Senior Product Designer

Trane Italia•Davidson, NC

29d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, Trane Technologies is committed to putting the planet first. Through its businesses, including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is integral to its operations. The company invites individuals who dare to challenge the world's problems and see impactful possibilities to join in making a better future. The Senior Product Designer role involves leading the creation of sophisticated, UI-forward interfaces across web and mobile applications. This position requires translating complex user and business needs into intuitive, high-quality designs, driving end-to-end UI design from discovery through delivery to ensure ease of use, task efficiency, and measurable customer value. The role also contributes to strategy and vision by defining scalable UI patterns and high-quality interfaces for future product experiences, contributing to short-term operational strategy through design planning and prototype validation, and executing strategy by delivering high-quality, scalable UI solutions. The designer will also perform tactical work by specifying patterns, components, workflows, and standards aligned with organizational product strategy, aiming to improve business outcomes by reducing customer effort, increasing adoption and retention, and lowering support needs, while strengthening ROI by reducing rework, accelerating delivery, and applying repeatable UI patterns.

Requirements

Proven experience designing UI-heavy digital products for web and/or mobile with shipped outcomes.
Strong portfolio demonstrating interaction design, high-fidelity UI craft, and systems thinking.
Expertise with modern design tools (e.g., Figma) for wireframing, prototyping, and production-ready handoff.
Demonstrated ability to independently lead workstreams and influence cross-functional partners.
Experience applying usability test insights to improve designs.
Experience mentoring or guiding other designers and improving team quality through critique and standards.
UI and interaction design (Advanced)
Information architecture and task-flow design (Advanced)
High-fidelity visual design, layout, and typography (Advanced)
Prototyping and micro-interactions (Figma) (Advanced)
Design system usage and component-based UI design (Advanced)
Accessibility basics (WCAG-minded design) (Advanced)
Customer empathy and problem framing (Advanced)
Critical thinking and clear design rationale (Advanced)
Ownership, accountability, and follow-through (Advanced)
Communication and design storytelling (Advanced)
Quality bar-setting and constructive critique (Advanced)
Cross-functional influence (product, engineering, research) (Intermediate–Advanced)
Mentoring and coaching junior designers (Intermediate–Advanced)
Planning and scoping design work for features or streams (Intermediate–Advanced)

Responsibilities

Lead UI-heavy experience design for key features across web and mobile, from early concept through final specifications.
Conduct and synthesize evaluations of user interactions (ease of use, utility, perceived value, task efficiency).
Translate complex user needs and business requirements into advanced UI patterns, flows, and feature concepts.
Create detailed process flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes to communicate design strategy and intent.
Partner with product, engineering, and research to align on scope, constraints, and delivery plans.
Collaborate with research partners on planning and running usability tests and applying insights to improve designs.
Ensure UI solutions follow the design system and elevate overall visual and interaction quality.
Mentor junior designers through feedback, pairing, and craft guidance.
Supports long-term (5-year+) roadmap development by defining scalable UI patterns and high-quality interfaces that shape future product experiences.
Contributes to short-term (1–2-year) operational strategy through clear design planning, prototype validation, and alignment with cross-functional delivery teams.
Executes strategy by delivering high-quality, scalable UI solutions that reduce friction, increase efficiency, and enhance customer satisfaction.
Performs tactical work by specifying patterns, components, workflows, and standards aligned with organizational product strategy.
Improves business outcomes by reducing customer effort, increasing adoption and retention, and lowering support needs.
Strengthens ROI by reducing rework, accelerating delivery, and applying repeatable UI patterns that lower build costs and time to market.