Amazon · 1 day ago
Principal UX Designer, Device Software and Services
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$148K/yr - $244K/yr
12+ years expAmazon is a leading company in device software and services, seeking a Principal UX Designer to shape the future of their device offerings. This role involves leading UX design strategy, influencing architecture decisions, and mentoring senior designers while driving design excellence across complex, cross-platform experiences.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceRetail
Responsibilities
Lead design strategy for horizontally-scaled services supporting all Amazon device product lines
Drive cross-org alignment on design systems, patterns, and standards that impact millions of customers
Partner with senior leadership to map business goals to design investments and outcomes
Mentor and develop design talent across the organization while setting the bar for design excellence
Influence technical architecture and organizational changes to enable breakthrough customer experiences
Own UX vision and strategy across multiple device software services, ensuring alignment with Amazon's brand identity and business goals
Define and evangelize design frameworks that create consistency while supporting measurable business requirements
Lead design reviews and critiques that incorporate market analysis, customer feedback, and usability findings
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business objectives into compelling design strategies
Drive design decisions that require coordination between multiple teams, balancing technical constraints with customer needs
Influence architecture decisions to ensure optimal user experience while meeting business requirements
Guide the end-to-end design process from concept to implementation across complex device software services
Establish best practices for information architecture and design specifications that scale across multiple products
Identify opportunities to simplify complex workflows while maintaining comprehensive functionality
Mentor senior designers on both craft excellence and strategic thinking
Present design work to executive leadership, articulating the business value of design decisions
Foster collaboration with designers across the Devices organization to ensure consistency in common UX patterns and systems
Qualification
Required
12+ years of UX design experience
Experience with User Interface Design, Information Architecture, and Interaction Design
Experience leading design projects from concept to implementation
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Preferred
Experience designing enterprise tools or developer-focused interfaces
Experience leading and mentoring designers
Experience working with engineering teams to implement design solutions
Experience defining design systems or pattern libraries
Experience using data and research to inform design decisions
Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
Kleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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