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Principal Product Designer

Palmetto Clean Technology 🇺🇸 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America

Full-time Principal

The Principal Product Designer will be responsible for creating a world-class user experience by solving customer problems and driving desired behavior through holistic design thinking across the customer journey. This role involves leading the end-to-end design process for major features, collaborating cross-functionally, and contributing to the Palmetto design system.

Responsibilities

  • Solve customer problems and drive desired behavior by applying holistic design thinking across the customer experience
  • Drive a high-quality experience throughout by combining elegant UX, beautiful UI in your work product, and evangelizing the importance of aesthetics at every touch point
  • Build relationships and collaborate with cross-functional team members, turn insights into well designed products and inspire the organization by showing/prototyping what is possible before it is built
  • Be a core member of the team that is responsible for the Palmetto design system - continuing to build on existing foundations as well as design new patterns that support our products and team needs
  • Lead the end-to-end design process of major features for the Palmetto Finance and LightReach experiences
  • Encourage, coach and provide constructive feedback to produce successful outcomes for the team and the business
  • Develop and advocate for the visual and brand aesthetic

Requirements

  • 8-10 years of experience designing and delivering mobile and web applications in cross-functional technology companies
  • Extraordinary visual and user interface design skills, as well as user-centered design principles
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to rally people around a solution/design
  • Ability to grasp and distill highly complex issues and translate them into clean, focused, understandable solutions
  • Self-starter, self-motivated, able to work independently, and perform multiple tasks under minimal supervision and deliver high-quality results
  • Deep understanding of the product development process, from product thinking to visual and experience design
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with product and engineering

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package—including unlimited PTO, medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid parental leave, retirement plans, and more

Key Skills

Product design User experience principles User interface design User-centered design Communication skills Collaboration Problem-solving Leadership Mentoring Cross-functional collaboration Design thinking Prototyping Usability testing Information hierarchy Aesthetics Business objectives Figma Design systems Motion design Animation

About Palmetto Clean Technology

Palmetto is a leading clean tech company on a mission to accelerate the transition to a clean energy future. With the belief that consumers can have it all, we are an uncompromising energy company that makes going green a no-brainer. Our award-winning platform empowers homeowners, businesses, and entrepreneurs to adopt renewable energy through simple, scalable, and innovative solutions. We operate at the intersection of B2B and D2C, offering software, financial tools, and services that drive real environmental impact—without compromising value. Our Clean Energy Platform makes solar and home electrification easy to access, easy to afford, and easy to manage. The Palmetto journey: • Download our app • Switch to clean energy products including solar, HVAC, and energy storage • Finance with flexible options • See your savings in real time with energy insights We deliver flexible energy plans, real-time insights, and seamless customer experiences through offerings like our Consumer App a

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