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Toyota

Senior UX Designer

Toyota, Plano, Texas, us, 75086


Overview

Who we are

Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like at Toyota. As one of the world’s most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We’re looking for diverse, talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow. with us.

To save time applying, Toyota does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this position at this time.

Who we’re looking for

Toyota Connected Technologies team is looking for a dynamic and passionate Senior UX Designer who have a strong curiosity about people and technology. As a UX Designer on the Connected Technologies team, you will work under the direct supervision of the Senior Manager – Mobile UX Design, to maintain daily communication with Feature Planners and Scrum Masters to understand business goals and translate those into design concepts and prototypes.

This position requires customer-focused thinking and the ability to be hands on. We are looking for a self-motivated individual who is highly detail-oriented and take pride ad leadership in their deliverables.

What you’ll be doing

Collaborate across UX teams, product teams, product owners, and other groups to understand business requirements and propose innovative solutions that create customer value.

Lead complex projects from beginning to end as a subject matter expert to align with stakeholders and ensure optimal UX with on-time delivery.

Manage product delivery, including active mitigation of risks, status updates to various audiences, and facilitation of planning within the team development.

Close collaboration with the engineering team to ensure that design concepts are feasible and implemented in a consistent manner with prototypes.

Contribute new components to the Toyota Design System that enables rapid and scalable design in the future.

Provide regular updates to management (up to VP) about status of projects and how voice of customer is being integrated continuously.

Work closely with the in-house research team to ensure that Mobile UX is in line with customer expectations and exceeds industry standards.

What you bring

5-10 years of experience in UX Design or a similar design field

Portfolio showcasing deep level UX and visual design mastery for real-world products

Demonstrate and be able to speak to your strong understanding of end-to-end design, including information architecture, usability testing, layout, typography, and visual hierarchy

Experience managing projects with limited oversight as an individual contributor across distributed teams

Quality delivery of end-to-end digital solutions. This means the responsibility of solving problems with chief product owners, product teams and other UX designers — using design thinking skills, research, and good design sense.

Initiative in developing the vision of products across Toyota Connected and Toyota.

An active role in mentoring other designers, leading design meetings and assisting other product teams when needed.

Thorough, practical understanding of product design and design systems at scale.

Excellent proficiency with modern, component driven design and prototyping tools.

Exceptional interpersonal skills including consultative, detail-oriented, analytical, verbal & written communication, strong relationship management, and ability to influence

Ability to work in a dynamic, high volume, fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment with minimal supervision

Drive as an independent, autonomous, creative thinker that can break out from conventional solutions

A high degree of intellectual curiosity, analytical thinking, energy, and drive to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Added bonus if you have

Experience creating prototypes using Protopie

Previous experience in development (HTML/CSS/JS, Swift, Android, Flutter)

Experience with user-centered design process from concept development to launch

Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process

Previous experience designing for automotive interfaces or applications

What We’ll Bring

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect

Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement

Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount

Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)

Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family

Flextime and virtual work options (if applicable)

Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute

Paid holidays and paid time off

Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, child care, schools and more

Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)

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Belonging at Toyota

Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. Respect for all is our North Star. Toyota is proud to have 10+ different Business Partnering Groups across 100 different North American chapter locations that support team members’ efforts to dream, do and grow without questioning that they belong. As a company that has been one of DiversityInc’s Top 50 Companies for Diversity and a member of The Billion Dollar Roundtable supporting minority and woman-owned suppliers for over 10 years, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business.

Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Have a question, need assistance with your application or do you require any special accommodations? Please send an email to talent.acquisition@toyota.com.