Lead Experience Designer - AI-Driven Prototyping

Aquent; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent is seeking a visionary Experience Designer to shape the future of product creation. You will lead cross-functional teams, translate insights into rapid prototypes, and leverage AI-enabled workflows to push the boundaries of design and technology.

You will collaborate closely with engineering and product partners, guiding opportunities from framing through validation, ensuring exceptional user experiences across diverse markets.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in human-centered design and interaction design.
• 7+ years of experience in experience/product design leadership.
• Fluency with AI-assisted design and development workflows.
• Technical fluency to engage with engineering teams and understand system constraints.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex experience-design projects, from framing opportunities to validation and implementation.
• Define experience vision, guiding principles, user journeys, interaction models, and success criteria.
• Translate insights into hypotheses and design decisions with validated experiments.
• Leverage AI-enabled workflows to explore concepts and build prototypes with tools like Figma and Cursor.
• Develop prototypes at appropriate fidelity to test assumptions and mitigate risks.
• Collaborate with engineering to understand constraints and trade-offs prioritizing user experience.
• Uncover latent user needs and validate value propositions for future-state solutions.
• Communicate decisions through narratives and tangible prototypes to align teams and leadership.

Skills

Human-centered design

Interaction design

Digital product thinking

Leadership

Tools

Figma

Figma MCP

Cursor

GitHub workflows

Job description

Aquent is seeking a visionary Experience Designer to shape the future of product creation. You will lead cross-functional teams, translate insights into rapid prototypes, and leverage AI-enabled workflows to push the boundaries of design and technology.

You will collaborate closely with engineering and product partners, guiding opportunities from framing through validation, ensuring exceptional user experiences across diverse markets.