Senior Product Designer - AI Search & Conversational UX

LinkedIn; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn is seeking a Senior Product Designer to shape the future of next-gen search, content discovery, and conversational AI experiences. You will operate at the intersection of architecture and human-centered design, leading zero-to-one initiatives within a mature global platform.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Product, and AI Research Scientists to translate complex tech into intuitive, scalable designs across desktop and mobile.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in graphic design, design communication, human-computer interaction, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of product design experience, with a portfolio demonstrating leadership on complex, high-impact consumer products.
• Proven ability to lead design in ambiguous and technically rigorous problem spaces, setting direction and driving alignment across multiple partners or teams.
• Background in interaction and visual design expertise, with a refined sense of typography, layout, hierarchy, and motion.
• Deep UX fundamentals, including information architecture, system-level thinking, and designing for engagement and retention at scale.
• Fluency in Figma and modern prototyping workflows, with the ability to move between low- and high-fidelity as needed.
• Data-informed mindset, comfortable partnering with research and analytics to shape hypotheses, evaluate outcomes, and iterate.
• Experience in communication and storytelling skills, including experience presenting to senior leaders and influencing without authority.
• Experience understanding accessibility standards and inclusive design best practices.

Responsibilities

• Architect Next-Gen Search & AI Experiences: Lead the end-to-end design of conversational AI, content discovery, and search interfaces across platforms.
• Bridge Design, Science, and Deep Tech: Partner with Engineering, Product, and AI Research Scientists to navigate complex search tech stacks.
• Rapid Interactive Prototyping: Utilize advanced prototyping tools and AI-driven workflows to simulate live model responses and validate user flows.
• Drive Vision Through Systems Thinking: Apply a systems-thinking approach to ensure UI components integrate into a cohesive global product.
• Design for Responsible Global Impact: Craft visual, motion, and interaction patterns with localization, usability, safety, accessibility, and ethical AI in mind.

Skills

Product Thinking

Visual Design

Interaction Design

AI Prototyping

Data Literacy

Storytelling

Leadership

Education

BA/BS in Graphic Design or HCI or related field

5+ years product design experience

Tools

Figma

Cursor

Claude Code

Job description

LinkedIn is seeking a Senior Product Designer to shape the future of next-gen search, content discovery, and conversational AI experiences. You will operate at the intersection of architecture and human-centered design, leading zero-to-one initiatives within a mature global platform.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Product, and AI Research Scientists to translate complex tech into intuitive, scalable designs across desktop and mobile.