Product Designer, AI
San Francisco, CA$170k - $230kfull-timePosted 10mo ago
About the role
Designs AI features for Benchling’s R&D Cloud to support scientists by creating scalable, consistent, and delightful user experiences, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and owning end-to-end design processes.
Responsibilities
- Work with Product Management and Engineering teams to define product strategy, scope, and prioritization in a startup-like environment
- Own the design for high-impact initiatives from research, concepts, wireframing, mockups, through to implementation
- Work in real time with Engineers to prototype ideas quickly to validate product directions
- Conduct user research / interviews to inform product direction, interactive improvements to increase usability
- Use and contribute to evolving Design systems by collaborating with other Designers to identify gaps, and create design components that have high utility across the entire product
- Clearly communicate design rationale to cross-functional teams, and Product and Design leadership
- Effectively communicate in a hybrid environment that balances in-person collaboration and remote work
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience driving the design of SaaS, mobile, or AI products, preferably with high traffic conversion funnels
- A strong portfolio of relevant design work demonstrating functional, growth, and conversion-oriented designs
- Track record of simplifying complex product architectures or workflows
- Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex decisions
- Experience contributing to a design system for complex software products
- Experience working with Product Management, Engineers, and other Designers in an agile environment
Skills
Required:User Experience DesignPrototyping and WireframingUser Research
Nice to have:Design Systems
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package
- Broad range of medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and dependents
- Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits
- Four months of fully paid parental leave
- 401(k) + Employer Match
- Commuter benefits for in-office employees and home office stipend for remote employees
- Mental health benefits including therapy and coaching
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Learning and development stipend
- Generous and flexible vacation policies
- Company-wide Winter holiday shutdown
- Sabbaticals at 5 and 10-year anniversaries
Last updated Jan 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Benchling
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