UX Designer

About Us

John Deere is an American manufacturing company headquartered in Moline, Illinois. It specializes in the production of agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery, as well as engines and transmissions.

The Role

Job Title:  UX Designer

Job Responsibilities:

• Apply knowledge of usability, human factors, and UX processes to create intuitive user experiences and assist in pre and post-development usability testing
• Create and maintain project and overall system design artifacts across multiple platforms
• Work with multiple groups across John Deere ISG as a team member or consultant including development teams to ensure that new features are implemented according to specifications
• Develop and implement process improvements and enhancements

Qualifications:

• 2 or more years of UX design experience
• Proficiency with at least two design and rapid-prototyping tools, such as: Figma, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Balsamiq, InVision, or Axure
• Experience thinking in terms of holistic design, applying strategic thinking and business goals to design work, focus on usability, and understand aesthetic values
• Experience translating customer needs into design and to articulate that design to technical team members
• Experience designing for complex interfaces and/or mobile applications
• Experience transitioning easily between multiple topics and aesthetics
• A strong UX portfolio showcasing workflow and process
• High degree of comfort in Figma (or transferrable experience)
• Experience influencing stakeholders to drive an intentional design philosophy
• Experience understanding and applying visual brand guidelines/style guides
• Experience with agile development methodologies

Skills:

• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Ability and willingness to travel both domestic and internationally, up to 25%

Work Style:

• Full-Time
• Remote

Benefits & Perks

• Flexible work arrangements
• Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
• Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition assistance
• Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
• Charitable contribution match
• Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use