Lead Product Designer, AI Search — Remote

The New York Times; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York Times is seeking a Lead Product Designer to shape AI-driven reader experiences, focusing on search and information discovery. You will prototype, in code, AI-powered features and collaborate with product managers, engineers, researchers, and editors to ship high-quality experiences while upholding our journalistic standards.

This role blends design leadership with hands-on prototyping in a hybrid NYC-based team. We value an environment of learning and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a product designer, with recent experience creating coded prototypes using AI-enabled tools and workflows.
• 7+ years of experience with interaction design and prototyping, including a portfolio showing a deep care for micro-interactions, motion, and accessibility best practices.
• 7+ years of experience collaborating, building alignment and communicating clearly.
• 7+ years of experience working with user research and data analysis teams to inform product and UX decisions.
• 3+ years of creating functional prototypes.
• Experience designing features that use generative A.I. to deliver end-user experiences.
• Experience refining A.I.’s tone, format, and behavior to align with brand guidelines, product goals, and quality standards.
• A portfolio of shipped work demonstrating experience working in 0-to-1 environments.

Responsibilities

• Create sketches, mockups, user journeys and other UX artifacts to rapidly explore a range of editorial and consumer scenarios and identify promising concepts.
• Frame different approaches and describe tradeoffs.
• Create functional coded prototypes of A.I.-powered experiences.
• Give input to product strategy and concept development.
• Lead conversations and help make decisions with the cross-functional team.
• Contribute to the development of design standards and systems around A.I.
• Represent your work to leadership within the company.
• Improve the people and process around you by shaping and participating in team and Product Design rituals.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• You will report to the Deputy Head of Product Design.

Skills

AI prototyping

Interaction design

Prototyping

User research

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Design systems

Job description

The New York Times is seeking a Lead Product Designer to shape AI-driven reader experiences, focusing on search and information discovery. You will prototype, in code, AI-powered features and collaborate with product managers, engineers, researchers, and editors to ship high-quality experiences while upholding our journalistic standards.

This role blends design leadership with hands-on prototyping in a hybrid NYC-based team. We value an environment of learning and collaboration.