Sr. Product Designer, AI/BI
📍 Job Overview
Job Title: Sr. Product Designer, AI/BI
Company: Databricks
Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Job Type: Full-time
Category: Product Design / AI / Business Intelligence
Date Posted: February 19, 2026
Experience Level: 5-10 years
Remote Status: On-site
🚀 Role Summary
- Design intuitive and trustworthy AI/BI experiences, bridging the gap between complex AI systems and human decision-making.
- Reimagine data exploration through natural language and AI assistance, making insights actionable for both technical and non-technical users.
- Shape interactions that ensure transparency and trust in AI-generated insights, facilitating a seamless flow from exploration to action.
- Drive the development of new design patterns for AI-native enterprise software, influencing the long-term strategy of Databricks' analytics landscape.
- Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to define and deliver cutting-edge AI and Business Intelligence solutions.
📝 Enhancement Note: This role is positioned as a Senior Product Designer with a specific focus on AI and Business Intelligence (BI). The emphasis on "making advanced analytics, generative AI, and business intelligence intuitive, trustworthy, and actionable" suggests a critical role in translating complex AI capabilities into user-friendly interfaces. The description also highlights designing "how humans and AI think together," indicating a strategic focus on human-computer interaction within AI-driven analytics. This implies a need for a designer who can not only execute UI/UX but also contribute to product strategy and vision within the AI/BI domain.
📈 Primary Responsibilities
- Lead the design process for AI-driven Business Intelligence features, from conceptualization through to launch and iteration.
- Develop user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity visual designs for features that enable natural language data exploration and AI-assisted insights.
- Conduct user research and usability testing with diverse user groups, including data engineers, analysts, and business leaders, to validate design decisions.
- Collaborate with product managers and engineers to define product requirements, technical feasibility, and iterative development plans for AI/BI products.
- Create design specifications and documentation to ensure clear communication and successful implementation by the engineering team.
- Advocate for user-centered design principles and best practices throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Contribute to the evolution of Databricks' design system and establish new design patterns for AI-native enterprise software.
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear and understandable user experiences.
- Influence the strategic direction of Databricks' AI/BI product offerings, identifying new opportunities for innovation.
📝 Enhancement Note: The primary responsibilities have been inferred to align with a Senior Product Designer role, emphasizing leadership in the design process, user research, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic contribution within the AI/BI domain. The focus on "reimagining data exploration," "transparent and trustworthy AI-generated insights," and "moving from exploration → validation → action" points to specific design challenges that this role will address.
🎓 Skills & Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Computer Science, or a related field.
Experience:
- 5+ years of professional product design experience, with a strong track record of shipping successful digital products.
- Demonstrated experience leading large and complex design projects, managing diverse stakeholder needs, and overseeing the entire product lifecycle from ideation to general availability (GA).
- Proven ability to execute beautiful and effective visual and interaction design work, grounded in a data-driven and well-researched user experience process.
Required Skills:
- Product Design Expertise: Mastery of end-to-end product design processes, including user research, wireframing, prototyping, interaction design, and visual design.
- AI/BI Domain Understanding: A strong grasp of AI concepts, Business Intelligence principles, and data analytics workflows.
- System Thinking: Ability to design large-scale systems, break down complex visions into incremental engineering plans, and ensure scalability and coherence.
- User Research & Validation: Proficiency in conducting user research, usability testing, and synthesizing findings to inform design decisions.
- Technical Acumen: A unique combination of technical knowledge and visual design skills to design powerful and intuitive engineering tooling.
- Communication & Collaboration: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate design rationale and engage effectively with strategic customers, product managers, and engineers.
- Portfolio: A compelling portfolio showcasing the end-to-end design process for shipped digital products.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience designing products in the Cloud, Developer Experience, AI, or Big Data spaces.
- Familiarity with designing for enterprise software and complex data platforms.
- Basic proficiency in coding languages such as React, SQL, CSS, and/or Python.
- Experience with generative AI applications and natural language interfaces.
📝 Enhancement Note: The qualifications have been detailed to reflect the seniority and specific domain focus of the role. "System thinker" is interpreted as a key capability for designing complex AI/BI platforms. The emphasis on "technical knowledge and visual design skills" is crucial for designing engineering tooling. Nice-to-have
Application Requirements
Candidates must have 5+ years of product design experience, preferably with a degree in HCI, Interaction Design, or a related field, and a portfolio showcasing end-to-end design processes. Essential abilities include leading complex design projects, executing high-quality visual and interaction work based on data, and possessing a system-thinking approach to break down large visions for incremental engineering success.