Principal Product Designer - Platform

Description

Sprout Social is looking to hire a Principal Product Designer to the Product Design team.

Why join Sprout’s Product Design team?

Design is in our DNA at Sprout, from our best-in-class products and award-winning user experience, to our elegant customer journey and the systems that power our teams. We’ve built a Product Design program centered on the pursuit of growing leaders and tailoring growth paths to individuals—recognizing that every designer is at their best when they’re challenged to grow in ways that map to their unique strengths and opportunities. Supported and challenged by a diverse and connected design community, and armed with an expansive human-centered toolkit, our talented creative problem solvers demonstrate the true power of design to drive business impact, and lead their teams to see social differently.

What you’ll do

• Shape product-wide design strategy, drawing from deep knowledge of customer needs, industry trends and emerging technologies
• Build strong partnerships across product, engineering, marketing, and data science teams, bringing your collaborative spirit to spot opportunities that drive meaningful growth and innovation for our business and customers
• Lead platform-level design initiatives that improve our entire product experience - creating solutions that remove complexity for both users and feature teams
• Work closely with senior leadership to identify strategic platform investments, bringing your passion for solving complex problems and your dedication to delivering true customer value
• Foster a thriving design community by mentoring emerging craft leaders and contributing generously to our creative culture - because you understand that that’s where strong design starts. 

What you’ll bring:
You bring an open mind and infectious curiosity, delighting in both teaching others and continuously learning yourself. Your passion for solving complex problems is matched by your meticulous attention to craft detail and dedication to delivering true customer value. You thrive in collaborative environments where you can work alongside ambitious, caring teammates to build great things together. 

The minimum qualifications for this role include:

• 10+ years of experience leading complex initiatives from strategy through execution, with a track record of shipping experiences that drive business growth
• Mastery in full stack craft skills (UX design, UI design, information architecture, research, ux writing)
• Extensive experience working across teams and disciplines, with demonstrated success elevating product quality across an organization
• A portfolio that demonstrates strategic leadership - showcasing how …