Principal Product Designer

Dropbox’s Design team is seeking a Principal Designer to lead the design vision and execution for content activation and AI experiences across Dropbox’s products, focusing on creating intuitive, trustworthy AI-powered user experiences.

Location: Remote - Canada: Select locations

Salary: $216,800–$293,300 CAD

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the design vision for Dropbox’s multi-product ecosystem.
• Design AI-powered experiences that enhance customer effectiveness and trust.
• Lead high-impact product areas from strategy to execution, translating AI capabilities into elegant experiences.
• Set high craft standards across design disciplines to ensure product coherence and quality.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to shape strategy, prioritize opportunities, and drive outcomes.
• Mentor designers, improve critique, and help the team become more AI-enabled.

Requirements

• 12+ years of product design experience leading complex, high-impact initiatives.
• A portfolio demonstrating Principal-level craft, judgment, and systems thinking.
• Exceptional range from strategy to detailed design and implementation.
• Ability to influence senior cross-functional partners and create alignment.
• Strong ability to translate emerging capabilities into simple, intuitive experiences.
• Collaborative leadership style with mentoring experience.
• Experience designing end-to-end experiences across multiple products or platforms.
• A portfolio showing a strong design sensibility and principles.
• Ability to simplify complex systems into premium, user-friendly experiences.

Additional Information

• This role is based remotely in Canada with select locations.
• The position is critical for Dropbox’s AI-first, multi-product future, shaping next-generation product experiences.
• Compensation range is $216,800 to $293,300 CAD.