Principal Product Designer

Pholio; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Product Designer for an early-stage startup. This role involves driving product design and collaborating closely with founders to create exceptional digital products. Ideal candidates are experienced designers ready to lead impactful projects in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Strong equity

Great team

Qualifications

• Experience designing complex products, ideally at startups.
• Fluent in Figma and decisive about design choices.
• Comfortable with chaos and eager for creative ownership.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end product design, from initial concept to shipped feature.
• Craft elegant UX flows, polished UI, and expressive visuals.
• Collaborate with PM and engineering partners like a true owner.

Skills

Product thinking

Design complexity

Figma

Motion skills

Prototyping skills

Job description

This range is provided by Pholio. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$200,000.00/yr - $275,000.00/yr

Additional compensation types

Stock options

Principal Product Designer — early-stage startup (via Pholio)

Remote-friendly | Full-time | Strong equity + great team

We’re helping a startup client find their first Principal Product Designer—someone who cares deeply about craft, owns the full product experience, and wants to build something lasting from the ground up.

This is a design-led company: fast-moving, user-obsessed, and sharp about what great digital products feel like. You’ll partner directly with the founders, lead design across the product, and help define a category—visually, functionally, and experientially.

What you’ll do:

• Drive end-to-end product design, from initial concept to shipped feature
• Craft elegant UX flows, polished UI, and expressive, modern visuals
• Collaborate with PM and engineering partners like a true owner—not just a ticket-taker
• Shape design systems, culture, and quality standards from day one

Who you are:

• Strong product thinker with good taste—your work is both beautiful and usable
• Experience designing complex products, ideally at startups
• Fluent in Figma, quick with feedback, and decisive about design choices
• You lead by example through your work and enjoy building
• Have shipped early-stage products or contributed to 0 → 1 team growth
• Bring motion, branding, or prototyping skills
• Comfortable with chaos and eager for creative ownership

This role is ideal for someone who’s been a senior or staff designer at a fast-moving startup and is ready to take the lead on impactful projects. You’ll be the design voice at the table—and have the opportunity to build something excellent.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Design

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care
• Financial Services