Product Design Lead

Salesforce

. Lead multiple large-scale, cross-functional design programs across AI Labs product areas from early concept through launch and iteration .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $172,500 - $260,100 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading cross-functional design programs, with a strong focus on AI/ML-powered products and generative AI UX challenges. Proficient in prototyping with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React, while mentoring design teams and contributing to design systems.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Product Design ExperiencePrototyping in CodeAI/ML Product DesignCross-Functional LeadershipMentoring Designers

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Hard Skills

Product DesignPrototypingHTMLCSSJavaScriptReactGenerative AI UXInteraction DesignSystems ThinkingUsability Testing

Soft Skills

CollaborationInfluencingMentoringCommunicationProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

AI-Assisted Coding ToolsDesign SystemsExperience MapsRelationship Models

Certifications & Qualifications

Related Technical Degree

Industry Keywords

AI LabsHuman-AI InteractionConversational UXDesign CritiquesEthics-in-Design

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead multiple large-scale, cross-functional design programs across AI Labs product areas from early concept through launch and iteration
Frame ambiguous problem spaces and define the right problem to solve
Drive alignment with senior and cross-functional leaders on priorities and tradeoffs
Influence product-level decisions, direction, and roadmaps
Prototype in code using HTML/CSS/JS, React, or AI-assisted coding tools
Define patterns and interaction models for novel AI and agentic experiences, including generative UI, conversational interfaces, and human-in-the-loop workflows
Build trust, transparency, and explainability into AI experiences
Help build a coherent experience across AI Labs products and connect it to the broader Salesforce and Agentforce platform
Create system-level artifacts such as experience maps and relationship models
Use research, usability testing, data, and experimentation to ground design decisions
Mentor fellow designers and lead design critiques
Contribute to design systems and guidelines for AI experiences
Present design rationale and strategy to cross-functional leaders and senior stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of product design (or equivalent) experience
Experience shipping complex, high-craft products at scale
Track record of leading design programs across multiple teams or product areas with autonomy and minimal direction
Experience working in fast-moving environments, such as a start-up, incubator, or zero-to-one team inside a larger enterprise
Ability to align cross-functional and senior leaders around priorities and tradeoffs
Hands-on experience prototyping in code
Experience designing AI/ML-powered or data-intensive products
Strong understanding of generative AI UX challenges, including uncertainty, latency, hallucinations, and feedback loops
Comprehensive portfolio showcasing systems thinking, interaction design, and high visual craft
Experience mentoring designers and elevating team quality through constructive critique
Experience partnering closely with engineering on technical implementation
A related technical degree required
Nice to have: experience with prompt design, conversational UX, or agent-based product design
Nice to have: experience integrating acquired or independently built products into a shared platform and unified design language
Nice to have: background in human-AI interaction research or responsible AI and ethics-in-design practices
Nice to have: experience contributing to or building a design system from scratch

Benefits

Comp & perks

Time off programs
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Mental health support
Paid parental leave
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k)
Employee stock purchasing program
Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation
Certain roles may be eligible for equity
Reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process