Product Design Lead, Core Product

About the position

Glean is seeking an exceptional design leader to own our Core Product experience — the foundational search, discovery, and knowledge exploration interfaces that our users interact with daily. You'll lead the design of our search interface, results presentation, knowledge graph, and core navigation — creating experiences that feel magical, instant, and indispensable. As Product Design Lead for Core Product, you'll bring systems thinking, world-class craft, and an obsessive attention to detail. You'll organize our system architecture and refine every interaction, making enterprise software that people love to use.

Responsibilities

• Lead core search & discovery design owning Glean's primary interfaces including search, results pages, content management, and navigation systems that delight users through exceptional craft.
• Obsess over micro-interactions, designing animations, transitions, and responsive behaviors that make the product feel fluid and alive — bringing consumer-grade polish to enterprise software.
• Create innovative search experiences beyond traditional query-response patterns, incorporating predictive suggestions, contextual recommendations, and ambient intelligence that surface insights before users even search.
• Design beautiful result layouts that elegantly handle diverse content types while maintaining visual hierarchy and information density — making complex information scannable and actionable.
• Establish world-class design systems with pristine components, consistent motion principles, and cohesive visual language that scales elegantly across the entire product.
• Push technical boundaries incorporating advanced animations and innovative interaction patterns using modern web technologies to create breakthrough experiences.
• Build adaptive interfaces that feel native across desktop, mobile, and browser extensions while maintaining continuity — ensuring every touchpoint feels intentional and polished.
• Guide team excellence through craft, mentoring 3-4 senior designers to elevate quality standards, establishing benchmarks that rival the best consumer products, refusing to compromise even in edge cases.

Requirements

• 10+ years in product design with significant time at leading technology companies known for exceptional design craft.
• World-class visual, interaction, and motion design portfolio demonstrating search, discovery, or content consumption experiences at scale.
• Deep understanding of modern front-end technologies, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks — knowing what is possible and how to push boundaries while maintaining performance.
• Pixel-perfect attention to detail with advanced AI prototyping skills to create high-fidelity, interactive demonstrations.
• Track record of shipping beloved consumer products with measurable impact on engagement and retention, with ability to mentor designers and elevate an entire team's craft.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage
• Generous time-off policy
• 401k plan
• Home office improvement stipend
• Annual education and wellness stipends
• Vibrant company culture through regular events
• Healthy lunches daily