Bachelor's Degree in Interactive Design, Human Factors, Visual Design, or equivalent experience
5+ years of relevant work experience (or 9 years of combined education and experience)
Strong proficiency in UX tools like Figma and Sketch
Proven leadership in design direction across multiple projects
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Responsibilities
Guide design direction for multiple projects to ensure timely completion
Collaborate with Product Managers to define user problems at all stages of the product life cycle
Contribute to project goal feasibility assessments
Visualize and communicate feature vision with team leads
Research and devise multi-disciplinary solutions to complex problems
Mentor junior designers and elevate overall design quality
Stay updated with design trends and advocate for best practices
Benefits
Access to Garmin's comprehensive benefits program
Opportunities for professional development and mentorship
Collaborative work environment with a focus on endurance athletics.
Work at a reputable company known for innovation and quality
Flexible work arrangements and potential remote work options
Full Job Description
Overview
We are seeking a full-time Senior Product Designer at Garmin's location in the Greater Denver area. In this role, you will be responsible for being a proven designer with expertise in all aspects of user centered design to produce and give direction to others for the best design solutions. You'll partner with product management and engineering leadership from the kickoff of a project to the delivery of value to our customers. Discovering new opportunities and testing assumptions with designed prototypes narrowing down to laser-focused incremental value delivery. You'll be working alongside other designers with a shared passion for endurance athletics and the coach and athlete relationship, providing guidance and initiating effective collaboration for raising the competencies of the team.
Essential Functions
Perform as a design leader who guides design direction for multiple projects and takes responsibility for project planning to ensure timely project completion
Driving collaboration with Product Managers to define user problems and produce designs during all stages of the product life cycle - from the discovery of opportunities to the delivery of customer value
Make substantial contributions to determining feasibility of project goals/objectives
Partner with team leads/management to determine feature vision, visualize and communicate it
Serve as the subject matter expert for a key feature or technology and communicate best practices for user experience for that feature
Research and provide solutions for problems that span multiple groups or disciplines
Provide feedback on designs in areas of expertise to team members
Exhibiting expert knowledge with design industry standard tools needed to produce core domain deliverables such as: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, MAZE, SurveyMonkey
Guiding several diverse design approaches and validating the right solution with prototypes, validation testing and quantitative/qualitative customer research
Transforming divergent low-fidelity wireframe concepts, rapidly progressing into high-fidelity UI prototypes including design interactions, platform conventions, best practices and design rationale while narrowing down scope to validated solution
Mentoring within the broader design team to share feedback, maintain our design system, and elevate overall product quality and design efficacy
Provide feedback on designs in areas of expertise to team members
Lead conversations with partners and potential clients with respect to user experience design
Serve as a mentor to less experienced Product Designers (Product Designer 1 & 2)
Contribute to advanced design research for new products or markets by identifying research opportunities, creating effective protocols, and formulating solid solutions from research results
Provide input to product design plans and concept documents
Demonstrate understanding of business needs as they related to design
Independently determine general approach and specific solutions to technical problems
Stay up to date with the latest design trends, tools, and technologies and advocate for user-centric design principles and best practices
Communicate status of work clearly and provide visibility to supervisor
Exemplifies Garmin's Mission Statement and Quality Policy and proactively works to improve Garmin's image and culture
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Interactive Design, Human Factors, Visual Design or a degree with an equivalent curriculum that teaches user centered design principles AND a minimum of 5 years relevant work experience OR a minimum of 9 years equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule) with the ability to effectively apply learned knowledge
Proficient in UX software tools such as Figma and Sketch, as well as interactive prototyping tools
Proven track record with leading design direction for multiple projects, and ensuring effective project planning leads to timely completion of project goals/objectives
Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Desired Qualifications
Outstanding academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.5)
Excellent knowledge and passion for Garmin Products
The deadline to apply to this role is Friday, October 9, 2026.
This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits
About Garmin
Garmin Ltd. is an American multinational technology company founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in Lenexa, Kansas. The company specializes in GPS technology for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sport activities. Garmin's products serve aviation, marine, automotive, wireless, outdoor recreation, and fitness markets. The company's goal is to create navigation and communication devices that can enrich customers' lives. Garmin has offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company's products are sold in over 100 countries.
