Principal Product Designer

Job Overview

About the Principal Product Designer at Headspace: Headspace's mission is to create a world where mental health is never an obstacle.

We combine evidence-based content, clinical care, and innovative technology to help millions of members around the world get support that's effective, personalized, and truly accessible, whenever and wherever they need it.

Job Description

Design is central to how that mission becomes real.

We are seeking a Principal Product Designer to set the design direction for our most complex, high-stakes product surfaces, someone who operates at the intersection of strategic vision, deep craft, AI-forward thinking, and rigorous design research.

We’re looking for someone passionate about making a positive impact on both individuals and the world.

If you’re into solving meaningful challenges, love behavioral design, and enjoy creating features that delight and support members, this could be the perfect fit. This role blends big-picture design thinking with hands-on creation.

Define and drive design vision across multi-quarter workstreams, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Research, and Clinical teams to ensure design thinking is embedded early and often in the product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• We combine evidence-based content, clinical care, and innovative technology to help millions of members around the world get support that's effective, personalized, and truly accessible, whenever and wherever they need it.
• You’ll be part of a collaborative team of designers and researchers, working closely with engineers, product managers, content creators, brand designers, and clinical experts to bring ideas to life.
• If you’re into solving meaningful challenges, love behavioral design, and enjoy creating features that delight and support members, this could be the perfect fit.
• You’ll seamlessly move between talking to members to ideation and building intuitive flows and screens that make a real difference in the lives of people.
• What you will do: Lead design strategy and execution for Headspace's most complex product areas , setting a high bar for interaction quality, visual craft, and member experience across consumer and B2B surfaces.
• Lead and conduct design research including generative studies, contextual inquiry, concept testing, and usability evaluations, to deeply understand member needs, behaviors, and mental models.
• Partner with dedicated Research team members to define research agendas for your workstreams, and operate independently when research support is not available.
• Apply behavioral design principles to create experiences that support habit formation, reduce friction, and drive meaningful engagement with mental health content and care.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• What you will do: Lead design strategy and execution for Headspace's most complex product areas , setting a high bar for interaction quality, visual craft, and member experience across consumer and B2B surfaces.
• Apply behavioral design principles to create experiences that support habit formation, reduce friction, and drive meaningful engagement with mental health content and care.
• What you will bring : Required Skills: 8+ years of experience designing thoughtful, human-centered products-ideally with exposure to emerging technologies or innovative problem spaces.
• Claude, Figma Make, Cursor, generative prototyping tools, LLM-assisted research workflows) to accelerate and elevate design work, and can design AI-powered product experiences that feel natural, trustworthy, and human-centered.
• Strong knowledge of iOS and Android patterns, behaviors, and interface design standards.
• Experience designing interfaces for digital products, with a focus on crafting seamless, engaging, and accessible experiences.
• Preferred Skills: 2+ years working in emerging technologies, AI-driven experiences, or other innovative product spaces.
• Demonstrated design research competency , experience independently planning and executing generative and evaluative research methods (user interviews, usability testing, diary studies, concept testing) and translating findings into product-shaping insights is highly preferred.

Benefits and Perks

• Pay & Benefits : The anticipated new hire base salary range for this full-time position is $180,000-$230,000 + equity + benefits.
• We’re proud of our robust package inclusive of: base salary, stock awards, comprehensive healthcare coverage, monthly wellness stipend, retirement savings match, lifetime Headspace membership, generous parental leave, and more.
• Why You’ll Love Working Here: A mission that matters-with impact you can see and feel A culture that’s collaborative, inclusive, and grounded in our values The chance to shape what mental health care looks like next Competitive pay and benefits that support your whole self How we feel about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: Headspace is committed to bringing together humans from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
• Further, while employees of Headspace (formerly Ginger) cannot access Headspace products/services, they will be offered benefits according to the company's benefit plan.

Work Location and Schedule

This role is listed as Remote USA with location information shown as Remote USA. The employment type is Full Time.

About the Company

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