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In this role, you’ll lead (and grow) a high-performing team of UX professionals (managers, designers, writers, design program managers, and researchers)-working collaboratively with engineering and product management and senior leadership through all aspects of the product development life-cycle.\nThis role leads an area of strategic significance for our flagship products including self-service Advertising Console. You'll have the opportunity to build new advertising solutions starting with product definition. Most importantly, you will have a direct impact on the customer experience of advertisers, agencies, and brands globally.\nKey job responsibilities\nOwn design strategy and roadmap across the Amazon Ads platform, partnering with product, engineering, and business leadership to translate market opportunities and customer needs into a scalable design vision\nLead and develop the design organization-establish culture, hiring standards, mentorship, and career development that attract and retain world-class design talent\nDrive design operations excellence-establish systems, processes, and tools that enable the team to move at velocity while maintaining quality and craft\nExecute high-impact design initiatives-lead end-to-end design from problem definition through production launch, ensuring designs are intuitive, performant, and measurable\nBuild industry-leading experiences across all customer touchpoints: campaign builders, management tools, reporting dashboards, agentic copilot experiences, and emerging AI-powered workflows\nPartner with cross-org stakeholders-work closely with peer design leaders, principal engineers, and product directors to unify experiences and accelerate innovation across Amazon Ads and partner teams\nEstablish design governance and standards-define and evolve design patterns, accessibility standards, and design systems that scale across a growing product portfolio\nCommunicate design vision compellingly-present strategic and tactical recommendations to senior leadership, executive sponsors, and external stakeholders (holding companies, customers, industry partners)\nMentor and develop emerging leaders-coach individual contributors into design managers and future directors; foster a culture of continuous learning and psychological safety\nDrive customer obsession-ensure design decisions are grounded in data, research, and deep understanding of advertiser workflows, pain points, and aspirations\nAbout the team\nAmazon is investing heavily in building a world class advertising business and we’re responsible for defining and delivering a collection of self-service enterprise advertising products that drive discovery and sales. We deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks daily, and we’re breaking fresh ground to create world-class products. Because successful advertising starts with a great customer experience, our team works backwards to meet the needs of our advertising customers. If you’re interested in joining a rapidly growing team working to build a unique, truly innovative advertising group with a relentless focus on the customer, you’ve come to the right place. The Demand Tech UX organization within Amazon Ads envisions and delivers intuitive, intelligent experiences that enable advertisers of all sizes-from holding companies to independent creators-to achieve their business goals effortlessly.\nWe operate at the intersection of innovation and execution: multi-year roadmaps move at 3x the speed of traditional enterprise software, and we're reimagining how advertisers think about campaign orchestration through agentic AI experiences. Our 40-person design team (designers, researchers, writers) collaborates closely with product, engineering, and business teams to transform complexity into clarity.\nBasic qualifications\n12+ years of professional design experience, including 8+ years leading design teams\nProven expertise in AdTech, B2B enterprise UX, SaaS platforms, or sophisticated workflow software (AdTech, financial services, analytics, etc.)\nDeep understanding of design strategy, information architecture, interaction design, and visual design best practices\nExperience designing end-to-end product experiences from discovery through production\nDemonstrated ability to communicate design concepts clearly to diverse audiences (executives, engineers, business stakeholders)\nTrack record of building and scaling high-performing design teams\nPreferred qualifications\n5+ years of direct experience in advertising technology (AdTech), demand-side platforms (DSP), or programmatic trading\nExperience designing AI-assisted or agentic user experiences that transform how users work\nFamiliarity with emerging design challenges in multi-agent systems, autonomous workflows, and human-AI collaboration\nLeadership experience in fast-growing, high-velocity organizations where shipping speed is competitive advantage\nExperience designing across omnichannel contexts (desktop, mobile, chat interfaces, data visualization)\nTrack record of building design systems and establishing design governance at organizational scale\nExperience presenting to C-suite, boards, or external partners (holding companies, customers)\nFamiliarity with design tools (Figma, Miro) and modern design workflows\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\nOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.\nThe base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. 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