Senior Product Designer, Motion
We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer, Motion to innovate and implement how motion and AI-first interaction functions across Datadog’s products and contribute to the visual design evolution of Datadog’s design system. In this role you’ll bring expertise in motion design to reinforce clarity, express system
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Senior Product Designer, Motion at Datadog in New York City. UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer, Motion to innovate and implement how motion and AI-first interaction functions across Datadog’s products and contribute to the visual design evolution of Datadog’s design system. In this role you’ll bring expertise in motion design to reinforce clarity, express system
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- Evolve Datadog’s visual design direction at the system level, defining new motion experience patterns and interaction models
- Design and code the motion system for the design system, including motion tokens, component behaviors, transitions, and icon illustrations
- Prototype and iterate on new visual ideas with AI-assisted workflows
- Partner with Brand and Product Design to align product visuals with Datadog’s broader design language
- Work closely with the Design Systems engineering team to ensure high-quality implementation and code quality
- You are a designer who embraces new technologies, including code and AI
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- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
- An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
- Access to Inclusion Talks, our internal panel discussions
- Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
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- New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
- Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
- An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
- Access to Inclusion Talks, our internal panel discussions
- Free, global mental health benefits for employees and dependents age 6+
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