Senior AI-Driven Product Design Lead

Designer Jobs; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive compensation & benefits

Medical and dental coverage

Pension and 401(k) plans

Paid time off with flexible vacation

Job summary

EY's Financial Services Organization (FSO) PxD team seeks a design lead to drive AI-first, human-centered product and experience design end to end. You will mentor junior designers, own workstreams, and partner with researchers, technologists, PMs, and client teams in a fast-paced Agile environment.

You’ll use LLMs and AI tools to frame problems, generate options, prototype, and synthesize insights, while ensuring rigorous client-facing decisions and strong design system discipline.

Qualifications

• Requires a design education with 3+ years’ post-baccalaureate experience or a master's with 2+ years.
• Portfolio showing end-to-end product design and outcomes.
• Advanced Figma skills including prototyping and design systems.
• Regular use of LLMs in the design process.
• Experience with AI-assisted design tools (Claude, Cursor, Figma Make).
• Experience in Agile environments with Jira; strong communication.
• Travel up to 80% to support client needs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as design lead for a workstream and mentor junior designers.
• Collaborate with researchers, technologists, PMs, and engagement team members.
• Own design from framing to production-ready specs for engineers.
• Lead client-facing design decisions and partner with the client daily.
• Use AI to accelerate framing, prototyping, and synthesis.
• Contribute to business development and practice-building efforts.

Skills

AI-first design

LLM prototyping

Judgment & accountability

Designing AI-enabled experiences

Design systems

Agile delivery

Client communication

Workshop facilitation

Research & outcomes

Education

Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field

Master's degree (2+ years experience)

Tools

Figma

Jira

Job description

EY's Financial Services Organization (FSO) PxD team seeks a design lead to drive AI-first, human-centered product and experience design end to end. You will mentor junior designers, own workstreams, and partner with researchers, technologists, PMs, and client teams in a fast-paced Agile environment.

You’ll use LLMs and AI tools to frame problems, generate options, prototype, and synthesize insights, while ensuring rigorous client-facing decisions and strong design system discipline.