Principal Product Designer

Gallup; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Gallup is seeking a senior principal product designer to lead design strategy for CliftonStrengths and Gallup Access, uniting web, mobile and marketing into a cohesive journey. You will shape product direction, translate insights into intuitive experiences and elevate design quality across the organization.

You will mentor designers, define opportunity spaces with product and engineering, and advance scalable design systems while collaborating with senior scientists.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in human‑computer interaction, product design, interaction design, computer science, cognitive science or related field, or equivalent experience (required)
• At least 10 years of experience designing enterprise and consumer‑facing digital products
• At least three years at staff/principal or similar senior levels (required)
• End‑to‑end product design ownership across web and mobile (required)
• Experience building, scaling or evolving design systems (required)
• Portfolio showcasing strategic leadership and measurable product impact (required)
• Proficiency in Figma and modern component‑based design workflows (required)
• Experience experimenting with AI tools to enhance product design, productivity and workflows (required)
• Demonstrated experience mentoring designers across multiple levels (required)
• Commitment to working on‑site at Gallup’s Omaha office at least three days per week (required)

Responsibilities

• Own and elevate the product design vision, setting standards for experience quality across the ecosystem
• Lead and align designers across web, mobile and marketing, ensuring clarity of direction and consistency of execution
• Partner with product and engineering to define opportunity spaces, shape product strategy and guide solution development
• Work closely with senior scientists to make complex research and data accessible, intuitive and actionable for users
• Strengthen and evolve scalable design systems that enable cross‑platform consistency and long‑term growth
• Create high-level prototypes and experience concepts that bring strategic direction to life
• Shape the design culture of the team by investing in the growth of individual designers, raising the bar for craft, and fostering an environment of continuous learning and excellence
• Influence senior stakeholders through clear communication and confident design rationale
• Explore emerging tools and AI-enabled workflows that improve how we design, prototype and collaborate

Skills

Ecosystem leadership

Systems-scale thinker

Outcome-oriented

Complexity translator

Influential communicator

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in HCI/Design/CS

Tools

Figma

Design systems

AI design tools

Job description

Lead design strategy for Gallup products that enhance people’s work and lives.

As a principal product designer at Gallup, you will serve as the strategic design leader for CliftonStrengths® or Gallup’s employee experience platform, Gallup Access, defining what we build and how it comes to life across every customer touchpoint. You will bring together web, mobile and marketing into one cohesive customer journey, ensuring that every interaction reflects the clarity and impact of the science behind it.

In this role, you’ll influence product direction, translate complex insights into intuitive experiences and elevate design quality across the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Own and elevate the product design vision, setting standards for experience quality across the ecosystem
• Lead and align designers across web, mobile and marketing, ensuring clarity of direction and consistency of execution
• Partner with product and engineering to define opportunity spaces, shape product strategy and guide solution development
• Work closely with senior scientists to make complex research and data accessible, intuitive and actionable for users
• Strengthen and evolve scalable design systems that enable cross-platform consistency and long-term growth
• Create high-level prototypes and experience concepts that bring strategic direction to life
• Shape the design culture of the team by investing in the growth of individual designers, raising the bar for craft, and fostering an environment of continuous learning and excellence
• Influence senior stakeholders through clear communication and confident design rationale
• Explore emerging tools and AI-enabled workflows that improve how we design, prototype and collaborate

What Makes You Stand Out

• Ecosystem leadership: You have experience aligning multiple teams or product groups around a unified design vision.
• Systems‑scale thinker: You have built or evolved design systems and understand component architecture, governance and cross‑team adoption at scale.
• Outcome‑oriented operator: You prioritize getting meaningful work done over tooling preferences and adapt quickly as workflows evolve.
• Complexity translator: You distill technical, data‑rich or scientific content into intuitive user experiences that exceed expectations.
• Influential communicator: You confidently align senior stakeholders and cross‑functional leaders around strategic design decisions.

What You Need

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in human‑computer interaction, product design, interaction design, computer science, cognitive science or related field, or equivalent experience (required)
• At least 10 years of experience designing enterprise and consumer‑facing digital products
• At least three years working at staff, principal or similar senior levels (required)
• Demonstrated ownership of end‑to‑end product experiences across web and mobile (required)
• Experience building, scaling or evolving design systems (required)
• Portfolio showcasing strategic leadership and measurable product impact (required)
• Proficiency in Figma and modern component‑based design workflows (required)
• Experience experimenting with AI tools to enhance product design, productivity and workflows (required)
• Demonstrated experience mentoring designers across multiple levels (required)
• A commitment to working on‑site at Gallup’s Omaha office at least three days per week (required)

About Gallup

At Gallup, we change the world, one client at a time, through extraordinary analytics and advice on everything important facing humankind. Learn more about our work and life at Gallup.

Gallup offers a robust benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and other insurance options; a fully vested 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching; an employee stock ownership program; family‑building benefits; an employee assistance program; and various reimbursements and activities that enhance our associates’ wellbeing. We also offer an estimated annual salary range of $155,000‑$185,000 for this role. Salaries are based on a variety of factors, including an individual’s education, experience and skills.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Gallup is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.