Principal Product Designer, Formats & Contributions

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Principal Product Designer, Formats & Contributions in United States.

In this role, you will define the long-term design vision for critical product surfaces and modular content frameworks that engage millions of users daily. You will lead transformative, system-level design initiatives that empower multiple product teams to innovate efficiently while maintaining cohesive, high-performance experiences. This position offers the opportunity to influence strategic business outcomes, including user retention and engagement, while mentoring senior designers and shaping company-wide design practices. You will operate in a fast-paced, remote-friendly environment, collaborating closely with engineering, product, and executive leadership. Your work will set benchmarks for design excellence, accessibility, and scalable UX across a high-traffic platform, ensuring both immediate impact and long-term innovation.

• Define and evangelize a visionary global UX strategy for core product surfaces and content formats that aligns with long-term business goals
• Architect resilient, modular UX systems that allow product teams to innovate while maintaining performance, cohesion, and scalability
• Lead initiatives to drive long-term user retention and engagement, leveraging behavioral data and experimental frameworks to measure impact
• Serve as a strategic partner to senior stakeholders, balancing experience quality, business value, and technical feasibility across the organization
• Set industry benchmarks for design excellence, accessibility, and high-scale modular UI systems
• Mentor and elevate senior and staff-level designers, proactively identifying and resolving systemic UX challenges across teams

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Requirements:

• 12+ years of experience in Product Design, with significant leadership experience at Principal or Director level
• Proven ability to architect resilient, scalable systems that enable multiple teams to execute effectively
• Track record of driving strategic business outcomes, including measurable shifts in engagement or retention
• Deep technical understanding of high-traffic platforms, including performance, latency, and architectural trade-offs
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of inspiring large groups and influencing executive decision-making
• Portfolio demonstrating both high-fidelity craft and the ability to shape entire product ecosystems
• Systems thinking and strategic vision for long-term design impact

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Benefits:

• Comprehensive healthcare and income replacement programs
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Global benefits tailored for workspace, professional development, and caregiving support
• Family planning and gender-affirming care
• Mental health and coaching programs
• Flexible vacation and paid volunteer time off
• Generous paid parental leave
• Equity in the form of restricted stock units and competitive total compensation