Sr Product Designer - Digital Product Design and UX

Publix•Lakeland, FL

82d•$135,200 - $202,800•Hybrid

About The Position

Publix Super Markets, Inc. is seeking a Senior UX/Product Designer to transform complex challenges into clear, user-friendly product experiences. This role is part of a collaborative team that values shared ownership. The designer will work on both e-commerce journeys for customers and data-intensive, efficiency-focused tools for associates. The position requires close collaboration with product and engineering teams to ensure practical, real-world solutions. The team emphasizes design craft, usability, and consistency, while maintaining a focus on shipping and continuous learning. Curiosity, mutual support, and a drive for improvement in both work and delivery processes are highly valued.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in HCI, Interaction Design, Product Design, Digital Media, or a related field
5+ years of relevant product design or UX design experience
3+ years designing customer facing web and mobile experiences
2+ years conducting or applying user research and usability testing findings
2+ years of experience in Figma, along with a demonstrated ability to explore and apply new tools, workflows, and AI driven approaches that expand what design can deliver
3+ year of experience designing consumer facing digital products with a strong focus on usability and visual quality
An established portfolio that shows how you frame problems, explore solutions, and translate customer needs into clear product decisions
Effective at documenting user flows, interaction details, design decisions, and handoff materials in ways that support cross functional teams
Experience using AI tools to improve design delivery, streamline workflows, and reduce repetitive work across the product lifecycle
Solid product design fundamentals across interaction design, visual design, and information architecture

Nice To Haves

Experience navigating ambiguous product problems and helping shape clear, actionable direction
Comfortable exploring multiple concepts and approaches to quickly learn what works and move ideas forward
Strong communication skills with the ability to build trust and work effectively across design, product, and engineering
Think in systems by designing solutions that scale across features, reuse patterns, and account for upstream and downstream impact
Experience working through multiple cycles of design, feedback, and implementation in close partnership with cross functional teams
Able to make steady progress as requirements evolve, with a bias toward action and forward momentum
Comfortable facilitating design reviews, bringing in the right voices, and helping teams arrive at clear decisions
Solid understanding of product design across mobile and web, including common patterns, accessibility, and usability principles
Able to clearly share process and design decisions in ways that help teams stay aligned and move forward with confidence
Strong attention to detail with care for interaction, hierarchy, and visual polish
Supportive of teammates, open with feedback, and invested in helping others grow and do strong work together
Comfortable presenting work at an expert level, clearly walking through rationale, tradeoffs, and key considerations to help partners align and make informed decisions

Responsibilities

Own design work from early problem framing through final delivery, creating solutions that reflect real customer needs while balancing business goals and technical constraints.
Partner closely with product managers and engineers to shape scope, align tradeoffs, and keep work moving steadily toward launch.
Share work early and often, helping turn ideas into clear direction, surfacing the right feedback at the right time, and driving decisions forward.
Explore concepts, test with customers, and use research, data, and prototyping to continuously refine and strengthen the product direction.
Demonstrate strong judgment in applying new tools, workflows, and AI-enabled approaches to improve design quality, accelerate learning, and expand how the team delivers.
Contribute to the evolution of the design system by refining patterns and components and helping teams build more consistent experiences.
Present work at an expert level, clearly articulating rationale, framing tradeoffs, and providing the context needed to help cross functional partners align and make confident decisions.

Benefits

Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
401(k) retirement savings plan
Group health, dental and vision plans
Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
Year-end bonus (one month's extra pay)