Disney Experiences is hiring: Principal Emerging Experience Designer (UX) in Gle

Overview

Principal Emerging Experience Designer (UX) – Disney Experiences

We Power the Magic! That’s our motto at Disney Experiences Technology (DXT). Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Define and lead the future user experience strategy by leveraging research on emerging trends to anticipate shifts in user behavior.
• Design Discovery: Accelerate experience design for prioritized ETP initiatives, advancing next generation interaction models through rapid concept iteration and user testing, in parallel with technical development.
• Alignment & Prioritization: Ensure that all work is rigorously prioritized and aligned with the approved quarterly Emerging Product opportunity map, and that practical, user-centric approaches, rooted in human-centered design standards and best practices are consistently followed.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Collaborate across DX teams to deliver versatile solutions leveraging design systems that are scalable, consistent, and efficient.
• Innovation Testing: Drive strategic testing strategy to explore and validate emerging interaction and design models.
• Lab & MVP Development: Collaborate with EmTech Labs and ITI to test, validate, and refine proof-of-concept experiences and initial use cases.
• Operational Feasibility: Collaborate with Product and Ops to ensure experiences are designed with implementation feasibility and cost efficiency in mind.
• Workflow Optimization: Optimize design workflows using automation, generative AI, and low-code tools.
• Impact Communication: Effectively communicate the ROI of design innovation initiatives through metrics, storytelling, and user research.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in UX/product design, creative direction, or innovation leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience in shipping digital products powered by AI, AR/VR, computer vision, 3D environments, and conversational interfaces.
• Strong understanding of design systems, agile development, technical implementation, and full product lifecycle.
• Experience building productive relationships with cross-functional teams in product-driven or tech-forward organizations.
• Proficiency with tools like Figma, Unity, Unreal Engine, generative AI platforms (e.g. ChatGPT, Gemini, Midjourney, etc.) and prototyping software.
• Strong business acumen and ability to balance creativity with operational and financial constraints.
• Exceptional storytelling, leadership, and stakeholder influence skills.
• Experience in sectors undergoing rapid digital transformation (e.g. retail, entertainment, media, healthcare, financial services).
• Background in human-computer interaction (HCI), cognitive science, or emerging tech R&D.

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Preferred Education

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience

Compensation

The hiring range for this position in CA is $184,300.00 to $247,100.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Seniority

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology
• Industries: Entertainment Providers

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