Staff Product Designer

Role Description

A

s a

Staff

Product Designer on

Bridge

,

you

will

lead

multiple highly-visible

design initiatives

that deliver against Dropbox’s strategic bets around AI

.

This Role Will Require You To

lead with vision

, driving

strategic

initiatives that blend design excellence with

customer empathy and

innovation

.

You will also help shape our team’s culture, personally role modeling excellence across strategy, interaction and visual design, prototyping, and storytelling.

Responsibilities

Problem definition

:

D

efine high-level opportunities

that have

the potential to transform the user experience and business outcomes. Bring clarity, insight, and strategic focus to these challenges.

Ownership

:

Take ownership of strategic, design-led projects, driving them from concept to delivery.

Advocate and

guide the team toward customer-centered, innovative outcomes.

Execution

:

Work with the broader design organization to ensure that all designs are executed to the highest standards of craftsmanship

and

usability

.

Focus on

simplifying complex workflows that simplify

user experiences

for multiple customers

.

Strategy

:

H

elp shape and execute the broader design strategy, influencing product strategy across the

team

and ensuring alignment with business goals.

Collaborate with De

sign, Product, and Engineering

Leadership

to align strategic design initiatives with company goals.

Requirements

10-15+ years in a senior Individual Contributor role, with a proven track record of leading

complex

design initiatives

with

simple and elegant

solutions

.

A portfolio showcasing significant contributions to shipping customer experiences that have made a measurable impact on business and customer metrics.

Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with various stakeholder groups, including engineering, product management, and leadership, influencing design strategy and ensuring successful execution.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence key stakeholders

.

Strong storytelling skills to present and advocate for design decisions.

Familiarity leveraging generative AI for exploration and prototyping.

Preferred Qualifications

Proven ability to lead design efforts in remote or distributed team environments, driving collaboration across time zones and organizational silos.

Leadership driving company-wide initiatives to up-level design quality

(ex

teaching prototyping classes or mentoring other designers).

Durable Skills

AI fluency means using these tools to

amplify

human judgment, not replace it. We believe people with these skills will thrive as work and technology

Continue To Evolve

Awareness

U

nderstand

yourself

and others

.

Judgment

E

valuat

e

information and mak

e

decisions in complex situations

.

Adaptability

L

earn, adjust, and stay effective through change

.

Connection

C

ommunicat

e

, collaborat

e

, and build trust

.

To learn more about why these skills matter and what the data shows about thriving through change, read this

blog post

from

our Chief People Officer, Melanie Rosenwasser.

Compensation

US Zone 1

This Role Is Not Available In Zone 1

US Zone 2

$200,400

—

$271,200 USD

US Zone 3

$178,200

—

$241,000 USD