Principal Product Designer, Local Services

Senior Product Designer at Block, Inc., designing products for sellers, focusing on invoices, appointments, and virtual terminals. The role involves leading projects from vision to shipped product and promoting design excellence.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Designers, Product Managers, Engineers, and Data Scientists to shape a vision and roadmap that up-levels the quality of the product experience for our customers
• Propose design and product opportunities, promote them across the organization, and own projects from concept through release
• Promote design excellence through mentorship, feedback, and knowledge sharing
• Maintain a principled, customer-centric approach throughout each project, using data, insights, and experience to inform decisions
• Experiment with new design tools, methodologies, and approaches to improve the design process and inspire creativity
• Foster a culture of experimentation and creativity, and build connections across teams and disciplines

Requirements

• 12+ years of relevant Product design experience
• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional UX craft, vision, systems design, and prototyping skills
• Experience as an influential design leader who ships impactful, strategic work
• Strong design point of view and understanding of how to balance the needs of the customer with that of the business
• Excellent storytelling skills, and a 'show don't tell' approach to aligning teams around a shared vision
• A strong drive to continuously learn and grow, particularly in leveraging AI and emerging technologies to enhance workflow efficiency and optimize team processes

Key Skills

• UX craft
• Vision
• Systems design
• Prototyping skills
• Design leadership
• Storytelling
• AI and emerging technologies

Benefits

• Remote work
• Medical insurance
• Flexible time off
• Retirement savings plans
• Modern family planning