Lead Product Designer, Design Systems

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User Experience

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About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

As a Lead Product Designer on the Design Systems team at Salesforce, you will play a pivotal role in evolving our AI-first design system across our suite of products. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product managers, engineers, and other designers to ensure consistency, usability, accessibility, and delightful user experiences across Salesforce applications. You’ll get to work on a world-class team with some of the brightest minds in the industry and will have fun while doing it!

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and maintenance of our next-gen design system, tools, and AI products that scale across Salesforce
• Contribute quality knowledge to the design system that is readable by both humans and machines
• Define and document design guidelines, best practices, and standards to ensure cohesive experiences
• Evolve the visual language & ease of use of Salesforce UI/UX
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, writers, and engineers to integrate the design system into product development workflows
• Partner with UX researchers to validate design decisions through user testing and feedback loops
• Mentor and coach junior designers, fostering a culture of design excellence and collaboration
• Advocate for accessibility and inclusivity within the design system to ensure all users have a seamless experience
• Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in design systems

Experience / Skills required

• You’re a systems designer who is knowledgeable in leveraging and training AI to create quality experiences
• You’re equally comfortable in code and figma, you consider yourself more than just a designer, but also a design engineer
• You have expert visual design skills, and obsess over the details of any design
• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of experience as a Product Designer, with a focus on design systems and UX/UI design
• A portfolio demonstrating a strong foundation in design systems, visual design, interaction design, and AI patterns/capabilities

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.

The typical base salary range for this position is $172,500 - $260,100 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $207,800 - $285,800 annually.

The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.