Principal Product Designer

Gradial helps marketers and creatives move from idea to execution faster. Our platform turns intent into action automating website updates design system migrations and ongoing content optimization while preserving brand integrity across every touchpoint.

Backed by leading investors were building software that adapts to the user not the other way around. We move with urgency operate with ownership and solve hard problems from first principles. If you want to do ambitious work take real responsibility and help define the future of AI-native content operations youll do your best work here.

The Role

Were looking for a Principle Product Designer to help shape what world-class design looks like at Gradial. This is a senior individual contributor role for someone who loves big messy product problems and knows how to turn them into experiences that feel clear thoughtful and surprisingly fun to use. Youll work closely with the Head of Product product engineers FDEs customer-facing teams and company leadership to design an AI-native platform for enterprise marketing teams.

Youll move between systems and craft every day: understanding complex workflows mapping user journeys prototyping new ideas and polishing the details that make a product feel genuinely thoughtful from the main interaction all the way down to an empty state loading moment or tiny bit of copy.

This role is ideal for a designer who likes building not just handing off. Someone who can think in systems prototype quickly partner deeply with technical teams and bring a strong point of view on how powerful enterprise software can feel simple trustworthy and enjoyable.

What Youll Do

• Lead design for complex high-impact product areas from early ambiguity through shipped product.
• Turn enterprise marketing workflows into experiences that feel intuitive fast and easy to trust.
• Define UX patterns for AI-assisted work including how users give direction understand progress review outcomes and recover when things go sideways.
• Partner with product engineering and customer-facing teams to shape user journeys requirements product flows and success metrics.
• Create flows prototypes interaction models and polished UI that make complex work feel approachable.
• Raise the quality bar across the product through strong UX fundamentals visual craft accessibility consistency and taste.
• Evolve Gradials design system product patterns and interaction standards as the product scales.
• Use customer feedback product data research internal audits and strong judgment to guide design decisions.
• Spot UX gaps before they become product debt and turn them into high-leverage improvements.
• Tell clear compelling product stories that help teams align around user problems design direction and tradeoffs.

What Were Looking For

• Significant experience (6-8 years) designing complex B2B SaaS enterprise AI workflow productivity or collaboration products.
• A portfolio that shows strong product thinking systems thinking interaction design visual craft and real product impact.
• Ability to make complex workflows feel simple clear and trustworthy.
• Strong UX fundamentals across information architecture interaction patterns accessibility usability and design systems.
• Excellent visual and interaction design craft with sharp attention to detail.
• Comfort working in ambiguity and turning loose problems into clear product experiences.
• Strong product judgment around when to push for quality when to simplify and when to ship.
• Clear communication and storytelling skills.
• Experience partnering closely with product engineering customer-facing teams and leadership.
• Curiosity about AI-native products and how thoughtful design can make powerful systems feel more human.

Bonus points

• Experience designing AI automation enterprise workflow martech content collaboration or productivity products.
• Experience building or scaling design systems in fast-moving product environments.
• Experience using research product analytics UX audits or customer feedback loops to improve product quality.
• Experience working with highly technical builder-oriented teams.

Why This Role Matters

Gradial is solving a big complex exciting problem: helping enterprise marketing teams get from intent to execution without all the operational drag in between. Design is central to that mission. The right experience can make AI feel useful instead of confusing enterprise workflows feel lightweight instead of overwhelming and complex systems feel calm clear and trustworthy. As a Principle Product Designer youll help shape the product experience that makes Gradial not just powerful but genuinely enjoyable to use.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is$160000 $185000 annually. Final compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience skills and addition to base salary this role may be eligible for performance-based bonuses and equity awards. Gradial offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental & vision insurance 401K retirement plan paid time off paid sick leave and other employee wellness programs.

Youll thrive here if you...

• Embrace AI as a core tool for problem-solving creativity and scale.
• Show a strong work ethic high ownership and bias toward action.
• Communicate with clarity and curiosity.
• Thrive in fast-paced hyper-growth environments; where building is always better than maintaining the status quo.

What we offer

• Meaningful equity and competitive salary
• Comprehensive health dental and vision coverage
• Fast-paced environment with autonomy and ownership
• Real impact zero bureaucracy
• A front-row seat to building category-defining AI infrastructure

AI Literacy & Interviewing Tools

As an AI-first company we prioritize AI literacy as a core competency in our hiring decisions. Were excited by candidates who thoughtfully apply AI tools in their work but during interviews were focused on you. This is your opportunity to show how you think communicate and solve problems. Over-reliance on AI-generated responses during the interview process (especially when it obscures your own voice) will result in disqualification. We want to understand your unique perspective and how you approach challenges both with and without AI.

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