UX Designer - ML Platform
Apex Systems, Dearborn, MI, United States
Overview
Job#: 3030073 Role:
ML UX Designer Location:
Hybrid - 4 days/week onsite in SE MI Duration:
Long-term contract
Role Summary This role provides design leadership and serves as the primary design voice embedded within our LLM platform team. With more than 26,000 daily users and a rapidly expanding feature set—including integration of proprietary, on‑premise LLM models—this is a high‑impact opportunity to shape the experience of one of our most actively used internal platforms. Reporting directly to the LLM Product Owner, the designer will partner closely with the LLM engineering team to drive the ongoing evolution of the platform across visual design, usability, workflows, and overall utility. This role also serves as an informed advocate for best‑in‑class AI platform experiences, drawing competitive insight from leading third‑party platforms such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini.
Responsibilities
Lead UX and UI design decisions across the ML platform, ensuring design integrity throughout the product lifecycle
Collaborate continuously with engineering teams to maintain fidelity from design through code implementation
Benchmark and analyze third‑party AI/LLM platforms to identify best‑in‑class features for adoption or inspiration
Lead and participate in user research and usability testing to inform design direction
Own, maintain, and evolve the platform’s design system and UI toolkit
Present design work, recommendations, and rationale to Ford stakeholders and leadership
Technical Skills & Experience
Required Skills
User Interface Design
User Experience Design (UX)
Required Experience
Proven experience designing UI and UX for enterprise platform products, including applications, web platforms, and dashboards
Strong portfolio demonstrating rigorous UX thinking paired with polished, production‑ready UI execution
Demonstrated success working within engineering‑led teams and advocating for design decisions and design integrity
Strong familiarity with AI/LLM concepts, terminology, and the evolving AI tool landscape
Deep, hands‑on familiarity with third‑party AI platform features and interaction paradigms (e.g., chat, projects, extensions, and related workflows across leading platforms)
Strong understanding of working within and contributing to a design system or UI toolkit
Emphasis on design fidelity and clean, effective engineering handoff
Comfort operating in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment
Preferred Experience
Experience with on‑premise or enterprise AI deployments
Familiarity with prompt‑engineering concepts and workflows
Experience designing data visualization solutions or complex dashboard interfaces
Education
Bachelor’s degree required
Additional Information
Lead UX and UI design decisions across the ML platform, ensuring design integrity throughout the product lifecycle
Collaborate continuously with engineering teams to maintain fidelity from design through code implementation
Benchmark and analyze third‑party AI/LLM platforms to identify best‑in‑class features for adoption or inspiration
Lead and participate in user research and usability testing to inform design direction
Own, maintain, and evolve the platform’s design system and UI toolkit
Present design work, recommendations, and rationale to Ford stakeholders and leadership
Equal Employment Opportunity Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department.
Note: This description may include references to Apex Systems and related employer information for context.
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Job#: 3030073 Role:
ML UX Designer Location:
Hybrid - 4 days/week onsite in SE MI Duration:
Long-term contract
Role Summary This role provides design leadership and serves as the primary design voice embedded within our LLM platform team. With more than 26,000 daily users and a rapidly expanding feature set—including integration of proprietary, on‑premise LLM models—this is a high‑impact opportunity to shape the experience of one of our most actively used internal platforms. Reporting directly to the LLM Product Owner, the designer will partner closely with the LLM engineering team to drive the ongoing evolution of the platform across visual design, usability, workflows, and overall utility. This role also serves as an informed advocate for best‑in‑class AI platform experiences, drawing competitive insight from leading third‑party platforms such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini.
Responsibilities
Lead UX and UI design decisions across the ML platform, ensuring design integrity throughout the product lifecycle
Collaborate continuously with engineering teams to maintain fidelity from design through code implementation
Benchmark and analyze third‑party AI/LLM platforms to identify best‑in‑class features for adoption or inspiration
Lead and participate in user research and usability testing to inform design direction
Own, maintain, and evolve the platform’s design system and UI toolkit
Present design work, recommendations, and rationale to Ford stakeholders and leadership
Technical Skills & Experience
Required Skills
User Interface Design
User Experience Design (UX)
Required Experience
Proven experience designing UI and UX for enterprise platform products, including applications, web platforms, and dashboards
Strong portfolio demonstrating rigorous UX thinking paired with polished, production‑ready UI execution
Demonstrated success working within engineering‑led teams and advocating for design decisions and design integrity
Strong familiarity with AI/LLM concepts, terminology, and the evolving AI tool landscape
Deep, hands‑on familiarity with third‑party AI platform features and interaction paradigms (e.g., chat, projects, extensions, and related workflows across leading platforms)
Strong understanding of working within and contributing to a design system or UI toolkit
Emphasis on design fidelity and clean, effective engineering handoff
Comfort operating in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment
Preferred Experience
Experience with on‑premise or enterprise AI deployments
Familiarity with prompt‑engineering concepts and workflows
Experience designing data visualization solutions or complex dashboard interfaces
Education
Bachelor’s degree required
Additional Information
Lead UX and UI design decisions across the ML platform, ensuring design integrity throughout the product lifecycle
Collaborate continuously with engineering teams to maintain fidelity from design through code implementation
Benchmark and analyze third‑party AI/LLM platforms to identify best‑in‑class features for adoption or inspiration
Lead and participate in user research and usability testing to inform design direction
Own, maintain, and evolve the platform’s design system and UI toolkit
Present design work, recommendations, and rationale to Ford stakeholders and leadership
Equal Employment Opportunity Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department.
Note: This description may include references to Apex Systems and related employer information for context.
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