Sr. Product Designer - AI and Platform Experience

About the role

Cisco’s Platform Experience Group is redefining how users interact with Cisco’s products by building the foundation for AI-powered, agentic experiences and generative UI that scale across the portfolio. You’ll be a core member of the design team for Cisco Cloud Control — a high-visibility, next-generation enterprise platform connecting Cisco’s security, networking, and AI product lines. It’s also the home of AI Canvas, one of Cisco’s top priorities.

Responsibilities

• Transform conceptual designs into production-ready experiences.
• Produce detailed interaction designs, specifications, and developer handoff documentation.
• Design edge cases, empty states, loading states, and error handling.
• Refine existing platform experiences as requirements evolve.
• Maintain consistency with established platform principles and design standards.
• Partner closely with Engineering throughout implementation, answering implementation questions and providing rapid design support during development.
• Monitor engineering channels, proactively resolve UX issues, and validate implemented experiences against design intent.
• Produce polished visual design, interaction design, and motion specifications.
• Contribute to the evolution of shared patterns and reusable assets while helping maintain quality across shipped experiences.
• Use AI-assisted design and prototyping tools to transform ideas into interactive prototypes, rapidly iterate on concepts, and accelerate discovery, experimentation, and validation of complex platform experiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of related experience, Master’s degree with 4+ years of related experience, or PhD with 1+ year of related experience.
• Prior experience in interaction design, information architecture, and visual design for complex enterprise environments.
• Experience in visual design, including layout systems, typography, hierarchy, color, grid usage, and graphic composition.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Research teams from concept through delivery.
• Experience using AI-assisted design and/or prototyping tools as part of the product design workflow.

Qualifications

• Outstanding craft in visual and interaction design, with strong prototyping skills.
• Advanced proficiency with AI-assisted design and prototyping workflows, including using emerging AI tools to accelerate ideation, experimentation, iteration, and validation.
• Diligent and highly organized, with the ability to work effectively in fast-paced delivery environments.
• Excellent collaborator with engineers and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to execute within an established vision while identifying practical improvements.
• Enjoys solving implementation details and polishing experiences through delivery.

Skills

• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies.
• Experience with design systems and frameworks.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, or similar.
• Knowledge of accessibility guidelines and best practices.
• Experience with agile methodologies and iterative design processes.

Benefits

At Cisco, we offer competitive compensation packages, including a starting salary range of $154,900.00 to $225,300.00 for this position in U.S. and/or Canadian locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. Additional benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Volunteer time off.
• Flexible vacation time off.
• Performance-based incentive pay for quota-based sales roles.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $154,900.00 to $225,300.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canadian locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training.

Schedule

This role is Remote, US, with a strong preference for candidates from the San Francisco or San Jose areas.