Senior Visual Experience Architect (AI-Forward UX)

Autodesk, Inc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

Autodesk, Inc. seeks a Principal Visual Experience Designer to operate at a creative leadership level, elevating craft across the AEC XF organization.

Your work translates product strategy and emerging AI capabilities into polished visual systems that delight users, partnering with design, research, product management, engineering, and content design to ensure usability, trust, and consistency. The role requires strong cross-functional influence, deep typography and color expertise, motion

Qualifications

• 8+ years of visual/product design experience with strong craft.
• Deep expertise in typography, color, composition, hierarchy and interface design.
• Experience in motion design and micro interactions that deliver delightful UX.
• Experience designing for complex enterprise products and design systems.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence design decisions with craft.

Responsibilities

• Design high‑quality, visually refined experiences across workflows and touchpoints.
• Translate strategy and AI capabilities into clear visual designs that inspire trust.
• Identify delighters and refine patterns that scale across products.
• Contribute to Autodesk design system for consistency and efficiency.
• Collaborate with Product Design, Research, PM, Eng, and Content Design.
• Create high‑fidelity designs, prototypes, and specifications; support implementation.
• Explore visual patterns for AI-powered and adaptive experiences.

Skills

Visual craft

Typography

Color theory

Layout

Hierarchy

Interface design

Motion design

Micro interactions

Design leadership

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional influence

Tools

Figma

AI tools and workflows

Job description

Autodesk, Inc. seeks a Principal Visual Experience Designer to operate at a creative leadership level, elevating craft across the AEC XF organization.

Your work translates product strategy and emerging AI capabilities into polished visual systems that delight users, partnering with design, research, product management, engineering, and content design to ensure usability, trust, and consistency. The role requires strong cross-functional influence, deep typography and color expertise, motion