Lead Experience Designer

About the Role

Join a leading technology consultancy's emerging Middle East team pioneering transformative AI and digital government initiatives aligned with Vision 2030. As a Lead Experience Designer based in Riyadh, you will be the driving creative influence behind AI-powered product design, collaborating closely within agile cross-disciplinary pods that include product managers, AI/data specialists, and engineers. This role blends hands-on interaction design with strategic client advising and foundational practice growth to shape agentic AI user experiences and grow local design capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead experience design through all project stages, including facilitating discovery workshops, mapping intricate user journeys, producing concept visuals and interactive prototypes, and coordinating design closely with engineering for rapid iterative testing.
• Define user experiences for AI-native, conversational, multi-modal, and autonomous agent systems grounded in principles of trust, transparency, user control, and responsible AI governance.
• Utilize AI-driven design tools and platforms such as Figma, UX Pilot, Bolt, Murai, Maze, and large language model research utilities to speed up ideation and research cycles without sacrificing design quality or usability.
• Conduct lean and agile user research and usability testingaligned with rapid development sprints, advocating accessibility, inclusiveness, and ongoing validation from project inception.
• Develop, maintain, and oversee scalable design systems and component libraries aligned closely with engineering teams to enhance velocity and ensure visual coherence.
• Serve as a trusted consultant to executive clients, partnering to craft compelling AI-native product experiences and data platforms, and contribute to pre-sales activities including proposal development and establishing firm presence in the region.
• Lead practice-building efforts by helping establish local experience design capabilities, influence multidisciplinary teams, foster a strong design culture, and build early client relationships across the Middle East.

Candidate Qualifications

• 7 or more years of product design experience with a demonstrable portfolio showcasing high-quality visual design, sound UX reasoning, quick concept-to-prototype translation, and thorough ownership of shipped digital products.
• Proven leadership of design efforts for large-scale programs including 0-to-1 product launches and managing senior stakeholders.
• Advanced skills in user research methodologies, journey mapping, wireframing, rapid prototyping, and lean validation of product desirability and feasibility.
• Proficiency in designing AI and data-centric products, including leveraging AI tools daily to enhance design workflows and explore AI functionalities enhancing user experience.
• Experience driving human-centered design and innovation mindsets at scale, especially within organizations undergoing swift digital or economic transformation.
• Commitment to accessibility, inclusive design principles, and creating responsive/adaptive user experiences across diverse devices and contexts.
• Experience or experimentation in designing conversational interfaces, such as AI chat, task assistants, voice-activated or multi-modal systems, with an understanding of their distinct design challenges.

Professional and Regional Expertise

• Experience designing for the Middle East market, especially Saudi Arabia and Riyadh, or familiarity with developing products tailored to these regions.
• Ability to engage and build rapport with executive stakeholders, confidently driving conversations at the crossroads of design, technology, and business strategy.
• Skilled in consultative selling and senior client leadership by diagnosing client challenges, co-creating tailored solutions, and building trusted advisor relationships.
• Highly capable workshop facilitator able to run defining sessions that generate quick client consensus and drive projects forward.
• Clear communicator able to articulate design decisions to both technical and executive audiences and receptive to constructive feedback for continuous improvement.
• A passion for fostering local design communities and representing the organization's design expertise within the Middle East.
• Strong collaborator within multidisciplinary teams, balancing local capability with global expert insights and a growth mindset open to challenging conventional approaches.

Additional Information

Learning & Development: The company supports personalized career growth through interactive tools, development programs, and a collaborative culture that promotes continuous learning and empowerment.

Responsible AI Use in Recruitment: AI tools assist with administrative tasks but do not influence candidate screening or hiring decisions. The company is committed to fairness, responsible AI usage, and rigorous oversight of third-party vendors to eliminate bias.

About the Company: A globally recognized tech consultancy focusing on impactful technology solutions and digital transformation with over 30 years of experience. The Middle East expansion offers opportunities to contribute to AI, data, and digital innovation on a strategic level.