UX Designer II

Company

Cox Automotive- USAEngineering / Product DevelopmentUX Designer IIIndividual ContributorHybrid- Ability to work remotely part of the weekYes, 15% of the timeDay

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $98,300.00 - $147,500.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

As a Product Designer II, you’ll build on foundational design skills to take ownership of small to mid-sized features across our automotive platform. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to translate user needs into thoughtful, usable interfaces, while continuing to grow your expertise in design systems, interaction design, and user research.

You’ll contribute to design critiques, collaborate on user testing, and help refine our design processes. This role is ideal for designers ready to deepen their craft and take on more responsibility in shaping product experiences.

Position Responsibilities:

• Translate business requirements and user insights into intuitive, user-centered design solutions across desktop and mobile platforms.
• Assist in user research activities, including persona development, heuristic evaluations, usability reviews, and competitive analysis, to inform design decisions.
• Create and iterate on UX deliverables such as user flows, journey maps, wireframes, mockups, prototypes (low/high fidelity), and information architecture.
• Extend and apply the design system using reusable components, icon libraries, templates, and brand standards to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including product managers, developers, content strategists, and UX leads—to align on goals, constraints, and implementation strategies.
• Communicate design rationale clearly in design reviews and stakeholder presentations, advocating for user needs and business impact.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and workflows, providing design assets, specifications, and feedback throughout the development lifecycle.
• Support usability testing and review behavioral analytics to validate and optimize design performance.
• Maintain detailed design specifications and partner with developers to ensure accurate implementation, including involvement in user acceptance testing.
• Stay current with UX trends, tools, and technologies, and contribute to evolving team processes and design practices.
• Manage time effectively by estimating effort, planning schedules, and prioritizing tasks within sprint cycles.
• Use general-purpose LLM tools to analyze and synthesize user behavior, identify patterns, and prioritize opportunities.
• Use AI to accelerate discovery, experimentation, development, and recommend improvements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in HCI, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, or related field and 2 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and up to 2 years’ experience; or 6 years’ experience in a related field
• 2+ years of relevant experience designing responsive web and mobile applications, with a portfolio demonstrating thoughtful UX solutions.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma and familiarity with prototyping tools and AI-assisted design workflows.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and accessibility standards.
• Experience conducting user research and translating insights into actionable design decisions.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in Agile environments.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present design rationale to cross-functional teams
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Familiarity with design systems and component-based design approaches.
• Familiarity with text-to-prototype tools
• Ability to partner with product teams and leverage tools for rapid prototyping for the purposes of research, discovery, and experimentation
• Experience creating AI products or strong knowledge of AI and agentic design practices, such as model limitations, guardrails, evals, and feedback loops

Additional Information Regarding the Position:

• Reports to UX Manager or Product Design Lead
• May require occasional travel

To be employed in this role, you’ll need to clear a pre-employment drug test. Cox Automotive does not currently administer a pre-employment drug test for marijuana for this position. However, we are a drug-free workplace, so the possession, use or being under the influence of drugs illegal under federal or state law during work hours, on company property and/or in company vehicles is prohibited.The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.Through groundbreaking technology and a commitment to stellar experiences for drivers and dealers alike, Cox Automotive employees are transforming the way the world buys, owns, sells – or simply uses – cars. Cox Automotive employees get to work on iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book and industry-leading dealer-facing companies like vAuto and Manheim, all while enjoying the people-centered atmosphere that is central to our life at Cox. Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.EOE, including disability/vetsApplicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future.