Principal Architect, Platform Product Design
Description For Principal Architect, Platform Product Design
Salesforce is seeking a UX Principal Architect for their Platform team to shape product strategy and create exceptional enterprise experiences. This executive-level IC role, equivalent to a VP, focuses on crafting user experiences that solve meaningful problems with a focus on inclusivity and accessibility. The ideal candidate will be a thought leader at the intersection of AI and developer experience, creating new design paradigms and patterns. The role requires deep expertise in enterprise UX design, with opportunities to influence product direction across multiple teams and create unified experiences at scale. You'll work with cross-functional teams, drive innovation in technical design spaces, and help build connective tissue across product spaces. The position offers the chance to impact Salesforce's platform strategy while working with cutting-edge technologies and design systems. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on design work, requiring both vision and practical execution skills. The successful candidate will shape how millions of users interact with Salesforce's platform products while contributing to the company's design community and mentoring other designers.
Responsibilities For Principal Architect, Platform Product Design
- Drive company-scale design initiatives
- Collaborate with senior executive stakeholders
- Set vision and architecture for product experience
- Communicate ideas to stakeholders through documentation and presentations
- Bridge design, product, engineering, and marketing teams
- Work with product owners, engineers, and user research teams
- Collaborate on systemic initiatives like design system evolution
- Promote interface guidelines and design patterns
- Mentor other designers
- Create inclusive experiences and advocate for accessibility
Requirements For Principal Architect, Platform Product Design
- 10+ years experience designing and delivering products
- Exceptional ability to influence others and build consensus
- Systems thinking ability
- Deep understanding of user-centered design methods
- Strong communication and active listening skills
- Experience with analytics and user research
- Expert knowledge of design tools like Figma
- Portfolio with work samples required
