Senior Director, Product Design (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Director, Product Design (AI): Setting the multi-year vision and strategy for product design across Bentley Open Applications with an accent on scaling UX design and research teams, and driving AI integration into AI-powered experiences. Focus on establishing design principles for trustworthy, explainable AI, shaping portfolio-level roadmap decisions, and building an AI-fluent design operating model that accelerates delivery without compromising craft.

Location: Dublin, Ireland (Office-based/Hybrid)

Company

hirify.global develops infrastructure engineering software and digital twin solutions used by infrastructure professionals worldwide.

What you will do

• Set the multi-year vision and strategy for product design across Bentley Open Applications, linking design to business outcomes and user value.
• Lead and scale a multi-layer UX design and research organization across a distributed global environment.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering to represent design in executive forums and influence portfolio-level roadmap, investment, and prioritization.
• Champion AI integration across BOA products, identifying opportunities and driving adoption of AI-assisted design and research workflows.
• Establish and evolve design principles, patterns, and the design operating model for AI-powered experiences, including trust, transparency, and explainability.
• Own department budget and headcount planning, and mentor the next generation of design leaders.

Requirements

• 12+ years in product design and research, including 7+ years leading teams and scaling organizations through growth and change.
• Proven ability to influence C-suite and executive stakeholders and shape product strategy as a peer to senior Product and Engineering leaders.
• Experience setting multi-year design vision and translating it into measurable business and user outcomes.
• Experience leading design in AI-enabled or data-intensive products, with a point of view on how AI reshapes user experience and design practice.
• Strong commercial acumen, including budget ownership, workforce planning, and prioritization across competing demands.
• Experience in complex enterprise, B2B, or technical software domains (infrastructure, engineering, or industrial software is a plus).

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work environment with emphasis on teamwork and shared success.
• Attractive salary and benefits package.
• Volunteer day (Bentley Impact Day) and recognition programs (Bentley Achievers).
• Inclusion, belonging, and colleague wellbeing initiatives and resource groups.
• Company mission focused on advancing infrastructure for a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world.

Hiring process

• Interviews with cross-functional leaders to evaluate product design leadership, AI integration thinking, and executive influence.
• Discussion of portfolio-level design strategy, operating model, and team scaling approach.