User Experience Designer

We are seeking a User Experience Designer to help design and improve digital experiences for Ford vehicle owners. You’ll work closely with Product, Engineering, Research, Content, Analytics, and Design partners to understand customer needs and turn them into clear, accessible experiences. You’ll contribute throughout the design process—from exploring customer problems and developing concepts to prototyping, validation, delivery, and post-launch improvement. This role is a chance to take ownership of well-scoped design work, collaborate across disciplines, and continue developing your craft. You’ll also use AI-enabled tools thoughtfully to support ideation, design exploration, and prototyping. You’ll be responsible for reviewing AI-assisted work for accuracy, accessibility, originality, brand fit, and customer usefulness, and for following guidance on approved tools and confidential information. User Experience Design & Delivery Design and refine Ford.com experiences that help Owners find vehicle information, understand features, access services, and stay connected with Ford. Translate customer problems and product requirements into user journeys, flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished interface designs. Explore design options, communicate trade-offs, and incorporate feedback from customers and cross-functional partners. Create prototypes at the appropriate level of fidelity to test assumptions, gather feedback, and support design decisions. Partner with Product and Engineering to balance customer value, business goals, accessibility, and technical feasibility. Use Ford’s design system and contribute to consistent, reusable patterns across Ford.com. Support design delivery and collaborate with engineering partners to clarify design intent and implementation details. Customer Research, Validation & Continuous Improvement Help identify customer needs and experience opportunities using research, customer feedback, analytics, and cross-functional input. Support usability testing and other evaluative activities, applying findings before and after launch. Use customer feedback and performance data to assess how experiences are working and identify opportunities for improvement. Iterate on designs as new information, feedback, or requirements emerge. Stay curious about evolving design practices and share useful learnings with the team. Collaboration & Communication Communicate design rationale through presentations, prototypes, and clear documentation. Participate in design critiques, workshops, and planning with a collaborative, open-to-feedback mindset. Build productive working relationships with Product, Engineering, Research, Content, Analytics, and Design partners. Explain design concepts and trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. AI-Assisted Design Use approved AI-enabled tools to support design work, such as exploring concepts, organizing early ideas, developing prototype content, or streamlining repetitive tasks. Review AI-assisted outputs for accuracy, accessibility, originality, brand fit, and customer usefulness. Follow applicable guidance for approved tools and the handling of confidential information. Education Bachelor’s degree in UX, interaction design, product design, human-computer interaction, visual design, or a related field—or equivalent practical experience. Experience Approximately 2–4 years of experience in UX, product, interaction, or digital design, including relevant internships or project work. A portfolio demonstrating your design process and contributions to digital experiences, including how you framed problems, explored options, used feedback, and developed solutions. Experience using a design and prototyping tool such as Figma. Working knowledge of interaction design, visual design, information architecture, usability, and accessibility. Ability to communicate design ideas and collaborate effectively across disciplines. An iterative approach to feedback, learning, and changing requirements. Required Design Experience Ability to translate customer needs and product requirements into user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and interface designs. Familiarity with usability and accessibility principles. Ability to explain design decisions and incorporate feedback from customers and partners. Ability to collaborate with Product and Engineering on design feasibility and delivery. A portfolio that clearly describes your role and contributions to design work. Preferred Experience Experience designing responsive websites or e-commerce experiences. Experience working with a design system or component library. Familiarity with customer research, usability testing, web analytics, or experimentation. Experience working on an Agile or cross-functional product team. Interest in automotive, vehicle ownership, digital services, or helping customers navigate complex information. Hands‑on familiarity with AI-assisted design tools, with the judgment to validate outputs and recognize when human review is essential. Familiarity with front‑end concepts that support collaboration with engineers and understanding implementation trade-offs. As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including: Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized back‑up child care and more 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 A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: Benefit Summary ( This position is a salary grade 6 or 7 . This position is a salary grade 6 or 7 and ranges from $85,400-$166,600 . Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value. _Visa Sponsorship is not provided for this role_* ***** Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io. #LI-Remote #LI-GH2 #J-18808-Ljbffr