Hybrid Principal Product Designer, Sales Cloud

at Salesforce

• Job title: Principal Product Designer, Sales Cloud
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $216,300 - $313,700 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Seattle, United States

About the role

• Principal Product Designer at Salesforce reimagining AI features for Sales Cloud to enhance sales processes. Collaborate with product and engineering to set the vision and drive user-centered design.

Responsibilities

• Set the Vision: Work closely with product owners and engineers to create a creative identity and long-term vision for Sales Cloud AI features.
• Communicate Ideas: Use documentation, reviews, and presentations to communicate clear and compelling ideas to a wide range of key stakeholders.
• Experimental Prototyping: Leverage AI-assisted tools to move quickly from concept to interactive demo, shortening the feedback loop between design and engineering.
• Scale the System: Create designs that adhere to and extend the Lightning Design System (SLDS), ensuring a cohesive experience across the platform.
• Mentor & Lead: Act as a high-level IC, mentoring junior designers and promoting new interface guidelines and design patterns.
• Advocate for Accessibility: Create inclusive designs for all users, encouraging product and engineering management to prioritize accessible features and ethical AI.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience designing and delivering products from start to finish
• Deep understanding of user-centered design methods and best practices
• Experimental Mindset (Plus): Experience or a strong interest in leveraging AI tools (like Cursor, Replit, or LLMs) to explore, prototype, or automate design workflows
• Prototyping & Curiosity: A track record of going beyond static mocks to explore how emerging tech can solve user problems
• Systems Thinking: Ability to step back and see a project’s larger ecosystem, with a focus on solutions that improve the entire user flow, not just a single feature
• Strategic Influence: The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, persuade others, and build consensus on projects with varying degrees of ambiguity
• Craft & Visual Excellence: Expert knowledge of current design tools such as Figma, along with an ability to quickly learn and adopt new tools as they emerge
• Communication: Strong active listening skills with an ability to build close, trusting relationships across Engineering and Product Management
• Ethics & Equality: An internal compass that points toward ethics, ensuring AI-driven experiences are designed with responsibility and inclusivity at the core.

Benefits

• time off programs
• medical, dental, vision
• mental health support
• paid parental leave
• life and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• employee stock purchasing program