Senior Product Designer

Dealership:

Location: Remote, PST preferred

Compensation: $100,000-$120,000 annually w/ bonus potential

Join our talented team of designers who are reimagining the future of car buying and selling with purpose, passion, and a healthy dose of fun. As a Sr. Product Designer, you'll be an integral part of shaping Driveway.com, crafting beautiful and intuitive experiences that make car ownership accessible to a new generation. Working primarily on our e-commerce site, you'll tackle everything from exciting new features to design enhancements that elevate the overall user experience. You'll collaborate with a close-knit, creative team that values innovation, candid feedback, quick wit, and the occasional gif in Teams. If you love solving complex problems, sweating the details, and working with people who are as passionate about great design as you are, we'd love to meet you. 

Responsibilities 

Product Design & Strategy 

• Support Lead Designer on roadmap feature design and enhancement work, while executing each phase from research and competitive analysis through final engineering specifications 

• Explore and articulate a wide range of design options, clearly communicating the trade-offs and rationale behind each solution 

• Partner with product to define key questions and problems to explore, while using metrics to make data-informed decisions 

• Consider states and edge cases when designing for complex systems and document solutions to help onboard other team members 

• Deliver meticulously detailed design specifications that provide engineering teams with precise guidance on spacing, interactions, states, and component behavior 

• Work with Principal Designer to deepen domain knowledge and align with Driveway's brand, voice, and style 

Design Excellence 

• Create sophisticated user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes that incorporate animations and transitions 

• Maintain highly organized Figma files with clear documentation, components, and meeting notes 

• Work closely with Design System Lead to ensure proper usage of Sequoia Design System and contribute improvements when needed 

• Collaborate with design team to craft clear, compelling value propositions for features 

• Identify and address information hierarchy issues that affect readability 

• Champion accessibility standards and inclusive design practices 

• Participate in user research sessions and synthesis 

• Help define and track success metrics for design initiatives 

Team Collaboration & Communication 

• Present design work effectively to various audiences, guiding discussions to obtain actionable feedback 

• Actively participate in design critiques, sharing work openly and incorporating team feedback constructively 

• Build confidence in direction with engineering and product partners before executing 

• Manage multiple workstreams effectively, communicating priorities clearly and meeting consistent delivery cadences 

• Host bug bashes for projects and address post-launch issues proactively 

• Contribute to team culture through participating in hiring activities, planning team initiatives, and suggesting process improvements 

Skills and Qualifications 

• 5+ years of product design experience with a strong portfolio showcasing recent work in digital products 

• Familiarity working in agile environment—creating design stories, pointing, working in sprints 

• Expert knowledge of product design methodology and user-centered design principles 

• Proven ability to make data-informed decisions and translate complex requirements into intuitive solutions 

• Strong visual design competency, including typography, color theory, and layout 

• Strong attention to detail 

• Advanced proficiency with Figma and modern design tools 

• Familiarity with UserTesting.com, Notion, Whimsical, and Azure DevOps a plus 

• Excellence in written and verbal communication, with demonstrated ability to present work clearly and tell compelling stories 

• Experience working with and contributing to design systems 

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects independently while maintaining high quality standards 

• Track record of mentoring others and contributing to team growth 

Nice to Have 

• Basic understanding of front-end technologies (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) 

• Experience in e-commerce or automotive industry 

• Background in designing content-heavy interfaces and information architecture 

We offer best in class industry benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Paid Holidays & PTO
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Lithia Learning Center
• Vehicle Purchase Discounts
• Wellness Programs

High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required. We are a drug free workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status). We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.