Principal Experience Designer - Digital Product Strategy

R&D Partners; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k plan

Employee Assistance Program

Long-term disability

Weekly payroll

Online timecard approval

Job summary

R&D Partners in South San Francisco, CA is seeking a Principal Experience Designer to lead the Experience Design vision and product standards across the portfolio. You will partner with senior leadership to drive strategy, research-backed decisions, and long-term product roadmap execution.

The role requires 10+ years of experience with at least 7 years in experience design, strong mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver a seamless end-user experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 10+ years overall, with 7+ years in experience design or related field.
• Ability to own full product lifecycle, including vision and roadmap.
• Strong mentorship and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Shape digital-forward Experience Design vision and standards leveraging trends and product priorities.
• Partner with senior leaders to drive design standards across the product suite.
• Develop innovation workstreams for new product features.
• Define target users with analytics and user research; set clear performance objectives.
• Own design initiatives with measurable business impact and sustained engagement.

Skills

Experience design

Stakeholder alignment

Product lifecycle management

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

R&D Partners in South San Francisco, CA is seeking a Principal Experience Designer to lead the Experience Design vision and product standards across the portfolio. You will partner with senior leadership to drive strategy, research-backed decisions, and long-term product roadmap execution.

The role requires 10+ years of experience with at least 7 years in experience design, strong mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver a seamless end-user experience.