Head of AI Platform Product Design

Rippling; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 295,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a Senior Product Design Manager for its AI Platform. You will lead how AI appears across the product suite—agents, workflows, approvals, growth, trust, and model design.

This role requires coaching strong designers, staying close to craft, and applying systems thinking to make enterprise AI practical and reliable.

You will partner with Product, Engineering, Research, and cross-functional teams to deliver coherent AI experiences that fit Rippling’s platform.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product design experience in B2B/enterprise SaaS or AI.
• 3+ years in design management leading senior designers.
• Strong systems thinking connecting surfaces, workflows, and permissions.
• Ability to create reusable design patterns and design-system primitives.
• Fluency in AI design challenges: trust, explainability, human-in-the-loop.

Responsibilities

• Lead UX for AI Platform across agents, workflows, and approvals.
• Coach designers and raise the bar for craft.
• Define reusable interaction patterns and design-system primitives.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to ship AI features.
• Drive cross-product alignment for consistent AI experiences.
• Use data and feedback to identify top design opportunities.
• Establish design reviews and decision-making rituals.
• Help recruit senior design talent.

Skills

Design leadership

Systems thinking

AI product

Cross-functional

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Job description

Rippling is seeking a Senior Product Design Manager for its AI Platform. You will lead how AI appears across the product suite—agents, workflows, approvals, growth, trust, and model design.

This role requires coaching strong designers, staying close to craft, and applying systems thinking to make enterprise AI practical and reliable.

You will partner with Product, Engineering, Research, and cross-functional teams to deliver coherent AI experiences that fit Rippling’s platform.