Starbucks Corporation

senior designer, Coffeehouse Excellence

Starbucks Corporation$95K — $115K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of customer-facing digital product design experience in design-driven environments.
  • Strong portfolio showcasing interaction design and high-quality visual design.
  • Experience shipping features in agile, fast-paced settings with data-informed decisions.
  • Proven collaboration with developers for functional excellence and pixel-perfect execution.
  • Hands-on expertise in modern design tools, especially Figma.
  • Awareness of emerging digital design trends and their application in brand-led contexts.
  • Ability to communicate design concepts and rationale clearly in various formats.

Responsibilities

  • Design innovative features that enhance Coffeehouse operations.
  • Create intuitive UX/UI through comprehensive design processes including user flows and prototyping.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, test, and deliver key digital capabilities.
  • Influence product strategies through strong design rationale linked to impact on partners and customers.
  • Contribute to design systems for visual consistency and accessibility.
  • Provide constructive feedback to elevate team design quality.
  • Manage multiple design projects, balancing speed with thoughtfulness.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • Paid parental leave and family expansion reimbursement.
  • Paid vacation and sick time, accruing at a favorable rate.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match and a discounted company stock program.
  • 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor's degree and access to educational resources.
  • Backup care services and student loan management resources.
Full Job Description
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Our Coffeehouse Excellence User Experience team designs the systems and experiences that enable coffeehouse operations across North America. We are a collaborative, human-centered group solving complex, business-critical problems through deep empathy and understanding of human behaviors.

Your work will directly influence how digital tools support our Coffeehouse partners (employees). You'll be a hands-on designer who thrives in collaboration, balances form and function, and pushes for accessible, intuitive, and impactful digital experiences. You'll actively contribute to design projects, work closely with cross-functional teams, and create digital experiences that help partners deliver exceptional customer experiences every day.

As a senior designer, you will...
  • Design innovative features that blend seamlessly into Coffeehouse operations.
  • Create modern and intuitive UX and UI by leveraging an end-to end design process that includes mapping user flows, concepting, sketching, designing and prototyping.
  • Collaborate closely with researchers, product managers, operations specialists, and engineers to design, test and deliver major capabilities across tablet and laptop experiences.
  • Influence Starbuck's product strategies through strong design explorations and rationale, connecting decisions to partner, business, and customer impact.
  • Contribute to design systems, ensuring visual consistency, predictable interactions, accessibility, and brand integrity.
  • Contribute feedback and active discussions to elevate the collective quality of the design team's work.
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing rapid iteration with thoughtful craft.

We'd love to hear from people with...
  • 3+ years of customer-facing digital product design experience, ideally at scale with design-driven brands, tech companies, or agencies.
  • A strong portfolio demonstrating interaction design, systems thinking, and high-quality visual design.
  • Experience shipping features and experiments in agile, fast-paced environments, including data-informed design decisions.
  • Experience collaborating closely with developers to ensure functional excellence and pixel-perfect execution.
  • Hands-on expertise with modern design tools such as Figma for prototyping, iteration, and collaboration.
  • Awareness of emerging digital design trends, with the ability to thoughtfully apply them in a brand-led environment.
  • Ability to communicate concepts and design rationale clearly-visually, verbally, and in writing.
  • Previously designed for native mobile OS and possess knowledge of platform-specific guidelines.

Nice-to-have experience...
  • Experience designing for frontline employee experience.
  • Experience designing with and for AI-powered features.
  • Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive design practices.
  • Advanced prototyping skills.

As a Starbucks partner, you (and your family) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits. Partners have access to short-term and long-term disability, paid parental leave, family expansion reimbursement, paid vacation from date of hire*, sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked), eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year. Starbucks also offers eligible partners participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, a discounted company stock program (S.I.P.), Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock), incentivized emergency savings, and financial well-being tools. Additionally, Starbucks offers 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor's degree through Arizona State University's online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, student loan management resources, and access to other educational opportunities. You will also have access to backup care and DACA reimbursement. Starbucks will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, and in accordance with its plans and policies. This list is subject to change depending on collective bargaining in locations where partners have a certified bargaining representative. For additional information regarding partner perks and more detailed information about benefits, go to starbucksbenefits.com.

*If you are working in CA, CO, IL, LA, ME, MA, NE, ND or RI, you will accrue vacation up to a maximum of 120 hours (190 in CA) for roles below director and 200 hours (316 in CA) for roles at director or above. For roles in other states, you will be granted vacation time starting at 120 hours annually for roles below director and 200 hours annually for roles director and above.

The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity. At Starbucks, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

We believe we do our best work when we're together, which is why we're onsite four days a week.

Join us and inspire with every cup. Apply today!

About Starbucks Corporation

Starbucks is an international chain of restaurants that retails handcrafted coffee, tea, and fresh food items. With 23,132 stores in 65 countries and territories, Starbucks locations serve hot and cold drinks, whole-bean coffee, microground instant coffee, espresso, caffe latte, full-leaf teas, evolution fresh juices, pastries, and snacks. Most stores also sell pre-packaged food items, hot and cold sandwiches, and items such as mugs and tumblers. The stores also offer a variety of beers, wines, and appetizers, and markets books, music, and film. Some of the company’s products are seasonal or specific to the locality of the store. Starbucks-brand coffee, ice cream, and bottled cold coffee drinks are also sold at grocery stores. Starbucks was founded by Orin Smith in October 1971 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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Learn more about Starbucks Corporation
Size
383,000 employees
Market Cap
$113.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$664.8 million
Founded
1971
5 Year Trend
+7.6%
Revenue
$23.1 billion
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