Product Designer 1
WHERE DO WE START?
How about Kansas City? That’s our home. That’s where Garmin put a stake in the ground in 1989. We’ve grown substantially over the years, offering diverse products and global reach in 5 diverse markets. But some things won’t ever change: Our entrepreneurial spirit and a culture where everyone’s opinion matters. That’s because we believe it’s possible to light the tech world on fire and still be on a first name basis.
BIG IDEAS, SMALL EGOS
What we do best is make products that let our customers do what they love. To do that, we focus on practical innovation, never losing sight of the benefits our products bring to our customers. Sure, we love bells and whistles. What leading technology company doesn't? But we make sure ours have purpose. It’s not about the things we make. It’s about the things we make possible.
WE’RE GLOBAL, SERIOUSLY.
Yeah, we’re based in Kansas City, but we are truly a global company. With offices throughout Europe, Asia, Middle East, South America and Australia, our products are sold all over the world. One elevator ride at our headquarters and you’re likely to hear 4 (or more) different languages being spoken. At Garmin, we may act local, but we think global.
DREAM BIG. SLEEP WELL.
At Garmin, we like to encourage dreamers. But at some point it’s nice to wake up and enjoy a fully aware life. So we make it super easy to achieve a good balance between working, dreaming and enjoying life—from workout classes offered throughout the day, breaks to get out and move on our campus, and wellness programs offered throughout the year. It’s almost impossible not to take advantage of Garmin’s work-life balance opportunities.
Job Description
Overview
We are seeking a full-time Product Designer 1 in our Olathe, KS location. In this role, you will be responsible for understanding fundamental usability and user centered design principals to guide software user interface development for internal and external tools managed by Garmin Information Technology.
Essential Functions
- Researches, designs and prototypes new user experiences for new features and products
- Communicates research and designs using mockups, story boarding, visual presentations and writing behavioral documentation
- Produces creative, simple, and highly usable solutions for how products interact in response to human behavior
- Produces initial, recommended customer copy and messaging aligned with the experience.
- Assists with new user interface testing and conduct usability tests to get feedback on new designs
- Collaborates with and communicate to teams in engineering and product managers to produce superior solutions
- Maintains and ensure user interface design and behavioral consistency across product types
- Remains current on user interface design trends and competitors’ design
- Stays abreast with new prototyping, presentation or computer graphics techniques and software
- Applies design standards and procedures to implement basic designs and applies engineering tools when needed
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Interactive Design, Human Factors, Visual Design or a degree with an equivalent curriculum that teaches user centered design principles
- Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
- Proficiency and exceptional skills in creating different types of prototypes or mock-ups using tools such as Figma
- Excellent presentation, communication, and organizational skills
- Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of good user interface design (consistency, simplicity, usability)
Desired Qualifications
- Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)
- Experience in graphics production, graphics editing technology, motion graphics, interactive design works and/or videography
- Software skills using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Figma
- Basic understanding of front-end code, such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Experience using and maintaining a Design System and Component Library for scaling content and reuse across web applications
- Experience in information architecture, effectively organizing and structuring content
Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.
This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits
