Principal Product Designer

Role Overview

• Define and drive product and experience strategy across large, ambiguous problem spaces, with a strong focus on transforming complex, data-rich ecosystems into simple, scalable, and user-friendly experiences
• Strategic Leadership: Define and drive product strategy that aligns with sustainability goals and measurable impact outcomes
• Sustainability Expertise: Translate sustainability frameworks (e.g., ESG reporting, circular economy, carbon reduction) into actionable product initiatives
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with sustainability leads, business stakeholders, and technical teams to define and prioritize sustainable product opportunities
• Product Vision & Delivery: Lead the design and delivery of digital products and services that support responsible business practices and long-term resilience
• Innovation & Research: Identify emerging sustainability trends and technologies and integrate them into product discovery and development processes
• Establish and scale design systems, frameworks, and patterns while guiding when and how teams should extend beyond existing systems to meet evolving product and business needs
• Tackle system-level challenges—including AI-powered and data-intensive experiences—using systems thinking and a forward-looking perspective on how emerging technologies shape user interactions
• Mentor, coach, and elevate design teams while championing design excellence, setting a high bar for modern, high-quality design craft, and advocating for design’s strategic impact with senior and executive stakeholders

Requirements

• 10–15 years of product management experience, including senior or principal-level roles
• Experience with products in sustainability-focused domains, such as energy, mobility, supply chain, circular economy, or ESG data and reporting
• Deep understanding of sustainability frameworks, including SDGs, net-zero strategies, carbon accounting, or ESG principles
• Ability to bridge the gap between business strategy, environmental objectives, and user experience
• Strong communication and facilitation skills, with experience influencing senior stakeholders
• Experience working with agile design methodologies
• Nice to Have: Experience consulting with Fortune 500 or global enterprise clients on sustainability or ESG transformation
• Knowledge of sustainability reporting standards such as GRI, SASB, TCFD, or GHG Protocol
• Familiarity with impact measurement tools, lifecycle analysis, or sustainable innovation frameworks
• Background in digital transformation or service design projects with environmental or social impact

Benefits

• Make extraordinary work with extraordinary people
• Contract with potential for extension