Senior Designer - Branded UI Visual Designer - Human Interface Design Team

General Motors

Senior Designer - Branded UI Visual Designer - Human Interface Design Team

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Warren MI USA

Hybrid

Senior level

Automotive • Big Data • Information Technology • Robotics • Software • Transportation • Manufacturing

We make amazing products people love for every journey.

The Role

Lead visual design for in-vehicle digital experiences across clusters touchscreens and HUDs. Create high-fidelity visuals prototypes and production-ready assets; drive visual standards cross-functional alignment and mentor junior designers while ensuring design handoff and usability-informed solutions.

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Work Arrangement
This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the office in Warren MI three times per week or other frequency dictated by the business.
The Role
The GM Human Interface Design - Vehicle Studio is looking for a Senior Designer who is passionate about creating thoughtful in-vehicle user experiences in close collaboration with design software and engineering teams. In this role you will help shape digital interfaces used by millions of customers across Digital Instrument Clusters Touchscreens and Head-Up Displays (HUD). You will work with designers researchers engineers and cross-functional partners to create clear visually compelling and customer-centered experiences. The ideal candidate brings strong user interface design and UX skills exceptional attention to detail and the ability to independently drive high-quality work while influencing design outcomes across teams.
What You'll Do

Own the design development and delivery of in-vehicle digital experiences across assigned product areas.
Create exceptional visual design concepts mood boards UI assets prototypes and production-ready graphics for complex digital interfaces.
Translate user needs brand direction business goals and technical constraints into elegant intuitive and visually refined design solutions .
Lead design reviews set visual quality standards communicate design rationale clearly and present recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders and partners.
Drive alignment across design engineering and related teams to deliver cohesive visually consistent and premium-quality experiences across multiple surfaces and screen sizes.
Use research usability findings data and feedback to strengthen visual clarity UI usability and overall experience quality and strengthen customer outcomes.
Serve as a visual craft leader to other designers by sharing expertise providing feedback and mentoring more junior team members.
Deliver precise well-documented and development-ready design files specifications and documentation to support efficient collaboration and development handoff.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

Bachelor's degree in Visual Design Graphic Design Human-Computer Interaction Interaction Design or a related discipline.
5+ years of experience designing digital user interfaces for automotive embedded mobile or other complex product experiences.
Strong portfolio which shows evidence of high-quality visual craft clear design judgment polished end-to-end execution and thoughtful UX problem solving.
Strong UI visualization visual communication digital design and UX design skills with the ability to create intuitive and customer-centered interfaces.
Experience leading design work from concept through production for complex digital products or systems.
Experience creating sketches mockups prototypes presentations and other design communication materials.
Proficiency with industry-standard design tools such as Sketch Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
Ability to work independently exercise strong judgment and solve ambiguous or non-standard design challenges.
Strong collaboration and communication skills when working with cross-functional teams.
Experience presenting design rationale and influencing decisions with stakeholders and project partners.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

7+ years of experience designing automotive or other complex digital interfaces across multiple surfaces and screen sizes.
Experience contributing to brand-forward digital experiences including visual language brand systems or interface design systems.
Strong portfolio which shows evidence of advanced visual craft strong taste level polished interaction design and systems thinking.
Experience balancing visual design excellence with solid UX thinking to create clear intuitive customer experiences.
Experience with prototyping motion design animation or interaction storytelling.
Experience applying usability findings heuristic evaluation or customer insights to refine designs.
Familiarity with the product development lifecycle for digital products embedded systems or automotive experiences.
Experience mentoring or guiding more junior designers and helping raise the design bar across a team.

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Skills Required

Bachelor's degree in Visual Design Graphic Design HCI Interaction Design or related discipline
5+ years designing digital user interfaces for automotive embedded mobile or other complex product experiences
Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality visual craft end-to-end execution and UX problem solving
Strong UI visualization visual communication digital design and UX design skills
Experience leading design from concept through production for complex digital products or systems
Experience creating sketches mockups prototypes presentations and other design communication materials
Proficiency with Sketch
Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop
Proficiency with Adobe Illustrator
Ability to work independently exercise strong judgment and solve ambiguous or non-standard design challenges
Strong collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional teams
Experience presenting design rationale and influencing stakeholder decisions
7+ years designing automotive or other complex digital interfaces across multiple surfaces and screen sizes
Experience contributing to brand-forward digital experiences visual language brand systems or interface design systems
Experience with prototyping motion design animation or interaction storytelling
Experience applying usability findings heuristic evaluation or customer insights to refine designs
Familiarity with product development lifecycle for digital products embedded systems or automotive experiences
Experience mentoring or guiding more junior designers

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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Roles that are categorized as Hybrid mean that the successful candidate is expected to report onsite to the designated facility at least three times per week or other frequency as dictated by the business.

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