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Web Designer Job at Workday, Inc. (old) in San Francisco

Workday, Inc. (old) · San Francisco, CA, USA ·

Pay:
$86,600-$154,000/yr
Job type:
Full Time

Workday is looking for a Web Designer to help clients turn their employer brand into a digital experience that looks great and performs. This hybrid role in California brings together UX empathy for job seekers, data-informed design thinking, and practical collaboration with both clients and technical teams.

What you’ll do



  • Partner with external clients to translate employer brand direction into a high-converting, beautiful web experience.

  • Explain and defend design rationale by presenting concepts to external clients and guiding stakeholders through the creative process.

  • Convert diverse client brand guidelines into polished, high-fidelity website designs tailored to specific candidate personas.

  • Create intuitive interfaces and navigation paths that reduce friction throughout the job application experience.

  • Manage multiple client design projects at once, delivering on time while maintaining quality.

  • Run design discovery sessions with customers to uncover needs and translate them into functional web layouts.

  • Collaborate with technical implementation teams to ensure designs are feasible and executed accurately within platform constraints.

  • Present design concepts, incorporate constructive feedback, and work toward an approved final product.


Requirements



  • 3+ years of web design experience, with a portfolio highlighting UX/UI work (HR tech or career site experience is a major plus).

  • Strong proficiency in Figma.

  • A solid understanding of website development.

  • Experience designing a career site with empathy for people who may feel stressed during job search.

  • Ability to validate design decisions using click-through rates and bounce rates.

  • Comprehensive understanding of web accessibility and the ability to create inclusive experiences aligned with WCAG for a diverse global audience.

  • Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to articulate design rationale to external clients and guide stakeholders through the creative process.


Additional qualifications



  • Experience translating varied client brand guidelines into polished, high-fidelity designs for defined candidate personas.

  • Proven ability to design responsive, accessible experiences that deliver a high-quality result across devices and browsers.

  • Track record managing multiple projects for external clients while maintaining timelines and quality.

  • Experience conducting design discovery sessions that inform functional web layouts.

  • Experience collaborating with technical implementation teams to ensure accurate execution within platform limitations.

  • Experience presenting concepts to stakeholders and incorporating feedback to reach an approved final product.


Tools and accessibility



  • Figma

  • WCAG


Location and pay


Location: California (hybrid)


Salary range: USD 86,600 - 154,000 per year


Workday pay transparency statement



  • Primary Location: USA.CA.Home Office

  • Primary Location Base Pay Range: $95,800 USD - $143,600 USD

  • Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $86,600 USD - $154,000 USD


Flexible work approach


Workday’s approach to flexible work requires spending at least 50% of your time each quarter in the office or in the field with customers, prospects, and partners (depending on role).


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