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We design and ship AI co-workers that integrate into enterprise operations and deliver measurable results for our clients. We're all in on AWS, combining deep UX capability with senior engineering talent to get AI into production fast and keep it there.\nWe’ve earned the trust of leaders across Consumer Products and Retail, Education, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Manufacturing and more, and earned a reputation as the nimble alternative to traditional global systems integrators. Founded in 2009, with delivery centers in Canada, the United States, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, we are smaller, faster, and more senior by design. Our teams average 15+ years of experience. We move fast, sweat the details, and build things that actually ship. \nPosition Overview \nWe’re looking for a Staff UX/UI Designer to define design strategy and lead quality across major client engagements. This role is ideal for an experienced designer who can own end-to-end design for complex, multi-platform products, lead UX research strategy, and partner with leadership and clients to shape product direction. \nIn this role, you will work as a key design leader on a cross-functional team, owning design system architecture, driving research strategy, and mentoring designers at multiple levels. You’ll champion AI-powered design workflows, contribute to design operations, and help shape how the Experience team grows and works. \nWhy This Role Matters \nAt Robots & Pencils, we design AI systems for a human world. Our name says it all. Robots and pencils means engineering paired with creativity, because every agent we ship has to work for real people in real workflows. That balance is baked into how we operate. \nEvery role here contributes directly to that mission. Here, you shape how AI systems integrate into enterprise operations, how teams move at real velocity, and how products create measurable impact for clients and the people they serve. We ship production-ready AI in 30 to 45 days. That pace demands people who take ownership, lead with craft, and care deeply about what they put their name on. \nWhat You’llDo \nCraft & Delivery \nDefine design strategy and direction for major engagements, leading end-to-end design across complex, multi-platform products \nOwn design system architecture and governance, ensuring consistency, scalability, and flexibility across products and teams \nLead UX research strategy - selecting methodologies, embedding research into the delivery process, and ensuring insights influence product direction \nChampion AI-powered design workflows and lead their adoption on engagements, driving efficiency and creative quality (e.g., Figma AI, Claude) \nDrive design operations and process improvements that improve how the Experience team delivers and collaborates \nLead internal initiatives including marketing, business development, and the evolution of the design practice \nCollaboration & Communication \nPartner with leadership and clients on design direction, serving as a senior design voice at the engagement level \nCollaborate closely with engineers, strategists, and delivery leads to align design decisions with technical and business realities \nLead workshops, design sprints, and collaborative sessions with clients and cross-functional teams \nLeadership & Influence \nMentor junior and mid-level designers, helping them grow their craft, confidence, and professional practice \nEstablish design quality standards and critique culture that lift the team’s collective craft \nMake design decisions with thoughtful consideration of tradeoffs across usability, business goals, and technical constraints \nWhat You’llBring \n6+ years of professional UX/UI design experience with a strong product background \nExpert Figma proficiency with design system architecture experience \nDeep experience leading design systems at scale, including architecture, governance, and cross-team adoption \nDeep UX research experience including research strategy, methodology selection, and translating insights into product direction \nExperience defining design strategy for complex products or engagements \nExperience presenting and influencing at the leadership and client level \nTrack record of mentoring designers and lifting team craft \nStrong experience with AI-assisted design tools and leading their adoption within a team (e.g., Figma AI, Claude) \nExperience facilitating workshops, design sprints, and collaborative sessions with clients and cross-functional teams \nService design experience, design ops leadership, or multi-platform design depth is a plus \nYou’llDo Well Here if You Are \nA doer. You see something broken and fix it. You'd rather move on clarity than wait for certainty. \nA fast learner who knows you don't know everything. The AI landscape changes weekly. You're senior enough to know better and curious enough to keep learning anyway. \nDirect in a way that makes the work better. You give honest feedback. You'd rather have the hard conversation than blow smoke. \nObsessed with craft. You know genius is in the details. You ship exceptional, not perfect, and you don't put your name on work you wouldn't stand behind. \nBuilt for ownership. You honor commitments, admit mistakes fast, and back your teammates when a decision costs something. No handoffs, no finger-pointing. \nAll in. You treat clients' businesses like your own. You take the work seriously without taking yourself seriously. \nResourceful when the budget, timeline, or team is tight. Constraints don't slow you down. They sharpen you. \n Glad to be in the room with people who care as much as you do. Our teams average fifteen-plus years of experience. We hire people who push each other to do better work. \n\nAn offer of employment may be conditional upon successful completion of a background check in accordance with local legislation and our candidate privacy notice. Your current employer will not be contacted without your permission. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. 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