What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr UX Designer position at O'Reilly Auto Parts?
A Senior UX Designer will assist in all aspects of lifecycle management of a product/service, leveraging design thinking and user research to translate ambiguous problems into clear, well-framed design opportunities. You will make informed design decisions, articulating trade-offs between usability, feasibility, and business priorities while ensuring all solutions align with organizational style guidelines.
Responsibilities And Duties
Required:
Total Compensation Package
Qualified individuals with a disability may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or employment process, please send an email to: rar@oreillyauto.com or call (800) 471-7431 option , and provide your requested accommodation, and position details.
Responsibilities And Duties
- Monitor all aspects of the product life cycle, including long- and short-term development, while staying apprised of design trends to maintain a competitive position.
- Define and deliver products and services that meet customer needs by identifying user patterns and friction points to improve the end-to-end user journey.
- Deliver defined features and functionality by translating insights into actionable design direction and creating high-fidelity prototypes and documentation.
- Research data and customer behavior by conducting UX research and user studies to get direct feedback on design solutions.
- Explore issues or needs by framing problems at the system level, identifying opportunities for reuse or simplification across the product ecosystem.
- Execute the development plan by partnering closely with product and engineering to influence execution and navigate competing priorities.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret insights to define the right research questions, knowing when qualitative insight outweighs metrics to uncover true user needs.
- Edit and maintain documentation for the UX/UI component library, broader style guides, and user guides for CMS solutions.
- Work within an established project management plan to self-govern priorities and deliverables while navigating constraints constructively.
- Review the backlog and reprioritize work by making sound design decisions even with incomplete or conflicting information.
- Provide advice and training by mentoring other designers, helping raise the overall quality of design, and guiding teams on CMS usage.
- Demonstrate the most valuable features through effective storytelling and design rationale to build alignment with stakeholders and outside teams.
- Develop own capabilities by contributing to and evolving design systems to ensure long-term scalability and business impact.
Required:
- Design Lifecycle Management: Manages all stages of design from transactional email triggers to native app journeys.
- Tool Proficiency: Expert-level experience with Figma and Content Management Systems (Adobe AEM preferred).
- Systems Thinking: Frames problems at the system level and maintains UI component libraries and storybooks.
- Communication & Storytelling: Articulates trade-offs and design rationale clearly to cross-functional partners.
- Research Literacy: Ability to conduct research, define questions, and turn insights into action.
- Business Alignment: Understands how design supports business strategy and aligns decisions with long-term goals.
Total Compensation Package
- Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off
- Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs
- Tuition Educational Assistance Programs
- Opportunities for Career Growth
Qualified individuals with a disability may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or employment process, please send an email to: rar@oreillyauto.com or call (800) 471-7431 option , and provide your requested accommodation, and position details.