Principal Product Designer, Core
Ladders · San Francisco, CA · 1 wk ago
On-siteArt & Creative$250k–$320k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Architect the design vision for the company’s core product experiences, focusing on strategic opportunities
- Drive design quality and standards, raising the overall bar for the Design organization
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and Research to shape early roadmap perspectives
- Directly lead complex design challenges, navigating ambiguity with clear thinking
- Build and maintain scalable design systems and coherent foundational patterns
- Mentor and develop senior designers through constructive feedback
- Influence VP and executive stakeholders, serving as a trusted thought partner on design strategy
- Represent design in cross-functional planning, aligning investments with company priorities
Qualifications
- 10+ years of product design experience at a consumer or B2B SaaS company where design is central to strategy
- Portfolio showcasing exceptional craft and systems thinking across the design spectrum
- Prominent record leading complex, multi-year design initiatives with measurable impact
- Experience influencing product and engineering direction at senior leadership levels
- Strong design systems sensibility for scalable product decisions
- Experience designing products intersecting human behavior and technology, preferably with AI-native insights
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills for diverse audiences
- Growth mindset with curiosity about AI tools in design processes
Benefits
- Access to the company coaching for you and a friend or family member
- Flexible paid time off and observed federal/statutory holidays
- 4 the company Inner Workdays and 5 Volunteer Days annually
- Learning and Development stipend for continuous growth
- Company-wide Summer & Winter breaks for enhanced work-life balance
- Charitable contributions made on your behalf to organizations of your choice
- 401(k) self-contribution option for retirement planning