Director of Product Management, Design Systems

Trailhead
San Francisco, CA
Category Engineering
Job Description
Role Overview

As Director of Product Management for design systems tooling and AI, you will define and own the transformation of the Lightning Design System into an intelligent platform that supports AI-assisted UI generation, conversational experiences, and human-agent co-creation at enterprise scale.

What You Will Do

Define the product strategy and multi-year roadmap for embedding AI capabilities within design systems, lead complex technical decision-making, and define the guardrails, governance model, and trust criteria that ensure AI-driven UI composition meets Salesforce's accessibility, security, and brand standards.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You will operate at the intersection of design systems, AI platform, and enterprise UX, setting a multi-year vision and executing with a high-performing team. You will serve as a senior strategic advisor and cross-functional liaison for design systems, driving alignment between the central UX org and AI platform groups.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of product management experience
  • Meaningful time on design systems, developer platforms, creator tooling, or enterprise frontend infrastructure
  • Proven ability to define and execute multi-year strategic roadmaps in complex, matrixed organizations
  • Strong technical depth working knowledge of AI/ML concepts, LLM capabilities and constraints, and agentic workflows
  • Deep understanding of design system principles: CSS architecture, design tokens, component governance, and accessibility standards

Benefits

  • Time off programs
  • Medical, dental, vision
  • Mental health support
  • Paid parental leave
  • Life and disability insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Employee stock purchasing program
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