Director of UX Design — Demand Tech Experiences

Amazon; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 216,000 - 293,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Director of UX Design to build and scale the Demand Tech Experiences team. You will own strategy, lead a multi-disciplinary design organization, and collaborate with engineering, product, and business leaders to deliver scalable, data-driven experiences across advertiser workflows.

The role emphasizes mentorship, governance, and fast delivery while maintaining craft. You will partner with senior leaders to shape multi-year roadmaps and champion customer obsession.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional design experience.
• 8+ years leading design teams.
• Expertise in AdTech or B2B enterprise UX.
• Experience in end-to-end product design.
• Ability to communicate design concepts to executives.
• Proven track record in building scalable teams.

Responsibilities

• Own design strategy and roadmap across the Amazon Ads platform.
• Lead and develop the design organization with mentorship.
• Drive design operations excellence.
• Execute high-impact design initiatives end-to-end.
• Build experiences across advertiser touchpoints and AI workflows.
• Partner with cross-org stakeholders to unify experiences.
• Establish design governance and standards.
• Communicate design vision to senior leadership and partners.
• Mentor emerging leaders and foster psychological safety.
• Drive customer obsession with data-driven decisions.

Skills

Design leadership

AdTech

SaaS UX

Information architecture

Interaction design

Visual design

End-to-end design

Executive communication

Team scaling

Research collaboration

Tools

Figma

Miro

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Director of UX Design to build and scale the Demand Tech Experiences team. You will own strategy, lead a multi-disciplinary design organization, and collaborate with engineering, product, and business leaders to deliver scalable, data-driven experiences across advertiser workflows.

The role emphasizes mentorship, governance, and fast delivery while maintaining craft. You will partner with senior leaders to shape multi-year roadmaps and champion customer obsession.