Principal Product Designer

The Walt Disney Company • San Francisco, CA

20h

About The Position

Disney’s technology organization is growing our team of passionate product designers on a mission to entertain, inform and inspire people around the globe through the power of unparalleled storytelling. As the group that develops Disney Plus, Hulu, ESPN+, and dozens of other Disney apps and enterprise products, we are builders with a relentless dedication to adding a little magic to people’s lives – whether they are streaming a Pixar movie or using the tools that power our business. We are seeking an exceptional Principal Product Designer to fill a leadership IC role in our Ad Platforms team. As a key member of a growing design team driving high-priority initiatives, this person will have a unique opportunity to shape the future of Disney’s thriving streaming business. In addition to driving your own portfolio of large projects, you will work closely with cross-functional partners to define the roadmap, mentor other designers and uplevel the team’s design work. If you are passionate about shipping high-utility flows that are also high-craft, bringing simplicity to complex processes, leveraging AI for efficiency, and seeing your work have a direct impact on the bottom line, we’d love to hear from you. This person will play a key part in shaping both the strategy and design vision for our evolving and growing advertising platform. Key areas of focus include order management, campaign planning, customer relationship management, and financial systems. In addition to shipping high-caliber work, we are equally committed to a design culture that is inspiring, collaborative, and fun – and this person will have leadership opportunities to improve how we work.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant industry experience
• Experience shipping high-utility mobile or desktop applications, simplifying complex user flows, or delivering new product innovation that disrupted conventions
• Exceptional product thinking, interaction design, and craft skills
• Expert understanding of user-centered design principles and best practices
• Self-motivated problem solving with the ability to lead multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively, and to collaborate effectively with sr leaders and stakeholders
• Hunger for innovation, fluidity with ideas, eagerness to challenge the status quo
• Strong interest in and aptitude for leveraging data to inform design, and learning new technologies
• Strong work ethic, are a self-starter, adaptable, and inspire those around you
• Ability to design solutions that solve business problems and deliver impact
• Expert knowledge of Figma and/or other design tools
• BA/BS or equivalent experience required

Responsibilities

• Take the lead and deliver projects of large and/or ambiguous scope.
• Play a critical role in helping set goals and direction for the team.
• Solve design problems that few others can, leveraging exceptional product thinking, interaction design, and/or craft – while elevating the work of those around them.
• Frame discussions to elicit desired feedback, while clearly and articulately representing their work in larger presentations and leadership reviews.
• Make the broader design organization better by leading initiatives such as interviewing, mentorship/teaching, process improvements, onboarding, design standards.
• Strengthen culture and identify areas for development within the team, and proactively driving initiatives to make the team’s work stronger.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees