more days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience in Digital Product Design or related fields.
• At least 3 years of experience in relevant product design roles.
• At least 2 years of experience working across product teams made up of designers, engineers, and product managers.
• Strength in systems thinking and mapping end-to-end customer journeys.
• Strong communication and storytelling abilities, including making complex ideas clear and compelling.
• High proficiency in Figma and prototyping tools for creating customer flows and rapid prototypes.
• Ability to deliver impactful design solutions integrating UX, visual design, content, research, and technical constraints into cohesive, user-focused experiences.
• Ability to work within current frameworks, design systems, and product requirements.
• Ability to work independently while building strong collaborative relationships across partnering functions.
• A portfolio showcasing thoughtfully crafted design projects and a deep understanding of user experience principles and design processes.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility verification is required at hire.

Nice To Haves

• Exceptional visual design skills and proficiency in human-centered design approaches.
• Proven experience in UX, interaction, and experience design within complex ecosystems.
• Comfort working in ambiguous spaces where outcomes are not yet defined.
• Comfort adapting to evolving demands and pivoting efforts toward new directions and goals.
• Self-starter who is organized and can prioritize and manage tasks.
• Skilled at collaborating across multiple teams and building bridges between design, engineering, and strategy.
• Ability to travel to various office locations to experience and test hardware in person.

Responsibilities

• Help shape future digital experiences for Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
• Work with a cross-disciplinary team to create interfaces that meet customer expectations and provide simple, intuitive interactions with the vehicle.
• Translate early concepts into thorough, thoughtful, testable design solutions and prototypes.
• Collaborate with design, engineering, and product teams to align experiences with customer needs, technical realities, and business objectives.
• Iterate on digital products and apps and bring them to life through implementation with development and engineering partners.
• Design, manage, and adapt design systems, components, and prototypes.
• Craft, coordinate, and present design strategy to leadership and executives through ongoing review cycles with product, engineering, and research partners.
• Help shape ways of working and processes to increase efficiency for the Digital Product Design team.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized back-up child care.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• 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.
• Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level