Amazon Advertising User Experience (AUX) team seeks a senior design leader to develop and scale design teams focused on innovative experiences connecting brands with customers globally. Lead a high-performing UX team collaborating with engineering, product management, and senior leadership throughout the product lifecycle. Responsibilities include owning design strategy and roadmap, leading design organization culture and hiring, driving design operations, executing design initiatives, building customer experiences across platforms, partnering with stakeholders, establishing design governance, communicating design vision, mentoring leaders, and ensuring data-driven design decisions. Requires 12+ years design experience with 8+ years leading teams, expertise in AdTech or B2B SaaS UX, strong design strategy and communication skills, and experience with AI-assisted design. Benefits include competitive salary, sign-on payments, RSUs, comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
What you'll do
Own design strategy and roadmap across Amazon Ads platform
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Requirements
12+ years of professional design experience, including 8+ years leading design teams
Proven expertise in AdTech, B2B enterprise UX, SaaS platforms, or sophisticated workflow software
Deep understanding of design strategy, information architecture, interaction design, and visual design best practices
Experience designing end-to-end product experiences from discovery through production
Ability to communicate design concepts clearly to diverse audiences
Track record of building and scaling high-performing design teams
5+ years of direct experience in advertising technology (AdTech), demand-side platforms (DSP), or programmatic trading
Experience designing AI-assisted or agentic user experiences
Familiarity with multi-agent systems, autonomous workflows, and human-AI collaboration
Leadership experience in fast-growing, high-velocity organizations
Experience designing across omnichannel contexts (desktop, mobile, chat interfaces, data visualization)
Track record of building design systems and establishing design governance at scale
Experience presenting to C-suite, boards, or external partners
Familiarity with design tools (Figma, Miro) and modern design workflows
Tech stack
FigmaMiroAI-assisted designagentic AI experiences
Benefits
Sign-on paymentsRestricted stock units (RSUs)Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)Basic Life & AD&D insurance with option for Supplemental life plansEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Mental Health SupportMedical Advice LineFlexible Spending AccountsAdoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage401(k) matchingPaid time offParental leave
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