Lead Product Designer

Alteryx • Irvine, CA

15d

About The Position

We’re looking for problem solvers, innovators, and dreamers who are searching for anything but business as usual. Like us, you’re a high performer who’s an expert at your craft, constantly challenging the status quo. You value inclusivity and want to join a culture that empowers you to show up as your authentic self. You know that success hinges on commitment, that our differences make us stronger, and that the finish line is always sweeter when the whole team crosses together. Lead Product Designer We are looking for a Lead Product Designer who can work across multiple teams and levels of the organization. You will guide product vision, set the direction for complex systems, and drive high quality design from early concept through delivery. This role is both strategic and hands on. You will work with executives, partner closely with product and engineering leaders, and collaborate with squads to bring clear, scalable, user centered experiences to life.

Requirements

• 6–10 years of experience designing complex, user-facing products
• Proficient with Figma
• Lead design critiques, provide feedback, and help raise the quality bar across the org.
• Improve team processes, including documentation, workflow practices, and quality checks.
• Skilled in systems thinking and information architecture
• Able to work in both structured enterprise environments and fast moving startup conditions.
• Strategic, hands-on, and growth-minded

Nice To Haves

• Led or helped evolve design systems
• Shaped multi-pillar initiatives
• Experience working with AI powered workflows or complex data systems.
• Used storytelling, vision concepts, or future state prototypes to drive organizational alignment.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Design Leadership Drive end-to-end design for major initiatives Translate insights into product direction and scalable UX Work with product and engneering leadership to define and communicate long term vision.
• Cross Functional Collaboration and Influence Communicate design direction through clear storytelling, visual concepts, and narrative artifacts. Drive alignment between executives, product leaders, and delivery teams. Facilitate conversations that create clarity around scope, tradeoffs, and user needs. Influence product strategy beyond your immediate team and help set org level experience goals.
• Mentor and Process Ownership Communicate design direction through clear storytelling, visual concepts, and narrative artifacts. Drive alignment between executives, product leaders, and delivery teams. Facilitate conversations that create clarity around scope, tradeoffs, and user needs. Influence product strategy beyond your immediate team and help set org level experience goals. Mentor junior designers and model effective collaboration Elevate design quality and evolve our processes Establish documentation standards and QA touchpoints
• Execution & Visual Design Create storyboards, high fidelity mocks, prototypes, and system diagrams to communicate ideas. Explore new patterns, technologies, and industry trends to inform design direction. Balance multiple projects while maintaining clarity, quality, and forward progress.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees