Product Design Lead: AI-Driven, User-Centric Experience

Client of Salt; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Salt is seeking a Product Design Lead to guide a small team of designers in creating intuitive, user-centered digital experiences within a government context. The role emphasizes systems thinking, AI-powered prototyping, and strong stakeholder engagement to simplify complex problems and improve public services.

The ideal candidate will lead with a strategic yet hands-on approach, translating business needs into clear design strategies and delivering measurable outcomes for government

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in Product Design, UX Design, or a related field.
• Experience leading or mentoring designers.
• Strong UX problem-solving and systems thinking.
• Excellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
• Experience with complex digital products or government services is desirable.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of approximately three product designers.
• Translate complex business and user problems into intuitive digital experiences.
• Map user journeys, workflows, processes and system interactions.
• Use AI tools and prompting to rapidly build test and iterate on working prototypes.
• Plan and conduct usability testing and translate insights into actionable improvements.
• Communicate design decisions through storytelling and compelling presentations.
• Collaborate with product, technology, business and government stakeholders.
• Facilitate workshops and drive decisions in ambiguous environments.
• Promote an outcome-driven design culture focused on usability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Systems thinking

User journey mapping

UX problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Communication

Facilitation

Design leadership

Team mentoring

AI-powered prototyping

Tools

AI prototyping tools

Prompting

Job description

Client of Salt is seeking a Product Design Lead to guide a small team of designers in creating intuitive, user-centered digital experiences within a government context. The role emphasizes systems thinking, AI-powered prototyping, and strong stakeholder engagement to simplify complex problems and improve public services.

The ideal candidate will lead with a strategic yet hands-on approach, translating business needs into clear design strategies and delivering measurable outcomes for government