Principal Architect, AI-Driven Product Design

Leadout Capital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Slack is seeking a VP, Product Design (Individual Contributor; Principal Architect) to shape the AI Operating System for action. You will drive the craft, define the product vision, and personally execute at the highest level on Slack’s next generation.

This is not a management role but a rare opportunity to influence strategy and outcomes at scale. Reporting to the SVP & Chief Design Officer, you will collaborate with product and engineering leadership to prototype, pressure-test, and shape

Qualifications

• 12+ years of product design experience at scale.
• Portfolio showing visionary concept work and exceptional execution.
• Ability to define product direction through design, not just respond to it.
• Experience designing consumer-grade experiences that are intuitive and delightful.

Responsibilities

• Define and prototype the long-range design vision for Slack's agentic future.
• Hands-on, pixel-perfect design at the highest level using AI and prototyping techniques.
• Influence product strategy with design leadership to shape roadmap.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across product, eng, research, and brand.

Skills

Visionary design

Executive communication

Strategic design

Cross-functional leadership

Prototyping

AI design

Agentic UX

Job description

Slack is seeking a VP, Product Design (Individual Contributor; Principal Architect) to shape the AI Operating System for action. You will drive the craft, define the product vision, and personally execute at the highest level on Slack’s next generation.

This is not a management role but a rare opportunity to influence strategy and outcomes at scale. Reporting to the SVP & Chief Design Officer, you will collaborate with product and engineering leadership to prototype, pressure-test, and shape