Sr PM/Director of Product Management, Design Systems

Salesforce · San Francisco, California

  • Define the product strategy and roadmap for embedding AI capabilities within SLDS 2, ensuring design system architecture supports emerging generative AI use cases while maintaining backward compatibility and accessibility standards.

  • Partner with designers, engineers, and AI product teams to evolve component specifications, metadata schemas, and ontologies that enable components to perform effectively in generative contexts.

  • Serve as the trusted advisor and primary liaison for design systems across the organization — educating teams, driving adoption, and facilitating alignment between design system capabilities and AI initiatives.

  • Define success metrics and track adoption of AI design system capabilities, balancing long-term vision with pragmatic execution.

You're Our Person If...

  • You have 5+ years of product management experience, including meaningful time working on design systems, component libraries, or frontend platforms.

  • You bring a strong understanding of design systems principles and their application in enterprise software, including accessibility and component governance.

  • You're a clear communicator who can translate complex technical concepts to design, engineering, and leadership audiences alike.

  • You have working knowledge of AI/ML concepts and how they can enhance user experiences.

Even Better If...

  • You have familiarity with Salesforce Lightning Design System or similar enterprise-scale design systems.

  • You've defined product requirements for designer- and developer-facing tooling.

  • You have experience collaborating with global design and engineering teams across time zones.

Design pay context

Based on 674 disclosed Design salaries on RoleSuite, the role pays a median of $167K/year, with most offers between $125K and $200K (10th–90th percentile: $94K–$243K).

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