Amazon is hiring: Senior Principal UX Designer in San Francisco

Amazon Ads is seeking a dynamic Senior Principal UX Designer to innovate and enhance campaign planning, management, and reporting experiences that simplify complex processes. In this role, you will engage in all stages of product development, collaborating with user research, engineering, and product management to transform ideas into reality.

We are searching for a UX leader who has a passion for learning and excels at conceptualizing user experiences, transforming abstract concepts into concrete design deliverables, including complex workflows, wireframes, user interfaces, interaction models, and prototypes. A comprehensive understanding of web technology and best practices is essential, particularly in relation to user-centered design and functionality. You should be detail-oriented, have experience working on technical teams, and be adept at using data to inform your decisions. The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment is crucial.

At Amazon, we prioritize our customers in every initiative, including our advertising solutions that help brands connect with their consumers on a global scale. The Ads UX (AUX) team specializes in translating the needs of diverse users into experiences that balance efficiency with robust utility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the UX design for an emerging product with a significant impact across Amazon.
• Create user-focused designs, taking into account market analysis, user research, data, and technical constraints.
• Rapidly produce user flows, wireframes, design mockups, and prototypes to visualize new product initiatives.
• Simplify and distill complex processes into intuitive and elegant user interfaces.
• Develop and maintain detailed user-interface patterns and specifications while collaborating closely with developers to ensure successful deployment.
• Effectively communicate complex design concepts to various audiences at different levels within the organization.
• Collaborate with other product and design teams across Amazon.
• Mentor junior team members.
• Provide examples of successfully shipped work across multiple platforms.

About the Team:

Amazon Advertising operates at the intersection of eCommerce and advertising, delivering a wide array of advertising solutions to help customers discover and find products for purchase.

Basic Qualifications:

• A minimum of 15 years of experience as a user experience designer, interaction designer, product designer, or in a similar role for mobile, web, and other applications.
• An online portfolio showcasing exemplary user-centered design solutions across desktop and mobile platforms.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and storytelling abilities.
• Extensive experience with rapid, iterative design and development processes.
• Proven track record of influencing stakeholders from fellow designers to senior executives.
• Experience leading projects within collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams including designers, developers, writers, product managers, and software engineers.
• In-depth knowledge of best practices for multimodal experiences and strong expertise in usability principles and techniques.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Design, HCI, or related fields, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience effectively managing and influencing senior leaders to accelerate team progress.
• Strong bias for action, capable of managing multiple priorities and delivering results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to be hands-on to meet business and product objectives.
• Design operations experience required to shape organizational design, product roadmaps, project planning, and resource prioritization.
• Demonstrated ability to guide the design review cycle and present work to senior leadership.
• Exemplary communication, presentation, interpersonal, and analytical skills.
• Familiarity with advertising products and technologies.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. If you require any accommodations during the application and hiring process, please inform your recruiting partner for assistance. This position will remain posted until filled, and applicants are encouraged to apply via our career site.