Senior UX Designer for AI Infra Platform

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with Cisco matching

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior UX Designer to transform complex technical problems into clear, accessible experiences. You will lead end-to-end UX processes across discovery to post-release learning, collaborating with product, engineering, architecture, and research teams.

You’ll craft implementation-ready designs, advocate for accessibility and consistency, and mentor peers while shaping product direction for data center infrastructure in the AI era.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of related experience, Master's degree plus 6 years, or PhD plus 3 years.
• Experience leading complex digital products from discovery through implementation and validation with product and engineering teams.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong interaction design, information architecture, prototyping, visual design, systems thinking, and proficiency with tools such as Figma.

Responsibilities

• Lead significant UX and product design from discovery and research through interaction design, prototyping, implementation and validation.
• Simplify complex technical and operational problems using strong systems thinking, information architecture, interaction design, and visual craft.
• Use customer research, usability findings, analytics, and other evidence to identify needs, influence product direction, and define success.
• Partner with product, engineering, architecture, research, content, QA, and technical experts to align requirements, constraints, and trade-offs.
• Create implementation-ready designs with clear rationale, specifications, acceptance criteria, accessibility guidance, and critical product states.
• Work with engineering through delivery to resolve gaps, validate quality, and evolve reusable patterns and design-system guidance.
• Champion accessible, inclusive, and consistent experiences across the product.
• Scope and estimate work, manage priorities, and communicate dependencies or risks early.
• Mentor other designers and strengthen team practice through critique, facilitation, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Interaction design

Information architecture

Prototyping

Visual design

Systems thinking

Figma

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8 years

Master's degree + 6 years

PhD + 3 years

Tools

Figma

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior UX Designer to transform complex technical problems into clear, accessible experiences. You will lead end-to-end UX processes across discovery to post-release learning, collaborating with product, engineering, architecture, and research teams.

You’ll craft implementation-ready designs, advocate for accessibility and consistency, and mentor peers while shaping product direction for data center infrastructure in the AI era.