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Lead Product Designer, Search

The New York Times· Design and Development
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Hybrid (New York, NY)$140k - $170kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Lead Product Designer to shape AI-powered search experiences for The New York Times, focusing on how readers find information and engage with world news through NYT products. Hybrid work model (NYC in-office two days/week; remote options discussed).

Responsibilities

  • Create sketches, mockups, user journeys and other UX artifacts to rapidly explore a range of editorial and consumer scenarios and identify promising concepts.
  • Frame different approaches and describe tradeoffs.
  • Create functional coded prototypes of AI-powered experiences.
  • Give input to product strategy and concept development.
  • Lead conversations and help make decisions with the cross-functional team.
  • Contribute to the development of design standards and systems around AI.
  • Represent your work to leadership within the company.
  • Improve the people and process around you by shaping and participating in team and Product Design rituals.
  • Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and commitment to the mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
  • Report to the Deputy Head of Product Design.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience as a product designer, with recent experience creating coded prototypes using AI-enabled tools and workflows.
  • 7+ years of experience with interaction design and prototyping, including a portfolio showing a deep care for micro-interactions, motion, and accessibility best practices.
  • 7+ years of experience collaborating, building alignment and communicating clearly.
  • 7+ years of experience working with user research and data analysis teams to inform product and UX decisions.
  • 3+ years of creating functional prototypes.
  • Experience designing features that use generative AI to deliver end-user experiences.
  • Experience refining AI's tone, format, and behavior to align with brand guidelines, product goals, and quality standards.
  • A portfolio of shipped work demonstrating experience working in 0-to-1 environments.

Skills

Required:AI-enabled product designInteraction design and prototypingCollaboration and communicationUser research and data analysisPrototyping (functional)

Benefits

  • medical, dental and vision benefits
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
  • company-matching 401(k) plan
  • employee stock purchase plan
  • paid vacation
  • paid sick days
  • paid parental leave
  • tuition reimbursement
  • professional development programs
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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