What are the responsibilities and job description for the UI/UX Designer position at HARMAN International?
Introduction: A Career at HARMAN Lifestyle
We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. As a member of HARMAN Lifestyle, you connect consumers with the power of superior sound.
We’re looking for a senior UI/UX Designer to lead the user experience for our connected audio products. In this role, you’ll guide the design process from concept through developer hand-off, ensuring our interfaces are intuitive, engaging, and visually compelling for a global audience.
Your primary focus will be on the HEOS and Bowers Music apps, but you’ll also contribute to a wide range of products across our audio portfolio—including AVRs, Hi-Fi devices, headphones, and Bluetooth speakers. Your work will shape how users set up, interact with, and enjoy music at home and on the go.
What You Will Do
We’re a global, multi-disciplinary team that’s putting the innovative power of technology to work and transforming tomorrow. As a member of HARMAN Lifestyle, you connect consumers with the power of superior sound.
- Contribute your talents to high-end, esteemed brands like JBL, Mark Levinson and Revel
- Unite your passion for audio innovation with high-tech product development
- Create pitch-perfect, cutting-edge technology that elevates the listening experience
We’re looking for a senior UI/UX Designer to lead the user experience for our connected audio products. In this role, you’ll guide the design process from concept through developer hand-off, ensuring our interfaces are intuitive, engaging, and visually compelling for a global audience.
Your primary focus will be on the HEOS and Bowers Music apps, but you’ll also contribute to a wide range of products across our audio portfolio—including AVRs, Hi-Fi devices, headphones, and Bluetooth speakers. Your work will shape how users set up, interact with, and enjoy music at home and on the go.
What You Will Do
- Lead the UI/UX design process from initial concept to developer hand-off.
- Create high-fidelity wireframes and interactive prototypes to communicate ideas effectively.
- Conduct moderated and unmoderated user testing to evaluate and refine design choices.
- Ensure designs meet platform-specific guidelines (Apple Human Interface Guidelines, Google Material Design).
- Collaborate closely with UX designers, product managers, and engineers.
- Mentor junior designers and provide design feedback to maintain quality across the team.
- Conduct design reviews and advocate for best practices in UX design.
- Stay current on emerging design trends, prototyping techniques, and mobile UI patterns.
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Information Systems, or related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in eCommerce platform management or digital technology roles.
- Hands-on experience with Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC).
- Familiarity with connected systems such as OMS, CRM, etc
- Understanding of APIs, data flows, and system integrations in an eCommerce environment.
- Strong organizational and communication skills; ability to manage vendor relationships.
- Problem-solving mindset and ability to translate business needs into technical tasks.
- Experience designing mobile apps that connect to networked hardware.
- Familiarity with creating Lottie animations using Bodymovin and After Effects.
- Knowledge of accessibility guidelines for mobile platforms.
- Basic understanding of front-end implementation constraints for iOS and Android platforms.
- Willingness to work remotely in hybrid setting with commute to Carlsbad, CA office or Owings Mills, MD
- Successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment
- Flexible work environment, allowing for full-time remote work globally for positions that can be performed outside a HARMAN or customer location
- Access to employee discounts on world-class products (JBL, HARMAN Kardon, AKG, and more)
- Extensive training opportunities through our own HARMAN University
- Competitive wellness benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program
- An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development