Principal Product Designer

As a Principal Product Designer, you will lead design efforts, mentor other designers, and drive better design outcomes through systems thinking. You will oversee the entire user journey, from concept creation to final production, while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example as a design advocate and mentor.
• Apply systems thinking to drive better design outcomes.
• Demonstrate thought leadership by creating and sharing a vision for new product ideas, design approaches, and ways of working.
• Exhibit mastery of design principles and best practices in both interaction and UI design.
• Translate high-level requirements into actionable designs that address needs while driving measurable outcomes aligned with company OKRs.
• Take full ownership of the entire user journey and oversee all aspects of design execution, from concept creation to prototyping, user testing, and final production.
• Be a leader in cross-functional teams (engineers, product managers, other designers, user researchers) responsible for the full design and development process, from concept to execution.
• Measure the impact of your work and its impact on the business.
• Actively participate in user research. Drive design reviews, and be the design craft leader and coach to other designers to ensure consistent and cohesive experiences.
• Integrate the work of multiple teams (engineers, product managers, other designers, and user researchers), solicit and synthesize feedback, and facilitate design discussions that lead to company-wide outcomes and positively influence future delivery roadmaps.
• Demonstrate expertise in design thinking methodologies, ability to focus a team on goals, and work on both strategic and tactical solutions.
• Improve design processes and methodology to increase product value, team velocity and accelerate learning and value creation.
• Contribute new directions and design patterns to the company’s design system.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of enterprise product design experience.
• Mastery of design principles and best practices in both interaction and UI design.
• A bias toward action, demonstrating initiative and decisiveness.
• Understanding of when to use the design process and when to shortcut it.
• Ability to clearly articulate the reasoning behind design decisions.
• Proficient in Figma, Miro, and other design and collaboration tools.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Intense curiosity for understanding the details of our business and the end user.
• Experience focusing a team on goals, and work on both strategic and tactical solutions.
• Experience improving design process and methodology to increase product value, team velocity and accelerate learning and value creation.

Key Skills

• Proficient in Figma, Miro, and other design and collaboration tools.