Advanced UX Design Manager

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**Job Description**

**Hybrid:** Reporting to a specific location where work needs to be performed / collaboration should happen (regardless this location is within a hub) and without regard to where a candidate lives (some employees may end up hybrid who live more than 50 miles away but where business needs dictate them to be onsite at a specific location three days per week).

+ This role is categorized as hybrid.

This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren GM Global Technical Center three times per week, at minimum.
+ This job is eligible for relocation benefits.

**Drive the Future of Automotive Experiences – Join Our Human Interface Design Team!**
Are you passionate about crafting intuitive, beautiful, and human-centered digital experiences across vehicles, web, and mobile platforms?

Our Human Interface Design (HID) team is redefining how people interact with automotive technology—both inside and outside the vehicle.

From in-vehicle displays to connected apps and foundational design systems across software and hardware, we create seamless experiences that feel effortless, engaging, and safe.

**What We Do**

+ **Understand Drivers & Passengers** : We dive deep into user research to uncover real needs and behaviors on the road and beyond.
+ **Design Across Platforms** : From infotainment systems to mobile apps and web portals to hardware switch configurations, we build cohesive digital ecosystems that connect users to their vehicles and services.
+ **Build Strong Foundations** : We develop scalable design systems and interaction models that ensure consistency, accessibility, and innovation across all touchpoints.
+ **Innovate Interactions** : We define how users navigate voice controls, advanced driver-assist features, and connected services.
+ **Champion Safety & Accessibility** : Every design is inclusive, distraction-free, and aligned with global safety standards.
+ **Collaborate Across Teams** : We work hand-in-hand with engineers, product managers, interior and exterior designers and UX researchers to bring ideas to life.

**Why Join Us?**

+ **Impact at Scale** : Your designs will shape the driving and digital experience for millions of users worldwide.
+ **Creative Freedom** : Explore bold ideas and push the boundaries of automotive and digital design.
+ **Continuous Growth** : Learn from a team of experts and stay ahead in the rapidly evolving mobility and tech landscape.
+ **User-First Culture** : Every decision starts with empathy for the driver, passenger, and digital user.

If you're ready to design the future of mobility we’d love to meet you!

The **Advanced UX Design Manager** at GM Design Studios is tasked with leading a team of dedicated designers, working to create the next-generation user experience for vehicles.

This role involves close collaboration with Vehicle Designers, Software Developers, Program Teams, and Component Designers to ensure the seamless integration of technologies and specific interaction patterns within the vehicle.

The designer’s ultimate goal is to provide a considered, wholistic vehicle experience working across the hardware and software environments.

A good candidate has knowledge of human centric design, sensibility to aesthetics, form, and brand.

This person has the ability to solve user needs and desires over a wide range of customers.

This role requires the ability to lead a team working on complex interactions, while maintaining a harmonious combination of creative skills and technical know-how.

This person will be the driving force behind exploring human interface design principles and problem solving to facilitate aesthetically beautiful product interiors.

**Job Responsibilities**

+ **Industry Awareness:**
+ Stay updated on design trends within and outside the automotive industry.
+ Understanding of directional trends and an ability to predict where its headed
+ Global viewpoint on industry
+ Larger picture perspective on strategies and implications of long-term thinking
+ **Concept Development:**
+ Collaborate with other designers to create and refine UX concepts for in-vehicle experiences, considering scalability, human-centered design, and brand consistency.
+ Develop design concepts and production-ready experiences for implementation in both concept and production programs.
+ Demonstrate advanced communication skills in 2D design and illustration.
+ Engage in storytelling and storyboarding to convey design concepts.
+ Generate frameworks for UX interactions.
+ Work with 2D motion and create simple 3D models/animations.
+ **Prototyping and Iteration:**
+ Generate prototype experiences to aid leadership in making informed decisions about future vehicle designs.
+ Produce multiple iterations to address design issues and ensure user needs are met.
+ Build and iterate on interactive prototypes to drive decision-making through user interaction.
+ **Design Execution:**
+ Produce high-quality, innovative designs, including concept sketches, drawings, prototypes, and storyboards.
+ Maintain attention to detail and structure design components for easy handoff to the team.
+ Utilize sophisticated graphic design skills to set the tone for digital experience concepts.
+ **Collaboration and Communication:**
+ Work professionally with engineers, designers, and suppliers worldwide.
+ Communicate and present design concepts effectively to a diverse team.
+ Support design critiques that guide major design decisions.
+ Collaborate closely with team members to craft a world-class user experience across all products and platforms.
+ Strategize with key partners (engineering, software, etc.) to identify and explore opportunities

**Technical Qualifications**

+ Bachelor’s degree or Master’s Degree in User Experience or related degree
+ Experience using Figma & Protopie is required
+ Experience with Sketch, XD, Photoshop, and Illustrator
+ Experience with 3D Modeling & Understanding of 3d development
+ Well versed with video editing tools like Premier Pro
+ Understanding of engineering requirements/limitations a plus
+ Understanding of software requirements/limitations a plus

**GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE.

DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

THIS INCLUDES DIRECT COMPANY SPONSORSHIP, ENTRY OF GM AS THE IMMIGRATION EMPLOYER OF RECORD ON A GOVERNMENT FORM, AND ANY WORK AUTHORIZATION REQUIRING A WRITTEN SUBMISSION OR OTHER IMMIGRATION SUPPORT FROM THE COMPANY (e.g., H-1B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT**



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