Principal Product Designer, Workiva
$177-284k
+ discretionary bonus typically paid annually and Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
Up to 25% travel
Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting
Be an early applicant
Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$177-284k
+ discretionary bonus typically paid annually and Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
Up to 25% travel
1001+ employees
Company mission
To power transparent reporting for a better world.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal person should have a passionate interest and expert capabilities in the envisioning, discovery, design and development of engaging user experiences
- 10+ years of professional UX experience, shipping multiple successful products
- Undergraduate Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field
- A portfolio demonstrating expert design aptitude is required
- Mastery-level skills, at Figma, user-centered design, visual design and systems thinking
- Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, not in a Workiva office
Desirable
- Strong customer orientation, ability to dive deep, and strong problem-solving skills
- Deep understanding of user-centered design principles, frameworks and methodologies, and experience applying them to real-world problems rooted in user insights and feedback throughout the product lifecycle
- Experience leveraging AI as a force multiplier within the UX process — including accelerating discovery, prototyping, research synthesis, and workflow modeling — as well as the ability to evaluate and design AI-powered product experiences that deliver meaningful, responsible value to users
- Experience designing for AI-experiences, translating machine intelligence (LLMs, recommendations, automation, predictive models) into usable, trustworthy, and scalable interactions
- Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels
- Experience working in an Agile development environment
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use collected data and analytics to inform design decisions
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Principal Product Designer for the Workiva Platform
- This Principal Product Designer is expected to balance strategic thinking with hands-on design, ensuring the creation of high-quality user experiences that enhance both user satisfaction and business outcomes
- This role will be responsible for leading and shaping user experience strategy across multiple products
- This role involves demonstrating mastery of design processes, mentoring design teams, collaborating with cross-functional departments, and ensuring the user experience aligns with business goals
- Lead end-to-end UX strategy across multiple products within the Workiva Platform — from discovery through delivery and continuous optimization
- Uncover explicit and latent user needs through research, stakeholder engagement, and systems-level analysis
- Translate insights into scalable, ecosystem-level experience direction aligned to business strategy and platform goals
- Design cohesive workflows, interaction patterns, and platform experiences that balance consistency with innovation
- Rapidly prototype, validate, and iterate solutions grounded in qualitative and quantitative evidence
- Define clear success metrics in partnership with Product and Research, ensuring UX work ties to measurable outcomes (adoption, usability, performance, satisfaction)
- Influence roadmap and prioritization decisions through strong design rationale and business alignment
- Mentor senior designers, elevate craft standards, and drive consistent, high-quality user experiences across teams
Our take
For large-scale businesses, collecting and sharing data can be a complex and challenging process. Workiva solves this problem with its AI-powered data platform.
Workiva is one of the biggest players in the market, serving around 75% of Fortune 500 companies, including Google and Delta. Workiva's controlled, secure and audit-ready platform has maintained a clear edge over much of its competition.
Workiva's quality product and its commitment to transparency has made it a firm favourite with companies around the world. If it can maintain this, it stands to consolidate its impressive growth even further in the coming years.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2014
$0.7m
EARLY VC
Dec 2012
$30.7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $46.9m
Company HQ
Ames, IA
Leadership
Julie Iskow
(CEO)Julie joined Workiva in 2019 sa COO/President and became CEO in 2023. Previously, she served as the CTO at Medidate Solutions and as the CIO at WageWorks.
David Haila
(CTO)David has been at Workiva since 2009, joining the team as a Senior Software Engineer. Since then, he has held a number of roles and became CTO in 2023.
Jill Klindt
(CFO & EVP)Jill has been at Workiva since 2008, joining as a Controller before holding a number of roles and becoming CFO & EVP in 2023. Previously, she held Financial roles at Financial Intelligence, Wells Fargo Financial, CitiMortgage, and Principal Financial Group.
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