Chief Design Architect for AI Agent Experiences

OpenClaw Foundation; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

The OpenClaw Foundation is seeking a Head of Design to define the design vision, systems, and experiences shaping how people interact with AI agents. This foundational, hands-on leadership role requires exceptional taste and a track record of building and shipping best-in-class products from zero to one.

You will establish a cohesive design language across the OpenClaw ecosystem, develop scalable design systems, and invent new interaction paradigms for collaboration with AI agents.

Qualifications

• Track record of building and shipping zero-to-one products with clear ownership from concept to launch.
• Strong design systems expertise and scalable component libraries for cohesive products.
• Ability to balance strategic vision with rapid prototyping and pixel-level detail.
• Excellent collaboration with engineering to ship polished, production-ready products.
• Portfolio demonstrating design impact and end-to-end ownership.
• Experience designing AI-native products, developer tools, or open-source ecosystems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define design vision and set a distinctive philosophy and product direction for OpenClaw.
• Lead zero-to-one products from concept through prototyping, implementation, and launch.
• Own and evolve shared design systems, tokens, interactions, and visual standards.
• Invent agent interactions focusing on delegation, memory, permissions, identity, and trust.
• Stay hands-on with design, prototyping, and implementation in collaboration with engineers.
• Shape product strategy by partnering with leadership, researchers, and developers.
• Scale design across the ecosystem with reusable principles and tooling.

Skills

Design leadership

Design systems

User interfaces

Prototype & launch

Engineering collaboration

Design language

Product ownership

Interaction design

Education

Tools

Job description

The OpenClaw Foundation is seeking a Head of Design to define the design vision, systems, and experiences shaping how people interact with AI agents. This foundational, hands-on leadership role requires exceptional taste and a track record of building and shipping best-in-class products from zero to one.

You will establish a cohesive design language across the OpenClaw ecosystem, develop scalable design systems, and invent new interaction paradigms for collaboration with AI agents.