Senior Lead Product Designer Seattle, WA

Location and Compensation

Persons in these roles are expected to work from our offices in Seattle. On‑site requirements vary based on position and team.

Base salary range: $161,280 - $241,920. In addition we have generous bonus plans.

Ai2 is looking for a Senior Lead Product Designer to build intuitive, elegant, and impactful user experiences across our growing portfolio of AI products and our website. This highly visible role requires a bold, visionary designer with strong visual design sense and deep UX expertise, capable of driving end‑to‑end product design—framing user problems to delivering high‑quality solutions that influence product direction.

Product & UX Design

• Own the end‑to‑end design process for complex, multi‑surface AI products, from user research and information architecture to interaction design, prototypes, and visual polish.
• Translate complex technical and research concepts into simple, discoverable, and intuitive user experiences.
• Design interaction flows, wireframes, and high‑fidelity mockups using modern tools like Figma.
• Spearhead efforts to evaluate AI‑based design tools to standardize and improve design workflows.
• Partner with PMs, engineers, and researchers to align product strategy, user needs, and technical feasibility.
• Work cross‑functionally and nimbly to ensure consistent UX across products, demos, and research.

Design Systems & Frameworks

• Expand Ai2’s UX design system, patterns, and components that enable fast iteration and consistent experiences.
• Define and evangelize scalable design frameworks that connect visual and interaction design to Ai2’s broader mission.
• Contribute to and evolve a unified design language across projects.

Strategic Influence & Collaboration

• Drive design alignment across teams, clarifying priorities and ensuring design quality scales with impact.
• Partner with leadership to shape the long‑term user experience strategy for Ai2’s open models and tools.
• Communicate design rationale and trade‑offs effectively to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Collaborate with cross‑disciplinary teams to define mechanisms that improve design collaboration, velocity, and quality.
• Think creatively to invent and execute innovative solutions that present research in ways that accelerate and expand impact.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• The ability to observe details at close range.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in UX, product, or interaction design for complex digital products.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating modern, user‑centered design with measurable product impact.
• Expertise in end‑to‑end product design, from problem framing through polished UI execution.
• Proficiency in Figma and familiarity with research and prototyping tools.
• Proficiency with AI tools for rapid prototyping and iteration.
• Solid understanding of user‑centered design, accessibility, and responsive design best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to simplify complex systems, preferably in technical or AI‑driven products.
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to articulate design rationale to diverse audiences.
• Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast‑paced environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing for developer tools, AI interfaces, or data‑heavy applications.
• Familiarity with A/B testing, user analytics, or quantitative validation methods.
• Understanding of business metrics and how design drives adoption and engagement.

• Medical, dental, vision, and employee assistance program.
• Health savings account plan, health care reimbursement arrangement plan, and health care & dependent care flexible spending account plans.
• 401(k) plan.
• Monthly stipend of $125…