UX Designer

Milwaukee Tool•Brookfield, WI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Milwaukee Tool, we believe our people and culture are the foundation of our success. As we continue to expand our digitally enabled products and services, we are looking for UX Designers who are passionate about solving customer problems and creating intuitive, effective experiences. Our digital ecosystem supports customers across web, mobile, connected products, and emerging technologies. Working within established and evolving UX frameworks, standards, and design systems, you'll help shape experiences that are cohesive, scalable, and aligned with both customer and business needs.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience as a UX Designer, Interaction Designer, Product Designer, or similar role.
Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or equivalent professional experience.
Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
Experience contributing to discovery, problem framing, or early product planning activities.
Ability to communicate complex ideas and design rationale through appropriate design artifacts and stakeholder discussions.
Demonstrated ability to break down complex work, plan effectively, and manage priorities across multiple initiatives.
Working knowledge of design research methods, including end user interviews, concept evaluation, and usability testing.
Experience designing iteratively, shipping digital products, and using customer feedback to improve outcomes.
Experience applying design systems, mobile platform conventions, and responsive design principles.
Portfolio demonstrating UX thinking, systems thinking, end-to-end design process, and shipped work is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience using AI-assisted tools to support design workflows, exploration, or product experiences is a plus.
Strong ownership, initiative, and accountability.
A collaborative approach that builds trust across disciplines.
Curiosity, adaptability, and comfort working through ambiguity.
A growth mindset and desire to continuously improve.
A healthy balance of humility and confidence.
Alignment with Milwaukee Tool's core culture principles, One Team Mentality, Candid Communication, Always Improving, Speed, Agility, Urgency, and Empowered Leadership.

Responsibilities

Partner with Product Management and Research to understand customer problems, identify opportunities, and contribute to discovery directly with Product Management as needed.
Design experiences for multi-platform products and solutions across web, iOS, Android, and connected hardware.
Balance customer, business, and technical needs to simplify complex workflows and inform design decisions.
Break down complex initiatives into manageable design activities, identifying risks, dependencies, and opportunities for incremental delivery.
Apply systems thinking to create cohesive experiences across products, platforms, and Milwaukee Tool's design system.
Collaborate closely with Product Management, Product Owners, Engineering, Industrial Design, Development, other UX Designers, and Quality Assurance partners throughout the product lifecycle.
Take ownership of your work from discovery through implementation and ensure a high level of quality and craftsmanship throughout.
Generate concepts and prototypes, validating solutions through customer feedback and testing as needed.
Share work early and often to gather feedback, build alignment, and influence decisions.
Communicate design rationale and implementation requirements while ensuring experience quality through launch.
Contribute to team quality and the evolution of the UX practice through collaboration, constructive feedback, shared learning, and continuous improvement.