Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ziff Davis Shopping is rebuilding its digital product experiences and redefining the role of design across the company. They are seeking a principal product designer to help carry a consumer experience from early releases to durable, market-leading scale, focusing on high-quality mobile and web experiences.
Responsibilities
- Translate ambiguous problem spaces into clear flows and interaction models across all consumer channels (Native Mobile, Web, Channel, etc.)
- Define patterns and reusable components, not just one-off screens
- Design decision-heavy experiences that build trust and clarity
- Deliver build-ready designs in close partnership with engineering
- Connect design decisions to overall product strategy and business objectives
- Establish scalable navigation and information architecture across all channels
- Contribute to and evolve a cross-channel design system
- Design interaction models that extend cleanly as the product grows
- Anticipate future states, not just immediate needs
- Support experimentation and A/B testing across all touchpoints
- Use research and data to refine experiences over time
- Balance speed and quality without sacrificing either
- Continuously improve core journeys as the product matures
- Collaborate on feasibility and tradeoffs early
- Participate in QA and ensure design fidelity in shipped builds
- Design with performance, platform conventions, and accessibility in mind
- Reduce ambiguity before development begins
Skills
- 6-10 years of product design experience
- Deep experience in commerce, loyalty, deals, or marketplaces — you understand purchase-intent UX and loyalty mechanics
- Proven track record shipping and evolving consumer experiences across native mobile, web, and other channels
- Experience taking products from early releases to scaled maturity
- Demonstrated ability to influence product roadmap and strategy through design excellence
- Strong systems thinker — you design patterns, not just pages (for all channels)
- Exceptional interaction and visual design skills
- Comfortable moving between high-level strategy and detailed execution
- Fluency with AI-assisted design and prototyping tools — and the judgment to help define how the team uses them
- Able to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Self-directed and comfortable owning major areas independently
- You don't need heavy process scaffolding to be effective
- You think in terms of long-term product integrity
- You push for clarity, not just completion
- You're collaborative but opinionated
- You care about what ships — not just what's designed
Benefits
- Robust, health and wellness-focused benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as life and disability benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- A 401(k) with company match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Flexible Time Off
- Volunteer Time Off
- Paid holidays
- Family building and caregiving support
- Generous Family Care and Parental leave
- Fitness Reimbursement
- Access to wellness programs
- Employee Resource Groups
- Company-sponsored events
- Regular opportunities for professional growth through educational support, mentorship programs, and career development resources
- Employee engagement programs and recognition awards
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