Description
Slack is at an inflection point, evolving from a team communication tool into an AI operating system where humans and agents work together. As Slack VP, Product Design (Individual Contributor; Principal Architect), you will be one of the most important design voices shaping that future.
The Opportunity: Designing Slack as the AI Operating System for Action Slack's defining role in this next era is as the context layer for work: the intelligent interface where humans and AI agents collaborate fluidly to drive outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and prototype the long-range design vision for Slack's agentic future
- Personal, hands-on design at the highest level, pixel-perfect, conceptually sharp
- Partner with the CDO, CPO, and Engineering leadership to shape product strategy through design
- Drive alignment across product, engineering, research, and brand through the quality and clarity of your design work
- Lead the work to radically simplify Slack's current experience
- Invent new design patterns for agentic UX, for voice-anchored experiences, ambient AI surfaces, and dynamic UI generation
- Be a relentless champion for the user, particularly the enterprise user under pressure
Minimum Qualifications:
- 12+ years of product design experience, with senior IC work at significant scale
- A portfolio that demonstrates both visionary concept work and exceptional executional craft
- Proven ability to define product direction through design
- Experience designing consumer-grade experiences
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience designing for AI, machine learning, or human-agent collaboration
- Experience with enterprise software and the unique constraints of B2B SaaS at scale
- Familiarity with emerging modalities: voice UX, ambient/wearable surfaces, AI-generated UI
- Experience working directly with C-suite leadership to define and evolve product vision
The typical base salary range for this position is $257,500 - $451,700 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $310,200 - $496,400 annually.