AI Product Senior Design Lead Senior Vice President

Posted Date

12/02/2025

Description

AI Product Senior Design Lead Senior Vice President (Hybrid)

Only resumes with Design Portfolios will be considered

Responsibilities:

Job Highlights:

• Lead hands-on, pixel-perfect UX/UI design, including conceptualization, wireframing, prototyping, and high-fidelity visual design.
• Design user-centric, accessible (ADA/WCAG compliant) experiences for AI-powered products and services, ensuring consistency across platforms and devices.
• Utilize specialist design tools (e.g., Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, Axure) for all design deliverables.
• Apply Design Thinking methodologies to solve complex user and business problems.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients and internal stakeholders, articulating the strategic value of design and guiding them through the UX process.
• Lead and facilitate cross-functional collaboration with product management, engineering, business analysts, and other teams to co-create solutions and build consensus.
• Ensure seamless design handovers to development teams, providing clear specifications and ongoing support through UX review checkpoints to maintain design quality.
• Actively gather requirements from users, clients, and project sponsors through effective meeting leadership.
• Champion user-centric design within the organization, identifying and leveraging data/metrics to inform and support design decisions.
• Contribute to and maintain design systems, standards, and best practices across all projects.
• Continuously monitor industry trends, best practices in UX design and AI technology to drive innovation and improve design processes and workflows.
• Provide thought leadership and evangelize the value of UX across the wider organization and the professional community.
• Plan and conduct comprehensive UX research, including defining information architecture, user journeys, creating personas, and performing usability testing to validate design decisions.
• Manage project timelines, identify and mitigate risks, ensuring on-time delivery.
• Mentor and develop junior design team members, providing constructive feedback, coaching, and guidance to foster growth and ensure high-quality output.
• Confidentially challenge and resolve substandard work, offering support and solutions to improve team performance.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Provide Design Portfolio
• Strong attention to detail & analytical skills
• Significant experience on complex, enterprise-scale design projects
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent skills in professional design tools e.g., Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.
• Significant experience using/creating design systems
• Significant aptitude for coaching and mentoring junior designers
• Keen interest in, or knowledge of, banking or finance - preferred
• Participation in external UX groups or communities - preferred

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred
• At least one formal UX Qualification

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Digital Design Engineering

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Time Type:

Full time

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Primary Location:

New York New York United States

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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

$192, $288,000.00

In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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Anticipated Posting Close Date:

Dec 08, 2025

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Salary

192, ,000.00 Annual

Type

Full-time