Lead Experience Designer — AI UX Leader (Hybrid)

Aceleradora Ágil; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid – 3 days on-site/week

Job summary

Thoughtworks in Riyadh seeks an experienced Lead Experience Designer to drive AI-powered product design in a fast-growing regional team. You will lead end-to-end design from concept to shipped products in a collaborative, multidisciplinary pod.

The role combines hands-on interaction design, strategic client advisory, and building design capability in the Middle East while partnering with product managers, data/AI specialists, and engineers. Hybrid work model: 3 days on-site.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in product design with end-to-end ownership of shipped digital products.
• Experience leading design on large-scale programs and with senior stakeholders.
• Fluency in designing for AI and data-driven products using AI-enabled tools.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Design Ownership: Lead experience design across all engagement phases, map journeys, create visualisations, and build interactive prototypes.
• AI-Native & Agentic UX: Shape conversational, multi-modal, and autonomous agent flows with trust and transparency.
• AI-Accelerated Practice: Leverage AI tools to accelerate research while maintaining craft and usability.
• Lean User Research & Testing: Conduct lightweight research with accessibility and inclusive design in mind.
• Design Systems & Scalability: Develop design systems with engineering for velocity and consistency.
• Consultative Leadership & Advisory: Advise clients, shape engagements, and contribute to pre-sales.
• Practice Building & Culture: Help build local Experience Design capability and client relationships.

Skills

Experience leadership

UX reasoning

End-to-end ownership

AI-native design

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Tools

Figma

UX Pilot

Bolt

Murai

Maze

LLM research tools

Job description

Thoughtworks in Riyadh seeks an experienced Lead Experience Designer to drive AI-powered product design in a fast-growing regional team. You will lead end-to-end design from concept to shipped products in a collaborative, multidisciplinary pod.

The role combines hands-on interaction design, strategic client advisory, and building design capability in the Middle East while partnering with product managers, data/AI specialists, and engineers. Hybrid work model: 3 days on-site.