Staff Product Designer, AI Products

Neon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 166,600 - 229,150; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Staff Product Designer in New York to lead and shape agent-driven experiences for new product categories. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to create intuitive user experiences while mentoring junior designers.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of product design experience, a relevant degree, and a portfolio showcasing the end-to-end design process. This position offers a competitive pay range of $166,600—$229,150 USD.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product design work experience.
• Ability to lead complex design projects with diverse stakeholders.
• Portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design process.

Responsibilities

• Drive product and design initiatives for a new product area.
• Define agent-driven workflows for data activation.
• Collaborate with product management and engineering.

Skills

Product design experience

User experience design

Visual design skills

Mentoring junior designers

Research and user testing

Education

Bachelor's or master’s degree in design or related field

Job description

At Databricks, we design tools that make complex data workflows intuitive and powerful. Our mission is to simplify how data is connected, understood, and activated so that organizations can turn information into business outcomes. Designers at Databricks blend strong visual craft with systems thinking, shaping products that support some of the most advanced data teams in the world.

We're hiring a Staff Product Designer to help build a new product category at Databricks. You will help shape agent-driven experiences that make the power of the Lakehouse accessible to a broader set of users. This will be a true 0‑to‑1 environment, combining the excitement of a startup with the resources of a tech leader like Databricks.

Impact you will have

• Drive key product and design initiatives within a strategic new product area at Databricks, helping organizations activate and operationalize their data at scale.
• Define a new generation of agent‑driven workflows that help users move seamlessly from data and insights to decisions and action.
• Collaborate closely with product management, engineering, and leadership to shape the future of business applications on the Databricks platform.
• Design intuitive user experiences that simplify complex workflows while preserving the flexibility and power required by enterprise organizations.
• Develop a deep understanding of Databricks business objectives, customer needs, emerging AI capabilities, and the evolving data and technology landscape.
• Conduct user research to identify customer needs, pain points, and opportunities related to data activation, and AI‑assisted workflows.
• Mentor junior designers, fostering their growth and development within our team.

What we look for

• 8+ years of product design work experience.
• A bachelor's or master’s degree in design, computer science, human‑computer interaction, or related field.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large and complex design projects and balance the needs of diverse stakeholders.
• Can execute beautiful visual and interaction work that’s rooted in a data‑driven, well‑researched UX process.
• A system thinker who has the vision to design the big picture, and the tactical ability to break it down so that engineering can succeed in building it incrementally.
• You have a unique combination of technical knowledge and visual design skills which allows you to design powerful and intuitive tooling for technical users.
• A portfolio demonstrating your end‑to‑end design process, from inception to production.
• Experience designing products that bridge the gap between technical and business users is a strong plus. Familiarity with data, analytics, AI, or enterprise software is highly valued.
• The strongest candidates have demonstrated experience using modern development and AI‑assisted coding tools to prototype ideas, understand implementation tradeoffs, and collaborate deeply with engineering teams.

Pay range: $166,600—$229,150 USD.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.