Vice President of Design

Job Description

• This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Vice President of Design based in the United States. This is a senior design leadership opportunity focused on shaping the end-to-end experience of an AI-native enterprise platform. You will define the product design vision across complex data systems, agentic workflows, and mission-critical operational environments. Working closely with Product, Engineering, and Data leadership, you will translate sophisticated technology into intuitive, high-impact experiences. The role combines strategic leadership with deep expertise in human-computer interaction, research, and complex workflow design. You will also build and scale a world-class organization spanning UX/UI, research, design systems, and emerging AI design disciplines. This is an influential position within a highly collaborative R&D environment, with the opportunity to shape how AI-native enterprise software is designed and delivered.
• Accountabilities: Establish and drive the overall product design vision, UX strategy, and visual standards across a comprehensive enterprise product portfolio, ensuring consistency, usability, and strong alignment with business and user needs. Develop new design paradigms for AI-native workflows, complex data visualizations, and decision-support systems designed for high-stakes operational environments. Champion user-centered design practices, including rigorous user research and usability testing, to simplify sophisticated enterprise software workflows and improve user outcomes. Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Data leadership to ensure technical architecture, product roadmaps, and functional priorities remain closely connected to user needs and experience goals. Lead the evolution of design practices for AI-native software development and help integrate design more deeply into the broader product development lifecycle. Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing design organization across UI/UX, user research, design systems, and AI-focused design capabilities. Provide strategic design leadership in environments involving government, defense, industrial operations, complex supply chains, logistics, analytics, and other mission-critical workflows. Represent the design function at the executive level, influencing product strategy and organizational priorities while maintaining a strong focus on practical execution and measurable user impact. Requirements: 10–15 years of experience leading design teams in complex software environments, including at least 5 years in an executive design leadership capacity with responsibility for strategy, people, and organizational growth. Proven experience leading design for AI-native platforms, complex analytics products, enterprise SaaS applications, or similarly sophisticated technology environments. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with executive leaders across Product, Engineering, Data Science, and other technical and business functions. Deep expertise in human-computer interaction, user research methodologies, usability, and the optimization of complex digital workflows. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a comparable discipline, or equivalent practical experience. Experience operating successfully within fast-paced, high-growth startup environments, with the ability to balance long-term design strategy with hands-on execution. U.S. citizenship is required for this position. Current U.S. security clearance is desirable, or the ability to obtain one with sponsorship. Experience transitioning design organizations and processes toward an AI-native software development lifecycle is highly desirable. Experience designing products or workflows for defense, government, or public-sector organizations is a plus, as is experience with complex supply chain, logistics, or industrial operations platforms. Strong executive communication, strategic thinking, collaboration, mentoring, and organizational leadership skills are essential. The position may require up to 25% travel. Benefits: Full-time position with the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in the United States or from an office in Arlington, Virginia; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; or San Francisco, California. Opportunity to shape the design strategy and user experience of an AI-native enterprise platform operating in complex, mission-critical environments. Significant executive-level scope across product design, UX, user research, design systems, and emerging AI design disciplines. Close collaboration with senior Product, Engineering, Data, and R&D leadership. Opportunity to build and scale a world-class design organization and influence the evolution of AI-native software development practices. Up to 25% travel may be required as part of the role.
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