Principal Product Designer - SlideShare

Overview

Principal Product Designer - SlideShare at Scribd, Inc. We’re hiring to lead design on Slideshare—a senior partner to Product, Research, Analytics, and Engineering who sets the vision, raises the bar for quality, and mentors a small team of designers to create meaningful impact.

What You’ll Do

• Lead vision and strategy—set the north star and near-term bets with pillar leads and partners, turning long-term vision into testable hypotheses and iterative projects.
• Uplevel quality—establish patterns, systems, and team rituals that raise craft across Slideshare and keep the experience cohesive, accessible, and performant.
• Mentor and multiply—coach senior/junior designers, modeling crisp decision-making, and upleveling interaction and visual polish.
• Turn ideas into evidence—prototype, run focused studies with UXR, and partner with Analytics to quantify impact.
• Align across brands—work with design counterparts across brands to avoid design debt, share components where sensible, and keep AI surfaces coherent.
• Communicate with influence—drive crisp narratives, reviews, and decision docs that create alignment and momentum at the org level.

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years in product design. Experience with principal-level scope, from zero-to-one strategy through high-fidelity execution and launch.
• A portfolio that shows systems thinking, interaction depth, visual excellence, and measurable outcomes.
• Strength in problem framing and critical thinking—you connect insights to strategy and strategy to shipped, validated work.
• Track record mentoring senior ICs and leading through influence across Executive Leadership, as well as Product, Engineering, and Research.
• Fluency with research methods and product analytics—you use data and judgment to move fast without losing confidence.
• Mastery of Figma and modern prototyping tools. Comfortable with motion, micro-interactions, AI prototyping, and design documentation.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted creation/recommendation patterns.
• Experience with UGC/creator ecosystems, search/SEO, or marketplace dynamics is a nice to have.

Who You Are

• A visionary and collaborative designer who pushes beyond precedent and builds the north star with partners—not in a vacuum.
• A systems thinker who can zoom from ambiguous problem framing to clear narratives and polished UI.
• Evidence-driven and user-centered—you partner with UXR and Analytics to measure outcomes and iterate with clear goals in mind.
• A multiplier—you raise the bar through critique, design standards, a collaborative working style, and effective mentorship.
• An excellent communicator who creates clarity, influences cross-functionally, and builds shared ownership.
• A collaborative leader who understands that great ideas can come from anywhere.

How We Work

We value openness, experimentation, and craft. We write things down, review work early, and optimize for outcomes over output. You’ll have the autonomy to lead, and the support to do the best work of your career.

At Scribd, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and is determined within a range. Our pay ranges are based on the local cost of labor benchmarks for each specific role, level, and geographic location. San Francisco is our highest geographic market in the United States. In California, the reasonably expected salary range is between $150,000 (minimum) and $250,000 (maximum). In the United States outside California, the range is between $150,000 and $237,500. In Canada, the range is between $168,000 CAD and $222,500 CAD. We carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including experience, skills, education, and business needs. This position is eligible for a competitive equity ownership, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Note: Working at Scribd, Inc. – Are you based in a location where Scribd is able to employ you? Employees must have their primary residence in or near listed cities across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with occasional in-person attendance required.

Benefits, Perks, And Wellbeing

• Benefits/perks vary by location
• Healthcare Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision): 100% paid for employees
• 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Short-term/long-term disability plans
• 401k/RSP matching
• Onboarding stipend for home office peripherals + accessories
• Learning & Development allowance
• Quarterly stipend for Wellness, WiFi, etc.
• Mental Health resources
• Free Scribd subscription
• Referral bonuses
• Book Benefit
• Sabbaticals
• Company-wide events and team budgets
• Paid holidays and flexible sick time
• Volunteer Day and inclusive workplace programs
• Access to AI tools

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Seniorities and Roles

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Design, Art/Creative, Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development

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