Sr. UI and UX Designer

At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility. We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.

Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we're providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.

Responsibilities:

• Define Digital Design Strategy: Lead design strategy for both new and ongoing projects, aligning digital experiences with the overall business vision and user needs.
• Ensure Seamless User Experience: Work relentlessly to optimize the user journey and ensure frictionless, engaging, high performing experiences across digital touchpoints and platforms.
• Lead New Design Initiatives: Take a proactive approach to exploring new design concepts, innovations, and initiatives. Benchmark against relevant content across the automotive and other industries.
• Expand and Maintain Web Design System: Continuously evolve and uphold Lucid's design system, ensuring consistency across all digital touchpoints.
• Execute Designs: Create high-quality, user-centered design solutions, from wireframes and prototypes to final UI implementations across digital platforms. Ensure the resulting designs are clear, unambiguous, follow brand standards, best practices, and improve user flow. Work with Product Owners and Business Analysts to ensure Jira Epics, stories and tickets are accurate and actionable, review final product in partnership with QA to make sure design intent and details are delivered.
• Present to Leadership: Drive projects to completion by presenting designs and strategic initiatives to Leadership.
• Collaborate with different teams across the organization: Work closely with product teams, developers, and cross-functional stakeholders (legal, sales, marketing, etc.) to ensure designs are feasible, aligned with goals, and implemented effectively. Provide regular updates on design work product progress and results to all stakeholders.
• Champion Design Excellence: Advocate for best-in-class design principles and practices, staying up-to date on the latest UX/UI trends and innovations.
• Metrics-Driven Design: Utilize metrics and feedback to iterate on designs, solving pain points and improving the user experience over time.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience in Product design, with a strong portfolio of work showcasing your expertise across both UX and UI disciplines, especially for web platforms.
• Expertise in creating seamless, intuitive user experiences across desktop, tablet, and mobile.
• Strong visual design skills with a deep understanding of typography, color theory, and layout design.
• Expertise in creating and expanding Visual Design Systems and applying atomic design principles.
• Excellent leadership, presentation, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Detail-oriented with a passion for creating high-quality, user-centered designs.
• Proven ability to work independently and take initiative in a dynamic, innovative environment.
• Proficient in design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop), and other design/prototyping tools.

BONUS Qualifications:

• Experience in the automotive or high-tech industries.
• Usability testing: Usability testing is a method of gathering feedback from users about their experiences with products and services.
• Knowledge of HTML/CSS and responsive web design principles.
• E-commerce background a plus.