Geospatial Visual Systems Lead for Maps

Google LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, and AD&D

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off: 20 days/year

Sick Time: 40 hours/year

Maternity Leave: 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

13 paid holidays per year

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Senior Visual Systems Designer for the Geo Makers team. You will lead visual design direction, brand expression, and system coherence across a diverse geospatial portfolio, including developer web experiences, SDK components, conversational AI surfaces, and analytics tools.

You will translate complex geospatial data into intuitive visual frameworks, collaborate with engineers and product teams, and evolve typography, color, and iconography while ensuring scalable design

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of visual design experience in product or UX/UI design.
• Experience creating, implementing, defining, or working with design systems.
• Portfolio or relevant link on resume.

Responsibilities

• Lead visual design and brand expression across Geo Makers portfolio, including developer web experiences and SDK UI kits.
• Translate geospatial data and environmental metrics into legible visual frameworks and data visualization components.
• Define, evolve, and scale visual design and brand systems—typography, color, spatial hierarchy, iconography, reusable components.
• Defend visual design direction with evidence-based rationale grounded in user needs, workflows, brand standards, and constraints.
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs, designers, and researchers to connect design tokens to production code and maintain fidelity.

Skills

Visual design

Design systems

Portfolio link

UX/UI design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Visual Design, Human-Computer Interaction, a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google LLC is seeking a Senior Visual Systems Designer for the Geo Makers team. You will lead visual design direction, brand expression, and system coherence across a diverse geospatial portfolio, including developer web experiences, SDK components, conversational AI surfaces, and analytics tools.

You will translate complex geospatial data into intuitive visual frameworks, collaborate with engineers and product teams, and evolve typography, color, and iconography while ensuring scalable design