Ford Motor Company · 1 week ago
Product Designer
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior LevelFord Motor Company is committed to envisioning and creating impactful product experiences. As a Lead Designer on the Experience Strategy & Design team, you will transform concepts into practical prototypes, defining customer journeys and collaborating with engineers and product teams to ensure cohesive and valuable in-vehicle experiences.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation
No H1B
Responsibilities
Translate early concepts into practical, testable prototypes
Define customer journeys, flows, and processes that connect new features into cohesive experiences
Partner with engineers and technologists to explore feasibility, rapidly test ideas, and refine concepts
Collaborate across design, engineering, and product teams to ensure experiences align with customer needs and technical realities
Distill complex information into clear strategies, frameworks, and narratives that drive alignment
Proactively identify opportunities to integrate new technologies into meaningful, customer-driven experiences
Qualification
Required
Bachelors Degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
Proven experience in UX, interaction, and experience design, within complex ecosystems (Ford, Rivian, McDonalds, Tock, Disney Parks)
Strength in systems thinking and mapping end-to-end journeys
Comfortable working in ambiguous spaces where outcomes aren't defined yet
Skilled at collaborating across disciplines, building bridges between design, engineering, and strategy
Strong communication and storytelling abilities, with a knack for making complex ideas clear and compelling
Benefits
Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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.
Company
Ford Motor Company
We don't just make history -- we make the future.
Founded in 1903
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$16.23BKey Investors
US Department of EnergySoros Fund Management
2025-07-29Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-08-17Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2023-06-22Debt Financing· $9.2B
Leadership Team
James Farley
Chief Executive Officer
Efrat Barit
COO
Recent News
2026-01-19
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