Product Designer - Open Source Design

Product Designer – Open Source Design

8+ years of experience working in user experience, product, or relevant design field
Experience designing full product solutions end-to-end autonomously while guiding cross functional partners through the process
Experience designing with, and contributing to, design systems within a large product organization
Strong user interface and design fitness
Proficiency with current UI and product workflow tools (figma, airtable, notion, etc.) and comfortable speaking to modern display layer technologies (Token Schemas, APIs, Swift, Kottlin, etc)
Experience working with distributed teams in multiple time zones and an affinity for designing and facilitating asynchronous collaborative work
Past work experience showcasing the ability to define major workstreams, communicate a plan and success measurement framework, and then execute
The spidey sense to recognize patterns most people don’t see in the organization, and the ability to facilitate collaborative efforts to connect the dots

Design AI-powered tools that enhance creativity and efficiency, including open-source AI agents that automate and augment workflows
Design plugins, linters, and automation tools (Figma, native apps, internal tools) that improve the design and development process
Consult with business unit teams on how they can apply AI solutions to their workflows, and guide teams towards a technology first approach to crafting the customer experience
Explore novel applications of AI in design workflows, from generative UI solutions to intelligent layout suggestions and predictive design patterns
Design and maintain design systems that power our open source tools, supporting documentation, and all extensions of our work that can be leveraged across Block