In-Vehicle Product Designer

Job Description

The Role

GM Human Interface Design - Vehicle Studio is looking for an experienced Designer who is passionate about collaboration across design, software, and engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving consistency, quality, and scalability across brand experiences by managing UI libraries, supporting designers, and collaborating cross-functionally. This role serves as a bridge between brand-specific needs and governance standards, ensuring that design execution aligns with system-wide principles while maintaining brand integrity.

What You’ll Do

• Manage UI libraries and templates.
• Ensure UI components are scalable across programs, regions, and display scopes.
• Communicate library updates and changes to relevant teams.
• Review new features and resources with designers to ensure quality and consistency in execution.
• Flag and resolve deviations from design system standards in collaboration with governance.
• Champion UI excellence and advocate for high-quality delivery and implementation.
• Take a big-picture view to identify consistency gaps across apps, patterns, and design language.
• Partner with product, engineering, and QA teams to ensure UI quality and alignment.
• Support cross-functional alignment efforts to maintain a unified design language.
• Act as a program and generation expert, with deep understanding of display configuration, framework, and historical decisions across vehicle generations.
• Support nuanced program requirements and provide guidance on implementation and compliance considerations.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience in product design, UX/UI, or design systems.
• Formal training on degree in Interface Design, Visual Design or related discipline.
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices.
• Experience building and maintaining design systems in Figma, including component architecture, variants, and documentation.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams to ensure design-to-code alignment.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills across disciplines.
• Proficiency with industry standard design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strong understanding of accessibility and inclusive design standards, with the ability to create experiences that meet best practices.
• Proficiency in prototyping, with experience in software and/or hardware development considered a plus.
• Deep understanding of the competitive landscape

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., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc). This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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