Overview
Please note that this is a contract role providing services to Amazon through external staffing partners of Allegis Global Solutions. If you are selected for this role, you will be employed by a contract staffing supplier and will not be an employee of Amazon.
Description
As a Principal UX Designer focusing on the visual experience for millions of fans across the world, you'll be responsible for creating and owning experiences using a multi-disciplinary skillset. You will be a subject matter expert and strategic leader for projects across the organization, encouraging stakeholders to think holistically about the customer experience. You will have an opportunity to relentlessly simplify and distill complex business processes into intuitive and elegant experiences at scale. To be successful you must be a critical, inventive thinker with exceptional design chops, an excitement for understanding and using data, strong leadership abilities, and an ability to communicate your ideas effectively across all levels of the organization. Being a big music fan would be a big plus.
Key responsibilities
Lead and define design vision for complex experiences across Amazon Music
Create process flows, conceptual diagrams, wireframes, and mockups to effectively communicate high-level design strategies and detailed interaction behaviors
Facilitate work sessions with executive leaders to align on product vision and design direction
Work closely with cross-functional teams to help define requirements, user scenarios and use cases
Champion human-centered design culture and advocate for customer needs across the organization
Develop and nurture relationships across teams and disciplines to promote collaboration and efficiency
Lead usability testing and create final design and detailed interaction behavior specifications for handoff to engineering teams
Define, evolve, and drive adoption of design guidelines, mechanisms, best practices, processes, and tools
A day in the life In this onsite role, a Principal UX Designer will lead strategic design initiatives that shape the future of Amazon Music. You will drive UX design for high-impact, complex projects from discovery to delivery, working from ambiguous requirements to define design flows, interactions, and content strategies in collaboration with business leaders, engineers, product managers, and other UX designers. You'll mentor design talent, facilitate executive reviews, and set the bar for design excellence across the organization. To be successful, you must be a critical, inventive thinker with exceptional design chops, proven leadership abilities, an excitement for understanding and using data, and an ability to communicate your ideas effectively.
About The Team Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners across different tiers of service. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.
Basic Qualifications
10+ years of design experience
An available online portfolio that demonstrates delivering end-to-end experiences for digital services across multiple platforms and devices
8+ years of experience in UX design for consumer facing products
Bachelor's degree or above in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or Associate's degree or above
Preferred Qualifications
A master's degree in Design, Information Science, Computer Science/HCI, or a design-related discipline such as cognitive psychology
Proven ability to present strategic rationale for design decisions to executive stakeholders
Lead product designer for large, complex projects that present multidisciplinary challenges
Experience leveraging AI tools in the product design process
Experience designing for AI-enabled features
Experience mentoring and elevating senior-level design talent
Experience defining and maintaining design patterns and UX standards
Experience in integrating qualitative and quantitative data into design work and iterations
Experience designing for voice and multimodal experiences
Able to take ambiguous design problems and work with stakeholders and user research insights to craft design solutions grounded in customer needs and business goals
Additional Details
Location: Seattle (onsite)
Duration: 12 Months
Pay Range: $83 - $90 per hour
Weekly Schedule: 40 hours
Job Status: Non-Exempt
Application Deadline: 2/8/2026
This Role Is Eligible For The Following Benefits
Medical, dental & vision
Hospital plans
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Company paid Basic Life and AD&D as well as voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Company paid short and long-term disability
Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA & DCFSA)
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Allegis Group Paid Family Leave, Parental Leave)
Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.
AGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email accommodation@allegisglobalsolutions.com for other accommodation options.
In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, employment is contingent upon verification of identity and authorization to work in the United States. All persons hired will be required to complete Form I-9 and provide acceptable documentation as required by law.
Please note that we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position. These tools may analyze application materials and assist our team in identifying candidates whose qualifications best match the requirements of the role. If you have questions about our use of AI in the hiring process, or would like more information, please contact us.
We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to protected classifications.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
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Description
As a Principal UX Designer focusing on the visual experience for millions of fans across the world, you'll be responsible for creating and owning experiences using a multi-disciplinary skillset. You will be a subject matter expert and strategic leader for projects across the organization, encouraging stakeholders to think holistically about the customer experience. You will have an opportunity to relentlessly simplify and distill complex business processes into intuitive and elegant experiences at scale. To be successful you must be a critical, inventive thinker with exceptional design chops, an excitement for understanding and using data, strong leadership abilities, and an ability to communicate your ideas effectively across all levels of the organization. Being a big music fan would be a big plus.
Key responsibilities
Lead and define design vision for complex experiences across Amazon Music
Create process flows, conceptual diagrams, wireframes, and mockups to effectively communicate high-level design strategies and detailed interaction behaviors
Facilitate work sessions with executive leaders to align on product vision and design direction
Work closely with cross-functional teams to help define requirements, user scenarios and use cases
Champion human-centered design culture and advocate for customer needs across the organization
Develop and nurture relationships across teams and disciplines to promote collaboration and efficiency
Lead usability testing and create final design and detailed interaction behavior specifications for handoff to engineering teams
Define, evolve, and drive adoption of design guidelines, mechanisms, best practices, processes, and tools
A day in the life In this onsite role, a Principal UX Designer will lead strategic design initiatives that shape the future of Amazon Music. You will drive UX design for high-impact, complex projects from discovery to delivery, working from ambiguous requirements to define design flows, interactions, and content strategies in collaboration with business leaders, engineers, product managers, and other UX designers. You'll mentor design talent, facilitate executive reviews, and set the bar for design excellence across the organization. To be successful, you must be a critical, inventive thinker with exceptional design chops, proven leadership abilities, an excitement for understanding and using data, and an ability to communicate your ideas effectively.
About The Team Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners across different tiers of service. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.
Basic Qualifications
10+ years of design experience
An available online portfolio that demonstrates delivering end-to-end experiences for digital services across multiple platforms and devices
8+ years of experience in UX design for consumer facing products
Bachelor's degree or above in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or Associate's degree or above
Preferred Qualifications
A master's degree in Design, Information Science, Computer Science/HCI, or a design-related discipline such as cognitive psychology
Proven ability to present strategic rationale for design decisions to executive stakeholders
Lead product designer for large, complex projects that present multidisciplinary challenges
Experience leveraging AI tools in the product design process
Experience designing for AI-enabled features
Experience mentoring and elevating senior-level design talent
Experience defining and maintaining design patterns and UX standards
Experience in integrating qualitative and quantitative data into design work and iterations
Experience designing for voice and multimodal experiences
Able to take ambiguous design problems and work with stakeholders and user research insights to craft design solutions grounded in customer needs and business goals
Additional Details
Location: Seattle (onsite)
Duration: 12 Months
Pay Range: $83 - $90 per hour
Weekly Schedule: 40 hours
Job Status: Non-Exempt
Application Deadline: 2/8/2026
This Role Is Eligible For The Following Benefits
Medical, dental & vision
Hospital plans
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Company paid Basic Life and AD&D as well as voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Company paid short and long-term disability
Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA & DCFSA)
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Allegis Group Paid Family Leave, Parental Leave)
Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.
AGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email accommodation@allegisglobalsolutions.com for other accommodation options.
In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, employment is contingent upon verification of identity and authorization to work in the United States. All persons hired will be required to complete Form I-9 and provide acceptable documentation as required by law.
Please note that we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position. These tools may analyze application materials and assist our team in identifying candidates whose qualifications best match the requirements of the role. If you have questions about our use of AI in the hiring process, or would like more information, please contact us.
We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to protected classifications.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
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