UX Designer

Summary

Join TrueCar as a UX Designer and collaborate with a team of designers, product managers, and engineers to develop key products. You will translate ideas into user-centered solutions, balancing aesthetics with usability and business goals. Responsibilities include creating wireframes, user flows, mockups, prototypes, and conducting usability testing. Leverage data, user insights, and competitive research to inform design decisions. Contribute to a positive team environment by giving and receiving feedback. Stay current with design trends and technologies to enhance your craft and efficiency. This role requires a strong portfolio showcasing visual and interaction design work and expert-level Figma experience.

Requirements

• Possess a deep understanding of desktop & mobile design, including responsive and adaptive techniques
• Proven professional UX experience shipping consumer-facing products
• Self-motivation and passion for solving complex problems (bonus points for loving cars)
• The ability to internalize and care about the company strategy and vision, not just how things look
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills -- you can defend and articulate your design decisions
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in agile, cross-functional teams—designing iteratively and contributing throughout sprint cycles
• Offer a strong portfolio of your original work featuring examples of visual and interaction design work
• Expert-level Figma experience and advanced knowledge of the Adobe suite
• Ability to travel occasionally by airplane or car, including overnight trips
• Experience with research tools, such as UserTesting.com , Lyssna, Mouseflow, FullStory, etc

Responsibilities

• Support Product Leads, Engineers, and other stakeholders to develop compelling user experiences from concept to delivery
• Take product requirements and efficiently turn them into user-centered design solutions, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines
• Shape broad, conceptual ideas and transform them into meaningful solutions
• Design flows and experiences that are overall familiar, flexible, and functional for users
• Leverage internal data, user insights, and competitive research to inform design decisions—grounding solutions in evidence, best practices, and user mental models
• Give and solicit feedback from other designers, stakeholders, and users to continually raise the quality of your designs – you excel at riffing on ideas with your teammates
• Keep current with design trends, Figma capabilities, and new technologies to enhance both craft and efficiency

Preferred Qualifications

Experience and/or knowledge with code (HTML, CSS, JS) and front-end frameworks (React, Bootstrap, etc.)

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental premiums
• A 401(k) plan with company contributions
• Equity
• A wellness reimbursement account
• Learning & development reimbursement opportunities
• Flexible PTO for exempt TrueCar Crew Members and a generous PTO accrual policy for non-exempt TrueCar Crew Members
• 14 company-paid holidays and 2 floating holidays
• Monthly reimbursements for phone and internet connectivity
• Home office setup