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WhoWe'reLooking For

Toyota Financial Services is looking for a Manager UI/UX Designer who is obsessed with the customer, thinks deeply about people and processesand moves with the urgency of a startup inside one of the world's most trusted brands.

You'llown the end-to-end design of a product area - from understanding the customer problem, to defining the experience, to shipping it and measuring whether it worked.You'lltalk to real customers, review usability data to findwhat'sbroken, and continually iterate to craft world class digital experiences.

At this level,you'realsoa multiplier. You can work well with a variety of stakeholders, including contractorsand consultants, to raise the craft of the team around you, help shape design systems, and influence product strategy - not just execution.

Ifyou'vethrived in a startup or early-stage product environment and yet can navigate,anticipateand address the needs of a large enterprise, this is the role for you.

WhatYou'llBe Doing

• Own the design of a product area end-to-end from discovery through delivery and iteration

• Ideate and prototype - work with product, engineering, research, and operations to design the future of our end-to-end customer experience

• Research - work with product andresearchto conduct user interviews,identifypain points, and set priorities; run lightweight research independently when needed

• Create - produce information architecture diagrams, journey maps, wireframes, flows, high-fidelity mocks, and interactive prototypes

• Communicate - present your design vision and rationale clearly to stakeholders at all levels, in writing and in person

• Collaborate - work closely with product and engineering tovalidatefeasibility and ensure high-quality implementation

• Make design decisions based on data, customer feedback, and business impact - not opinions or stakeholder preferences

• Mentor - guide and elevate other designers on the team through critique, pairing, and design process coaching

What You Bring

• 10+ years of experience as an individual contributor on an in-house product design team, working on consumer-facing digital products

• A portfolio with native and/or web case studies thatdemonstratesyour approach to problem solving - research, UX, visual design, and interaction design - not just the final output

• Figma mastery - you live and breathe in Figma, and you build rich, interactive prototypes

• Excellent communication - you can present a design rationale that product, engineering, and business stakeholders all understand and align on

• A well-defined design process you can articulate and adapt to the situation

• Startup mindset with enterprise polish -you'recomfortable with ambiguity, you move fast, but you can bring along critical stakeholders with patience and confident leadership

• Experience working directly with engineering teams in an agile environment to ensure that what gets built matches your design intent
  

Added Bonus If You Have

• Experience building or contributing to a design system from the ground up

• Comfort working within development teams to ship design-specific updates using AI code generation tools - youdon'tneed to be an engineer, butyou'rewilling to contribute to the team to accelerate design changes

• Experience in automotive, fintech, lending, or marketplace products

• Experience designing AI/ML-powered product features (search, recommendations, personalization)

• Experience designing products that involve regulatory or compliance considerations

WhatWe'llBring

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect

• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement

• Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount

• Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)

• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family

• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute

• Paid holidays and paid time off

• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools, and more

• Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)