Principal Product Designer, AI-Driven Workflows

United States Digital Space LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 237,000 - 398,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

ESPP

Flexible time off

Parental leave

Wellness stipend

Home office stipend

Commute support

Job summary

Amplitude is seeking a Principal Product Designer to lead end-to-end design across Wave, the company’s proactive AI-powered product agent. You’ll shape problem framing, craft elegant interactions, and ship high-impact experiences for our growing product.

This role demands bold systems thinking and a track record of complex design leadership. You’ll collaborate with Product, Engineering, Research, and executives, mentor designers, and contribute to design culture.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product design experience.
• Ability to drive clarity in ambiguous spaces and align cross-functional partners.
• Strategic, visionary perspective driving innovative product design.
• Builder's mindset balancing high craft with fast production shipping.
• Strong portfolio showing end-to-end design of complex products.
• Experience designing and shipping AI-powered features.
• Bias for action and iteration; ships often to drive impact.
• Clear, persuasive communication and storytelling skills.
• Proven track record mentoring designers and contributing to design culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design efforts across ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives.
• Define and drive Wave's core experiences and outcomes tracking.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Research to shape direction.
• Engage with customers to iterate on the design direction.
• Partner with Product Marketing for go-to-market launches.
• Mentor other designers and grow craft and strategic thinking.

Skills

Design leadership

Ambiguity to clarity

AI design

Executive storytelling

Mentoring

Systems thinking

Portfolio

Job description

Amplitude is seeking a Principal Product Designer to lead end-to-end design across Wave, the company’s proactive AI-powered product agent. You’ll shape problem framing, craft elegant interactions, and ship high-impact experiences for our growing product.

This role demands bold systems thinking and a track record of complex design leadership. You’ll collaborate with Product, Engineering, Research, and executives, mentor designers, and contribute to design culture.