Senior UX Designer

Slate Auto

About The Position

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love—and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them. Slate Auto is a new American electric vehicle company building something the industry hasn’t seen: a purpose-built, affordable EV truck designed for real people. We’re in pre-production and moving fast — which means every hire shapes the culture and product we’re building. We believe great design isn’t a department; it’s a competitive advantage. Our digital experiences — from the moment someone discovers a Slate truck online to the day they configure, purchase, and drive one off the lot — are as important to us as the vehicle itself. We’re building the online marketplace, the ownership app, the purchasing flow, and the in-vehicle digital experience from the ground up, and we need a design leader who can help us do it right. Slate is looking for an energetic, organized, experienced Senior UX Designer to join our growing team. The Senior UX Designer is an individual contributor role that will help our customers engage with our vehicle program through clarity of concepts and workflow. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering impactful UX projects in disruptive, ambiguous problem spaces. They will be a part of the team responsible for defining how people interact with Slate products. This role is ideal for a senior individual contributor who thrives in ambiguity, combines strong product thinking with exceptional interaction design craft, and is excited by the opportunity to prototype and shape entirely new customer experiences.

Requirements

A Bachelor's Degree in User Experience Design, HMI, communications, or related UX field.
7+ years professional work experience leading high impact UX projects.
Experienced in interface design and evaluation; thorough knowledge and experience of a range of UX approaches and methodologies is a must.
A passion for emerging technologies, new interaction models, apps, and interactive interfaces.
Highly experienced with modern design tools such as Figma and prototyping platforms.
Strong visual, interaction, and systems-thinking design skills.
A proven strategic thinker and collaborator who flourishes in an ambiguous problem space.
Actively engage your teammates and proactively initiate new projects.
Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills.
Proficient in both writing and speaking the English language.
Deep understanding of accessibility and inclusivity in UX.
Comfortable incorporating AI-assisted design and prototyping tools into your workflow

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in in User Experience Design, HMI, communications, or related UX field.
Experience in automotive or consumer electronics industries.
Experience working within an agile development process.
Experience defining design frameworks, principles, and scalable experience patterns.

Responsibilities

Contributes in UX strategy, planning, and reviews.
Own end-to-end design for key product areas from discovery through delivery
Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity specs that engineering can build from
Promote, and advise stakeholders on, the user-centric approach and apply UX methodologies to validate and inform design decisions.
Build relationships with key partners in Brand, Design and HMI, Engineering and Software teams.
Help balance strategic and tactical initiatives, to help ensure the team is solving the most critical user needs.
Expert communication and storytelling skills, including presenting to senior stakeholders.