Principal UX Designer (San Francisco) Job at Quince in San Francisco

Our mission is simple: to make really high quality essentials for really low prices, produced fairly and sustainably. Quince is a directtoconsumer (DTC) model that cuts out middlemen and leverages justintime manufacturing to minimize waste and maximize value. Quince is a tech company disrupting the retail industry by putting AI, analytics and automation at the center of everything we do. Customer First, High Quality, Essential Design, Always a Better Deal, Social & Environmental Responsibility. Principal UX Designer Were looking for a Principal UX Designer to join our team an essential hire to help build a bestinclass product design team at Quince. This is a unique opportunity for someone who wants to help build a bestinclass UX discipline from the ground up while immediately impacting the core Quince ecommerce experience. It is a handson IC role for someone who can move seamlessly between strategy and execution: shaping UX vision, designing elevated endtoend experiences, and setting new standards for craft, systems, and usability. Define and drive UX vision across key product surfaces (web, iOS, Android, B2B, and international). Lead endtoend design for core ecommerce experiences from browsing and PDPs to cart, checkout, and order management ensuring every touchpoint feels effortless, cohesive, and premium. Design for a modern luxury brand bringing aesthetic sensibility and restraint to digital experiences that convey quality and trust. Partner closely with leadership (President, VP of Product, VP of Engineering, and crossfunctional leads) to align UX strategy with business goals. Partner with Product and Analytics to drive experimentation and A/B testing, translating learnings into measurable UX and conversion improvements. Improve and evolve our design system refining components, documentation standards, and processes for implementation, iteration, and upkeep. Help establish a foundation for microinteractions and motion as part of our UX language, introducing this mindset to the broader team. Collaborate crossfunctionally to balance experimentation, data, and design excellence. 8+ years of product design experience, including ecommerce or consumerfacing platforms. ~ Proven experience designing for both web and mobile (iOS + Android). ~ Deep expertise in UX systems, scalable component libraries, and Figma best practices. ~ Experience running or collaborating on user research and usability testing. ~ Sharp aesthetic sensibility you design for a luxury brand and know the difference; you understand how to express craftsmanship, simplicity, and sophistication through digital design. ~ Curiosity and a strong point of view on how to incorporate AI into the design process for efficiency, exploration, and insight generation. ~ Bonus and equity may also be provided for eligible roles. You will work alongside talented colleagues, tackle meaningful challenges, and contribute to building a more sustainable, accessible future for customers and partners alike. Quince provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applications for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, and local laws. Quince is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application or to perform the essential functions of a role at Quince, please let us know by completing this accommodation form. Quince will conduct background checks in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. #