User Experience Designer

We are currently seeking a UX Designer to help shape intuitive, engaging digital experiences across our ecommerce platforms (primarily desktop website and mobile app). This designer will collaborate closely with cross-functional teammates—including implementation managers, developers, and writers—and will not have direct reports. This role is based out of our Elmhurst, Illinois location.

Responsibilities include:

• Conducting qualitative and basic quantitative research to understand the problem and guide design decisions.
• Translating customer insights into wireframes, prototypes, and design recommendations
• Clearly communicating design recommendations and prototypes to partner teams
• Creating clear and effective user flows (wire frames to fully functional prototypes) that support our ecommerce strategy
• Identifying and articulating usability issues in designs proposed by other teams and describing solutions
• Partnering with product and engineering teams to refine and implement designs
• Documenting design rationale, interaction patterns, and usability considerations
• Synthesizing feedback from stakeholders with differing opinions and implementing it strategically to achieve great customer experiences.

A bachelor’s degree is required for this role.

What We Look For

• 2+ years of experience
• Proficiency in common UX and design tools (e.g., Figma, Framer, Sketch) is required.
• Ability to break down complex, unstructured design problems into clear, actionable steps.
• Demonstrated success in communicating the reasoning behind design choices to stakeholders beyond the design organization.
• Team players who are excited by constraints and changing priorities rather than discouraged by them.
• Curiosity and ability to develop understanding of McMaster-Carr, our customers, and the work of the teams we partner with.
• Strong candidates demonstrate critical thinking, problem‑solving skills, and project management ability.

Cash Compensation

Total cash compensation ranges from $143,500 - $164,500, which includes annual cash profit sharing based on company profitability.

Benefits

We offer comprehensive benefits to support employees and their dependents, such as:

• 100% tuition reimbursement
• Medical, dental, pharmacy, and vision plans with no monthly premiums
• Industry-leading company-funded retirement accounts
• Employee resource groups
• Inclusive, all-gender benefits
• First-time home buyer assistance
• Paid parental leave for all new parents
• Adoption and surrogacy assistance
• Paid time off for vacation and personal time

Who We Are

At McMaster-Carr we help customers build anything because we offer everything – we stock and distribute more than half a million products. We focus on creating visual and informative product merchandising, building our own systems and technology in-house, and improving operationally to create exceptional customer experiences around the globe. As we look to the future, we apply experimentation and innovation to the lessons learned since our start in 1901. Our success continues with the ideas and commitment of the bright and ambitious people that differentiate McMaster-Carr.