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Daikin Applied Americas · 4 hours ago

Sr. UX Designer

Plymouth, MN

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $149K/yr

5+ years exp

Daikin Applied Americas is the world's largest HVAC company, recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best-In-State Employers 2025. They are seeking a talented Sr UX Designer who will collaborate with product management, create user-centric designs, and enhance customer experiences through iterative testing and analytics.

Consumer GoodsElectronicsHeating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)Manufacturing

No H1B

Responsibilities

Operate within the Daikin Applied UX process, which includes discovery, ideation, visualization, and testing

Advocate the needs of the customer, fostering a shared understanding of the customer-centric intersection between design, content, business and brand

Facilitate customer discovery sessions to uncover user needs, preferences, and pain points

Design intuitive, low-friction solutions, validate them through iterative testing, and refine them based on user feedback, to ensure alignment with real-world expectations

Work iteratively and collaboratively with a cross-disciplinary team (product owners, software engineers, researchers), using lean and agile methodologies to explore, test, and implement designs

Lead end users, development team and partners with impact, and guide decision-making through a customer-focused approach rather then a ‘technology first’ mindset

Develop comprehensive user journey maps and task flows to visualize end-to-end user experiences and foster a better understanding of customer behavior

Sketch out low-fidelity wireframes, build interactive prototypes, and leverage Daikin Applied’s design system to deliver high fidelity mockups

Lead design reviews to validate them with the design team, product managers, engineering teams, and business stakeholders

Optimize the effectiveness of new and existing features by proactively planning, performing, and advocating validation techniques like usability testing, user research, and interpreting analytic data

Qualification

User experience designCustomer discovery techniquesFigmaSketchInformation architectureHTMLCSSCollaboration skillsAttention to detailProblem-solving skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience

5+ years of experience in design of mobile, web and embedded user interfaces

Lead discovery activities and user testing

Ability to work independently

Significant experience with customer discovery techniques, including user interviews, usability testing, and journey mapping

Strong grasp of information architecture, design patterns, and interaction design for data-heavy applications

Expertise using Figma, Sketch, or the equivalent

Advanced knowledge of design systems and how to apply them, while still creatively solving design problems

Understanding of HTML, CSS, and other web technologies

Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Preferred

Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience

8+ years of experience in design of mobile, web and embedded user interfaces

Benefits

Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance

401K retirement plan with employer contributions matching 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions and 50% on the next 2% of employee contributions

Company provided life insurance + optional employee paid voluntary life insurance, dependent life coverage and voluntary accident coverage

Short term and long-term disability

3 weeks of paid time off for new employees + 11 company paid holidays

Vacation accrues on a monthly basis, unless applicable federal, state and local law requires a faster accrual

Paid sick time in accordance of the federal, state and local law

Paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service

Company

Daikin Applied Americas

Daikin Applied delivers superior air quality and energy efficiency to every solution with innovation in advanced technology, IoT, and next generation compressors.

Founded in 1933

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

5001-10000 employees