Tik Tok is hiring: Principal Product Designer, Ads in San Jose

ResponsibilitiesAbout UsTikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.Why Join UsCreation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.Join us.About the teamOur TikTok UED Monetization Product team is at the forefront of enabling and inspiring clients to connect with audiences and maximize brand potential seamlessly. You will be responsible for leading the end-to-end design process, collaborating cross-functionally with design, product, marketing, and engineering teams to create impactful designs that solve complex problems. Your work will span across mobile and desktop platforms, and you'll leverage both qualitative and quantitative user research to guide your decisions.Key Responsibilities:- Own the full design lifecycle for your product, from understanding core user challenges to delivering polished, pixel-perfect UI across both mobile and desktop platforms.- Collaborate with product, engineering, and other teams to define a strategic vision and roadmap for the product, contributing to high-level decision-making.- Develop and test rough prototypes early in the process to validate solutions, iterating quickly based on feedback.- Create detailed, high-fidelity UI and UX specifications to effectively communicate design requirements to engineers and stakeholders.- Mentor and support junior and mid-level designers, sharing your expertise and guiding them in best practices.- Contribute to and evolve our design systems, ensuring consistency across the platform.- Help shape design thinking across the broader organization, including research, marketing, product education, and customer success teams.- Champion a user-centered design approach, balancing user empathy with business needs.- Thrive in a fast-paced environment where quick iteration and adaptation to changes are key.QualificationsMinimum Qualifications- Minimum 5 years of experience in lead product design settings, with background in enterprise or B2B platforms- Strong strategic thinking, with the ability to develop and communicate cohesive design visions.- Excellent communication and presentation skills to articulate design decisions to stakeholders.- Ability to handle ambiguity and independently drive the design process from research to delivery.- Experience in designing complex workflows with multiple scenarios and edge cases.- Passion for enterprise product design and solving complex problems in dynamic environments.- Proven experience mentoring or leading design teams while remaining hands-on.- Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to excel in high-growth settings.Preferred Qualifications:- Experience designing payment and transaction products for both consumer-facing and enterprise applications on mobile and desktop.- Proven ability to work effectively with stakeholders across time zones and design for global users.- Expertise in creating seamless user experiences across multiple products, ensuring design consistency.TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2