User Experience Designer, Discovery, UX Design

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What to Expect

Tesla is looking for an exceptional and passionate User Experience Designer to create high-impact, consumer-facing web and in-store experiences. Your focus will revolve around innovating product educational experiences that guide customers along their journey, assisting them in discovering the ideal vehicle, charging solutions, and energy products tailored to their lifestyles. You will be responsible for researching, designing, prototyping, and testing new responsive digital experiences that pave the way for the future of electric vehicles and energy product. Our experiences are transforming the way consumers, businesses, and municipalities transition to EVs and sustainable energy.

As a member of the UX Design organization, you will be at the forefront of transforming the digital landscape for Tesla’s energy and vehicles across the globe. You will play a pivotal role in designing and innovating the end-to-end cross platform user experiences that set new standards in the industry. You will collaborate with Product Managers, Content Managers, Engineers and Global Partners as a key contributor and originator. You will conceptualize, design, and implement best-in-class digital and retail experiences to guide customers in making their orders. We expect exceptional design skills, creative problem-solving and a great sense of aesthetics. The experiences of Tesla.com are innovative, simple, and minimalistic.

What You’ll Do

• Research and define UX strategy, contribute to the overall product and design direction from concept to implementation
• Develop creative and innovative design solutions for product education, acquisition, and activation experiences that help guide various types of customers from different backgrounds and with different requirements
• Constantly measure how designs are performing for target customers; iterate and improve those experiences as needed
• Work in a highly collaborative environment with Engineers and other partners; invest in building relationships and trust with stakeholders and leaders
• Present work to partners, stakeholders and senior leaders regularly
• Define and share Tesla UX design standards and guidelines. Advocate for consistency across team members and partners

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design, portfolio that shows equivalent project experience, or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience designing interactive and responsive websites
• An excellent portfolio showcasing user experience, visual design and UI work with a strong design sensibility and excellent, user centric storytelling
• Excellent visual, UI, and interaction skills, ability to think through complex interaction design
• Customer-focused, with experience using design research methods to uncover customer insights
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated, able to work independently but also collaborative and driven by group critique
• Ability to perform in a fast paced, high stress iterative design process under minimal supervision

Compensation and Benefits

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• LGBTQ+ care concierge services
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program

Expected Compensation

$88,000 – $300,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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