Principal Product Designer - Teams and Collaboration

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Position Overview

Vimeo is seeking a Principal Product Designer to lead the design strategy for our Teams and Collaboration product suite. This role is pivotal in shaping the design vision for team adoption, expansion, member roles, content access, invitation flows, and permissions. As Vimeo's product offerings have expanded significantly, this position requires a designer who can cater to the diverse use cases of marketers, video professionals, SMBs, and enterprises, enabling them to create, collaborate, and distribute video content effectively.

The ideal candidate is action-oriented, highly collaborative with multiple product teams, understands content management models, user search behaviors, values product simplicity, and possesses strong user empathy. We are looking for a pragmatic, detail-oriented designer with a passion for creating best-in-class products, a strong visual point of view, and an aptitude for rapid idea generation. You should thrive in a collaborative, cross-functional environment and be ready to lead the charge in reimagining how users leverage video.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product and Engineering partners to develop organizational models that align with industry standards and Vimeo’s core use cases.
• Act as a proactive and strong communicator, working with other product teams at Vimeo to foster alignment and shared understanding of our architecture, aiming for simple and cohesive user experiences.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams to launch and iterate on premium product features and experiences across web and mobile web platforms.
• Drive design from concept through product release and beyond, creating high-level user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and prototypes.
• Engage directly with users through Customer Insights and Data teams, translating quantitative data and qualitative insights into informed design decisions and new product concepts.
• Efficiently manage the timelines and workloads of concurrent projects for two teams, demonstrating strong prioritization and self-management skills.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in product design, user experience design, interaction design, or a similar role, with accompanying visual/graphic design experience.
• Exceptional visual design skills, proficiency in leveraging design systems, and a commitment to UX/UI simplicity.
• Strong familiarity with industry-standard UX practices and methods.
• Ability to drive design concepts from business strategy discussions to hands-on design execution.
• Excellent user-centered design skills, with a deep understanding of design fundamentals and strong proficiency in Figma and modern prototyping tools.
• Customer focus: Experience running moderated and unmoderated user research studies and understanding the best tools for problem-solving and design validation. A dedication to understanding customer needs and feedback.
• Data-driven approach: Ability to apply product metrics to identify innovation opportunities and guide design decisions.
• Excellent communication skills: Ability to clearly articulate design vision and rationale verbally and in writing to diverse audiences, from fellow designers to leadership.
• Ability to drive cross-team alignment through exceptional design presentations, proactive miscommunication resolution, and effective use of tools like design workshops.
• Autonomy: Initiative and ownership of projects while collaborating effectively with cross-functional partners and other designers.
• Strong team leadership qualities: Ability to mentor other designers, provide support and guidance, and serve as an exemplary member of the design team.
• Ability to provide a recent portfolio or samples of work.