# Digital Design Director

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Palo Alto
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $167,200-$316,600
**Category**: Design
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

Digital Product Design (DPD) at Ford is committed to envisioning and creating simple, thoughtful, enjoyable, and compelling product experiences that our customers need and love. We work in close partnership with product and engineering to deliver best-in-class interactions experiences that meet the needs of people today, and in the future.

The Experience Strategy & Design team is defining the next generation of in-vehicle experiences and the operational approach needed to get there. Rather than focusing on one-off feature-driven solutions, this team moves up stream to get ahead of delivery cycles, building bridges through curiosity and a clear mission to deliver on our brand equities and core customer needs.

We are searching for an innovative and visionary Product Design Leader to shape Ford’s experience strategy and deliver breakthrough UI/UX solutions for vehicles now and in the future. This high-impact role calls for a proven design professional with a passion for tackling complex challenges, thriving in ambiguity, and charting new directions that seamlessly integrate hardware, software, and customer needs.

Key responsibilities include establishing and leading the overall design vision, driving multiple large-scale strategic projects, and advancing future interaction models that integrate physical and digital experiences. The ideal candidate will also unite and empower cross-functional teams, communicate complex concepts and strategies to partners and stakeholders, and transform innovative ideas into compelling prototypes and high-quality design deliverables.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience in Digital Product Design or related fields, with 12+ years of experience in relevant product design commercial organizations. They will also have 4+ years managing and/or leading cross-functional teams from concept to shipping complex customer-facing design experiences, and a proven track record of delivering impactful product design strategies by integrating UX, visual design, content, research, and technical constraints into cohesive, user-focused experiences that support business goals.

Additional requirements include strong communication and storytelling abilities, high performing proficiency in Figma, and the ability to work within current frameworks, evolve core processes, and invent new ways of working to drive impactful change and efficiency.

This position offers a competitive salary range of $167,200-$316,600, as well as a comprehensive benefits package, including immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage, flexible family care days, paid parental leave, and tuition assistance.

## Skills

### Required
- Digital Product Design
- Figma
- UX
- Visual Design
- Content
- Research
- Technical Constraints

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