Leads visual design direction, brand expression, and system coherence across the Geo Makers geospatial portfolio at Google. Covers developer web experiences, customizable SDK components, conversational AI kits, and geospatial analytics tools, transforming complex mapping challenges into cohesive visual frameworks and scalable design systems.
What you'll do
- Lead and deliver high-fidelity visual design and brand expression across the Geo Makers portfolio
- Translate dense datasets, multi-layered geospatial information, routing algorithms, and environmental metrics into legible visual frameworks
- Define, evolve, and scale visual design and brand systems including typography, color, spatial hierarchy, iconography, and component libraries
- Articulate and defend visual design direction with evidence-based rationale
- Partner with engineers, product managers, interaction designers, and UX researchers on technical trade-offs and design tokens
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in visual design, human-computer interaction, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 6 years of visual design experience in product design or UX/UI design
- Experience creating, implementing, defining, or working with design systems
- Portfolio, website, or relevant link to work included in resume
Nice to have
- Experience shipping visual interfaces, brand expressions, and design systems for digital products, developer platforms, or enterprise tools
- Experience in visual design across typography, color systems, spatial hierarchy, layout, and iconography
- Experience building, scaling, and governing design systems and component libraries across multiple products or surfaces
- Experience with AI-driven design workflows, AI-assisted rapid prototyping, or connecting design tokens to front-end development
- Experience leading visual design for geospatial tools, mapping software, or developer platforms like APIs, SDKs, or cloud consoles
- Experience in data visualization, cartographic or geospatial styling, 3D immersive environments, or multi-dimensional information design
