[Remote] Principal Product Designer, News App

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The New York Times Company is a leading source of independent journalism, and they are seeking a Principal Product Designer for their News App team. This role involves leading the design of user interfaces for iOS and Android, enhancing user engagement and navigation while mentoring junior designers. Responsibilities • Identify opportunities for evolving the product with senior-level cross-functional team members while offering expertise in how design can shape the product strategy. • Champion new feature implementation by providing a user-centered perspective to the team's solution • Establish practices that drive toward faster iteration and learning, enable high impact work to launch, and increase knowledge and creativity in a function or mission. • Drive culture change, increasing the trust, diversity, and a sense of belonging within a mission or function • Guide the growth of high-performing ICs through collaboration, and mentorship. • Represent your team's work to leadership within the company while also advocating for the craft and process of product design. • Contribute to team and product design rituals alongside participating in hiring for design roles within the product design team. • Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world. • You will report to the VP of Product Design. Skills • A portfolio of work that shows 10+ years understanding user-centered design principles and showcases your design process along with finished design work. • 10+ years of experience designing digital web, app products, interactive products, or tools. • An understanding of iOS and Android best practices. • Proficiency in using design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Play or Cursor. • 10+ years of experience facilitating alignment through workshopping, brainstorms and cross functional collaboration. • 10+ years experience breaking down big challenges into smaller decisions framed as trade-offs (e.g. time vs. scope). • 10+ years of experience working with data and qualitative research teams to inform product and design decisions. • 10+ years creating compelling narratives to communicate with non-designers such as customers, partners, stakeholders. • Demonstrated experience with visual design principles, type hierarchies and layout, and systems. • Experience designing or conceptualizing large solutions while also aligning user and business goals (which may contradict). • Strong ability to show design decisions and impact. • Experience designing products centered around user behavior and nuances that encourage positive engagement. Company Overview • The New York Times has been fulfilling its mission to “seek the truth and help people understand the world” for nearly 170 years by delivering world-class journalism. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in New York, US, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • The New York Times Company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 34 in 2025, 20 in 2024, 21 in 2023, 36 in 2022, 27 in 2021, 36 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job