Senior Designer – Human Interface Design

Job Description

Work Arrangement

This role is categorized as hybrid to Warren, MI or Sunnyvale/Mountain View, CA. Remote candidates may be considered depending on role requirements.
• If you live within 50 miles of a GM hub location (San Francisco Bay Area, CA or Warren, MI), you are expected to report to the office three times per week, or other frequency dictated by the business.
• If you live outside a 50‑mile radius of these locations and are still very interested in working for GM, please apply anyway as some remote work may be considered for select roles.

The Role

As a Senior Designer (Level 7 IC) within GM’s Human Interface Design organization, you will craft intuitive, human‑centered experiences across vehicles, digital platforms, and design systems. You will work independently on complex design challenges, collaborating across disciplines to deliver solutions that align with GM’s vision of Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion.

We are hiring across four focus areas in the new year:

• Vehicle Experiences – Designs the future of in‑vehicle digital ecosystems, from operating systems and cabin interfaces to sound and motion design. This team partners closely with engineering and product to deliver intuitive, accessible, and delightful experiences that enhance driving and connect millions of users worldwide. Sitting at the intersection of industrial and digital design, these designers work on forward‑looking strategies that shape how users interact with evolving systems.

• Design Systems & Craft – Shapes GM’s visual identity and advances the GM Design System across vehicles, web, and mobile platforms. This team bridges brand and UI design, ensuring every interface reflects GM’s voice, values, and design language. Inspired by icons such as Wim Crouwel, Otl Aicher, and Josef Müller‑Brockmann, designers here apply timeless principles, typography, and grid‑based methodology to deliver clarity, unity, and purpose across all digital and physical touchpoints.

• Advanced UX – Explores next‑generation vehicle experiences through conceptual visualization, rapid prototyping, and 3D modeling. This team pushes boundaries with bold ideation, digital rendering, and human‑centered design to shape seamless interactions across hardware and software. Designers here blend creativity and technical know‑how to envision future mobility experiences that are intuitive, inclusive, and aesthetically refined.

• Services & Web Platform – Shapes the future of web and app experiences across GM and its marquee brands. This team ensures GM’s digital ecosystem feels effortless, engaging, and safe, connecting drivers and passengers to their vehicles and services through thoughtful, human‑centered design.

What You’ll Do

• Lead design initiatives across multiple product surfaces and platforms.

• Collaborate with industrial designers, engineers, researchers, product managers, and other design teams to shape digital and physical experiences.

• Contribute to and evolve GM’s design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability across products. Define and communicate design vision that aligns with GM’s brand story: For every drive.

• Deliver high‑fidelity interaction, visual, sound, or motion designs that raise the bar for usability and delight.

• Partner with Product Management, Engineering, and Research teams to shape product direction and execution.

• Champion accessibility, inclusivity, and user‑centered design practices.

• Present design concepts and strategies to cross‑functional partners, aligning diverse groups around shared goals.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience designing digital interfaces for web, mobile, or in‑vehicle platforms.

• Formal training or degree in Interface Design, Visual Design, Human‑Computer Interaction, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

• Strong portfolio (available online or privately upon request) showcasing excellent design expertise and methodology in your domain.

• Proven track record of bringing digital products to market, demonstrating impact at scale.

• Ability to exercise restraint and clarity in design, balancing innovation with usability and safety.

• Proficiency in common design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and prototyping software.

• Ability to partner with cross‑functional teams to creatively solve complex problems.

• Strong problem‑solving and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Excellent visual, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design concepts to diverse audiences.

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Software and software experiences that shape how people interact with products.•

• 7+ years of experience in the automotive industry, design agencies, or technology companies, contributing to hard

• Demonstrated experience as a design thought leader, fostering collaboration, driving creative excellence, and partnering effectively across cross‑functional teams.

• Hands‑on experience working in lean, agile environments, including sprint planning and iterative design processes.

• Strong understanding of accessibility and inclusive design standards, with a track record of creating experiences that meet or exceed best practices. Experience contributing to or advancing the consistency of design systems across products and platforms.

• Proficiency in prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe XD, or equivalent), with additional experience in software and/or hardware development considered a plus.

GM Values & Behaviors

This role models GM’s values — Customers, Excellence, Relationships, Truth — and demonstrates GM Behaviors:
• Win with integrity
• Innovate & embrace change
• Move with urgency
• Lead as one team
• Commit to customers
• Speak fearlessly
• Be inclusive
• Own the outcome

Compensation:The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.

• The salary range for this role is ($106,600 - $163,400). The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more

GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc). This role is based remotely, but if the selected candidate lives within a specific mile radius of a GM hub, they will be expected to report to the location three times a week {or other frequency dictated by your manager}. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

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