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Will AI replace product designers?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting product designers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 1,058 live product designers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 44% of current product designers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
1,058live openings
44%ask for AI skills
13%remote
443companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Communication, Collaboration, Figma, Prototyping, Product Design, UX Design — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| SpaceX | 21 |
| Epic Games | 20 |
| DLR Group | 19 |
| Monks | 18 |
| Atwell, LLC | 17 |
| VML | 16 |
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