Lead Product Designer - AI Design Systems

salesforce.com, inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce leads the way in AI-first design, seeking a Lead Product Designer to evolve our design system across products. You will collaborate with product managers, engineers, and designers to ensure consistency, usability, and accessible experiences.

You will mentor junior designers, define guidelines, and stay ahead of industry trends while applying an engineering mindset to design challenges in a fast-paced AI environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years as a Product Designer with focus on design systems and UX/UI.
• Portfolio showing design systems, visual design, interaction design, and AI patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead creation and maintenance of a next-gen design system and AI products.
• Contribute design system knowledge readable by humans and machines.
• Define and document guidelines, best practices, and standards.
• Evolve Salesforce UI/UX visual language and ease of use.
• Collaborate with PMs, designers, writers, and engineers to integrate the system.
• Partner with UX researchers to validate decisions via user testing.
• Mentor junior designers and foster design-excellence culture.
• Advocate for accessibility and inclusivity in the design system.
• Stay updated on trends and best practices in design systems.

Skills

Systems design

Design engineering

Visual design

Figma

Code familiarity

Education

Bachelor's in Design or HCI

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

Figma

Code

Job description

Salesforce leads the way in AI-first design, seeking a Lead Product Designer to evolve our design system across products. You will collaborate with product managers, engineers, and designers to ensure consistency, usability, and accessible experiences.

You will mentor junior designers, define guidelines, and stay ahead of industry trends while applying an engineering mindset to design challenges in a fast-paced AI environment.