Slate Auto is an automotive manufacturer developing a simple, customizable electric vehicle designed to serve as either a pickup truck or a fastback SUV. The company sells directly to consumers through its online Slate Maker configurator and reservation model, while an accessories marketplace enables owners to personalize and upgrade their vehicles. Its approach combines practical design, affordability, integrated charging options, and partnerships with third-party service and charging networks to support straightforward electric vehicle ownership.
Senior Director of Digital Experience Design
Lead design across Slate Auto’s web, mobile, marketplace, vehicle configurator, and in-vehicle experiences. Build the design team and systems supporting customizable, affordable vehicles.
Description
- Set the vision and lead design delivery for Slate Auto’s digital products for customers and partners.
- Direct design across the website, online marketplace, vehicle configurator, purchasing journey, ownership and service app, and in-vehicle experience.
- Turn Slate’s brand and product strategy into cohesive, user-centered experiences.
- Represent customer needs in roadmap planning, sprint reviews, and executive discussions.
- Set quality standards and uphold them from concept through production.
- Lead, coach, and grow UI and UX designers and copywriters.
- Hire to broaden team capabilities as the company moves from pre-launch to post-launch.
- Cultivate a team culture centered on strong craft, curiosity, and candid feedback.
- Create career paths and frameworks for professional growth.
- Guide the ongoing development of the digital design system.
- Expand version-controlled design files, component libraries, and documentation.
- Refine design workflows within the agile delivery process.
- Promote consistent use of Figma, design tokens, and design handoffs.
- Establish a focused UX research practice through user testing, usability reviews, and data-informed iteration.
- Work with Product and Software leaders on roadmap priorities, requirements, and design-engineering tradeoffs.
- Coordinate with brand, marketing, and vehicle design teams.
- Represent design in executive and board-level discussions.
Requirements
- Bring 15 or more years of product, UX, or UI design experience for high-volume consumer or customer experiences.
- Have at least seven years in people leadership, including managing managers or team leads.
- Present a strong portfolio showing end-to-end ownership of complex digital products.
- Have deep experience building and maintaining design systems with atomic design principles.
- Demonstrate effective partnership with product and engineering teams.
- Have designed for web, native mobile, or embedded in-vehicle interfaces.
- Show mastery of Figma and modern prototyping workflows.
- Have experience applying generative AI in an agile production environment.
- Have established design tooling standards across a team.
- Have led A/B and multivariate tests to improve customer experience.
- Bring strong UX research instincts.
- Communicate clearly and effectively.
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Product Design, Graphic Design, Computer Science, or a related field, or have equivalent professional experience.
- Growth design or interaction design experience is preferred.
- Design leadership for a new or scaling e-commerce business or digital marketplace is preferred.
- Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and component-based front-end frameworks is preferred.
- A master’s degree in HCI, Interaction Design, or a related field is preferred.
- Experience scaling a design team from an early stage through a major product launch is preferred.
- Applicants must be permanently authorized to work in the United States.
- Visa sponsorship is not available.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Vacation
- 401(k)
- Eligibility for the equity program
- Eligibility for the discretionary annual incentive program
- Reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities