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At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.
The Role
Your role As an AI UX Designer at Kyndryl, you will lead the design activities that connect insight, imagination, and execution for the next era of computing. You aren’t just building interfaces; you are defining the mental models and interaction patterns that allow humans to collaborate seamlessly with autonomous agents. Join Kyndryl and gain the trust, autonomy and teamwork to help define what comes next for us, our customers and global industries as a whole.
What you will do
Humanize Complex Intelligence
- Architect intentional journeys: You’ll lead user research to uncover pain points in the human-AI relationship, creating journey maps that turn the complexity of multi-step agentic reasoning into clarity for the end user.
- Design for non-deterministic UI: You will move beyond static wireframes to create dynamic interaction patterns that handle AI latency, ambiguity, and error states gracefully, ensuring users always feel in control of the autonomous process.
Choreograph the Collaborative Loop
- Facilitate co-creation: Lead workshops and usability tests to balance desirability with feasibility, working closely with creative technologists and AI engineers to ensure the intelligence of the system matches the intuition of the user.
- Master Human-in-the-Loop (HITL): Design the critical hand-off moments where an agent needs human validation, ensuring that transparency and trust are built into every automated workflow.
Advocate for Inclusive Evolution
- Champion ethical design: Advocate for accessibility and inclusive intelligence, ensuring that our AI experiences are equitable and work for all users across diverse backgrounds.
- Shape the interface era: Maintain a strong perspective on how agentic AI drives human-centered design, using clear storytelling to inspire alignment across the full design lifecycle—from discovery to delivery.
Kyndryl currently does not require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, however, if you are hired to work at a client, customer, or partner location, you may be required to show proof of vaccination to align with their respective COVID-19 vaccination policies. Those who believe they are eligible may apply for a medical or religious accommodation prior to the start of employment.
Who You Are
Required skills and experience
- UX / experience design or a related field, with a strong portfolio of enterprise or innovation-studio projects
- Deep understanding of user-centered design, interaction design, and usability testing methods
- Comfortable facilitating co-creation sessions and presenting to clients
- Direct experience with AI, agentic AI/UX and data-driven design is preferred
- A POV on how AI can drive human-centered design and co-creation
- Experience with emerging AI assistants (Figma Make, MiroAI, Adobe Firefly, Lovable, etc)
- Fluent in Figma or Sketch, or similar prototyping tools
- Experience working with developers / product managers to translate research into delivery
- Excellent communication skills in English
Being You
Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handedly: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.
What You Can Expect
With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.
Get Referred!
If you know someone that works at Kyndryl, when asked ‘How Did You Hear About Us’ during the application process, select ‘Employee Referral’ and enter your contact's Kyndryl email address.
Who We Are
At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl? We are always moving forward – always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.
The Role
Your role As an AI UX Designer at Kyndryl, you will lead the design activities that connect insight, imagination, and execution for the next era of computing. You aren’t just building interfaces; you are defining the mental models and interaction patterns that allow humans to collaborate seamlessly with autonomous agents. Join Kyndryl and gain the trust, autonomy and teamwork to help define what comes next for us, our customers and global industries as a whole.
What you will do
Humanize Complex Intelligence
- Architect intentional journeys: You’ll lead user research to uncover pain points in the human-AI relationship, creating journey maps that turn the complexity of multi-step agentic reasoning into clarity for the end user.
- Design for non-deterministic UI: You will move beyond static wireframes to create dynamic interaction patterns that handle AI latency, ambiguity, and error states gracefully, ensuring users always feel in control of the autonomous process.
Choreograph the Collaborative Loop
- Facilitate co-creation: Lead workshops and usability tests to balance desirability with feasibility, working closely with creative technologists and AI engineers to ensure the intelligence of the system matches the intuition of the user.
- Master Human-in-the-Loop (HITL): Design the critical hand-off moments where an agent needs human validation, ensuring that transparency and trust are built into every automated workflow.
Advocate for Inclusive Evolution
- Champion ethical design: Advocate for accessibility and inclusive intelligence, ensuring that our AI experiences are equitable and work for all users across diverse backgrounds.
- Shape the interface era: Maintain a strong perspective on how agentic AI drives human-centered design, using clear storytelling to inspire alignment across the full design lifecycle—from discovery to delivery.
Kyndryl currently does not require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, however, if you are hired to work at a client, customer, or partner location, you may be required to show proof of vaccination to align with their respective COVID-19 vaccination policies. Those who believe they are eligible may apply for a medical or religious accommodation prior to the start of employment.
Who You Are
Required skills and experience
- UX / experience design or a related field, with a strong portfolio of enterprise or innovation-studio projects
- Deep understanding of user-centered design, interaction design, and usability testing methods
- Comfortable facilitating co-creation sessions and presenting to clients
- Direct experience with AI, agentic AI/UX and data-driven design is preferred
- A POV on how AI can drive human-centered design and co-creation
- Experience with emerging AI assistants (Figma Make, MiroAI, Adobe Firefly, Lovable, etc)
- Fluent in Figma or Sketch, or similar prototyping tools
- Experience working with developers / product managers to translate research into delivery
- Excellent communication skills in English
Being You
Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it’s how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we’re not doing it single-handedly: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you – and everyone next to you – the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That’s the Kyndryl Way.
What You Can Expect
With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter – wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.
Get Referred!
If you know someone that works at Kyndryl, when asked ‘How Did You Hear About Us’ during the application process, select ‘Employee Referral’ and enter your contact's Kyndryl email address.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Associate Design Director
Document your design leadership portfolio strategically
Compile evidence of cross-functional leadership, budget ownership, and brand-defining projects before PERM begins. DOL's recruitment test requires your employer to prove no qualified U.S. worker was available, so your credentials need to clearly establish the specialized nature of your role.
Verify your degree meets EB-2 requirements
EB-2 requires an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience in design leadership. If your portfolio leans heavily on experience rather than a master's degree, gather dated performance reviews, promotion records, and client contracts now.
Search Migrate Mate for verified sponsoring employers
Target studios, in-house brand teams, and agencies with a documented history of employment-based green card sponsorship. Migrate Mate lists employers with verified PERM and I-140 filing history by role, letting you focus outreach on organizations already familiar with the process.
Ask about prevailing wage tier during offer negotiations
DOL requires your employer to pay the prevailing wage for Associate Design Director in your work location before PERM is filed. Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up your local wage level and confirm the offered compensation meets or exceeds the DOL determination for your SOC code.
Understand how PERM recruitment shapes your start date
Your employer must complete a formal recruitment period, typically 30 to 60 days, before filing PERM with DOL. Build this window into your negotiated start timeline so the process doesn't stall your onboarding or leave the role unfilled while recruitment wraps up.
Track your priority date after I-140 approval
Once USCIS approves your I-140, your priority date is locked. Nationals of India and China often face multi-year backlogs in EB-2 and EB-3. Check the monthly Visa Bulletin to monitor when your date becomes current and adjustment of status or consular processing can proceed.
Green Card Associate Design Director: Frequently Asked Questions
What is the PERM process for an Associate Design Director role?
PERM labor certification is filed by your employer with the Department of Labor before the I-140 immigrant petition. DOL requires a prevailing wage determination and a formal recruitment test proving no qualified U.S. worker was available for the role. Only after PERM is certified can your employer file the I-140 with USCIS to begin your path to permanent residence.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status requiring periodic renewal, while green card sponsorship leads to lawful permanent residence with no renewal requirement. Green card sponsorship involves PERM labor certification, an I-140 petition, and either adjustment of status or consular processing. There is no lottery, but per-country annual limits mean nationals of high-demand countries may face priority-date backlogs before they can file for permanent residence.
Does my design leadership experience substitute for an advanced degree in EB-2?
Yes. EB-2 covers candidates with a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience in a specialty occupation, so a master's degree is not mandatory. Your experience must be progressive, meaning increasing responsibility over time. Document promotions, budget authority, and team leadership scope carefully, as USCIS scrutinizes whether the experience genuinely equates to an advanced-degree credential.
Where can I find Associate Design Director jobs with green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lists U.S. employers with verified PERM and I-140 filing history, searchable by role and location. This lets you identify design teams and studios that have already navigated employment-based green card sponsorship rather than approaching employers who have never run PERM before and may be unfamiliar with the timeline and cost commitments involved.
Can I change employers after my green card sponsorship is underway?
AC21 job portability allows you to change to a same or similar occupation once your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days or more. If you change employers before that point, you generally need a new PERM and I-140. However, an approved I-140 from your original employer can preserve your priority date when a new employer files a fresh I-140 on your behalf.