Product Motion Designer

Role Overview

As a Staff UI Motion Designer, you will define how motion shapes the experience of Harvey. Motion is not an afterthought. It is a core layer of the interface that guides users, clarifies AI behavior, expresses system state, and reinforces confidence in complex flows. You will partner with product designers, engineers, AI researchers, and brand to craft motion that is purposeful, scalable, and contextual across the platform.

In this role you will operate as both a strategic thinker and hands‑on maker. You will establish motion standards that scale with product complexity, advocate for motion’s role in user understanding and trust, and deliver polished animations embedded throughout interactions where language, AI reasoning, and user control converge.

• Define and evolve motion principles, patterns, timing rules, curves, and easing standards that support clarity, trust, and comprehension of AI systems
• Design, prototype, and ship high‑fidelity UI motion that clarifies system state, communicates progress, and reduces cognitive load in complex workflows
• Collaborate closely with product designers, engineers, and AI researchers to align motion with interaction intent and underlying system behavior
• Influence product and engineering to prioritize motion design within the roadmap
• Define and own motion guidelines and rules within the design system, including reusable components, documentation, and implementation guidelines
• Translate abstract AI behaviors such as inference, reasoning, waiting, confirmation, and error states into intuitive and legible motion
• Advocate for motion quality during design reviews and product decisions, balancing craft, performance, and scalability

• 8+ years of experience in UI motion design, interaction design, and animation
• A strong portfolio demonstrating thoughtful motion design in complex product environments
• Deep understanding of motion principles, timing, easing, and how movement affects user perception, cognition, and trust
• Experience building or contributing to motion systems that scale across products and teams
• Fluency with modern motion and prototyping tools that translate to UI (e.g., Lottie and SVG animations)
• Ability to clearly articulate motion decisions and tradeoffs to designers, engineers, and cross‑functional partners, and work closely with engineers on implementation
• Comfort working in ambiguous problem spaces and shaping direction through experimentation and iteration

In an AI‑native product, motion is a primary communication layer. It helps users understand what the system is doing, what it is thinking, and what will happen next. Well‑designed motion conveys progress, intention, and confidence in moments where static UI falls short. It reduces friction, increases trust, and makes complex AI interactions feel understandable and controllable.

$200,000 - $260,000 USD

Harvey is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made by emailing accommodations.