Weight Watchers - Principal Product Designer

United States - Remote - Hybrid$180k - $180k2mo ago

In Office Principal NA Product Designer Principal Storytelling Coaching Market Research Base Documentation

Requirements

• Mastery of Craft: Deep expertise in UX/UI design, interaction design, information architecture, and systems thinking. • Mastery of Craft: • Prototyping Skills: Proficiency with modern design and prototyping tools • Strategic Mindset: Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, connect design decisions to commercial outcomes, and influence product roadmaps through data-driven insights. • Strategic Mindset: • Leadership Presence: Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the confidence to influence at the executive level and drive alignment without formal authority. • Leadership Presence: • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. • Education: • Base salary may vary depending on, but not limited to: skills, experience, and location. This role is also eligible for a comprehensive benefits package and annual bonus program. • $180,000—$215,000 USD • At WeightWatchers, our mission is to build a worldwide community connected by healthy habits. If that resonates with you, then we would love to talk. WeightWatchers values developing community within our employee population as well. We have a hybrid work environment to allow our employees to find the right work-life balance.

Responsibilities

• Design Leadership & Strategy • Drive the Vision: Lead and drive the design vision for major product areas, aligning closely with Product and Engineering leadership to influence product strategy and prioritization. • Drive the Vision: • Drive 0→1 Initiatives: Lead early-stage, ambiguous problem spaces by framing opportunities, defining foundational systems, and shaping first iterations of new experiences. • Drive 0→1 Initiatives: • Strategic Influence: Serve as a trusted partner to executive stakeholders, advocating for best product practices and ensuring alignment with long-term business objectives. • Strategic Influence: • Craft & Execution • Craft & Execution • Design System: In partnership with the design org, define and evolve a unified design system, ensuring consistency, accessibility, and visual quality across all platforms and products. • Design System: • Complex Problem Solving: Translate business requirements, member needs and market understanding into clear strategy and intuitive, elegant experiences. Deliver high-quality interaction designs, prototypes, and visual systems. • Complex Problem Solving: • Prototyping & Validation: Lead the way with AI experimentation and advanced tools to bring concepts to life, iterating and validating solutions through research, data, and user feedback. • Prototyping & Validation: • Collaboration & Practice Building • Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner across EPD, Clinical teams, Research, and Marketing to ensure design decisions are technically feasible and strategically aligned. • Cross-Functional Alignment: • Elevate Design and Product Maturity: Partner with Design and Product leadership to establish frameworks, standards, and documentation that mature the design practice at Weight Watchers. • Elevate Design and Product Maturity: • Communication & Storytelling: Articulate design decisions and narratives clearly to stakeholders at all levels, creating alignment and driving accountability across the organization. • Communication & Storytelling: • Mentorship & Culture • Level-up the practice: Mentor and coach designers across all levels, providing guidance on product strategy, craft excellence, and professional growth. • Level-up the practice: • Cultivate Excellence: Model exceptional design practice and foster a culture of continuous learning, curiosity, and high-quality execution. • Cultivate Excellence:

Benefits

• $180,000—$215,000 USD • At WeightWatchers, our mission is to build a worldwide community connected by healthy habits. If that resonates with you, then we would love to talk. WeightWatchers values developing community within our employee population as well. We have a hybrid work environment to allow our employees to find the right work-life balance.