VP, AI-Native Product Design

Remote Worker LTD.; United States; Remote; USD 209,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Algolia seeks an AI-native, senior design leader to drive the product design for the Application Layer—the surfaces where developers, merchandisers, and business teams build, configure, and optimize search and AI experiences. You will guide the Satellite Design System and establish AI design standards across the organization.

You’ll build and scale a technical design org, partner with Product, Engineering, and GTM, and ensure the quality bar is met to deliver measurable customer outcomes at

Qualifications

• 15+ years in product design.
• 6+ years leading design organizations (managers of managers) in B2B SaaS or developer-platforms.
• Shipped AI-native product experiences (conversational/agentic/generative).
• Technical depth with front-end fundamentals (React) and APIs; understanding latency and non-determinism.
• Ownership of a complex technical application experience serving developer and business audiences.
• Hands-on experience building or scaling a design system with cross-org adoption.
• Executive presence translating design impact into business terms.

Responsibilities

• Define product design vision and strategy for the entire application experience.
• Set AI design standards for trust, transparency, and human-in-the-loop controls.
• Oversee Satellite Design System as a product with governance and adoption metrics.
• Build and lead a technical product design organization.
• Uphold the quality bar for usability and performance.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and GTM at the executive level.

Skills

AI-native design

Executive presence

Technical depth

Design leadership

Design system

Search/domain knowledge

Tools

React

Job description

Algolia seeks an AI-native, senior design leader to drive the product design for the Application Layer—the surfaces where developers, merchandisers, and business teams build, configure, and optimize search and AI experiences. You will guide the Satellite Design System and establish AI design standards across the organization.

You’ll build and scale a technical design org, partner with Product, Engineering, and GTM, and ensure the quality bar is met to deliver measurable customer outcomes at