Sr. Product Designer - AI and Platform Experience

The application window is expected to close on: 08/30/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received . Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.   Note: This role is Remote, US, with a strong preference for candidates from the San Francisco or San Jose areas.     Meet the Team     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.   The team is small, dynamic, and deeply collaborative. Designers here work closely with product managers, engineers, and researchers to deliver platform experiences that feel unified across the Cisco ecosystem, combining systems thinking with strong visual craft and execution.

As a Senior Product Designer , you’ll help bring Cisco’s platform vision to life through high-quality product design execution. You’ll own the refinement, specification, and delivery of experiences, partnering closely with Research, Product, and Engineering to ensure designs are thoughtfully executed and successfully implemented.     What You’ll Do  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.

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.

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.   Why