What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Product Designer position at Expedia Group?
Principal Product Designer
Locations:
San Francisco / Los Angeles / New York
The Product Team creates high-quality end-to-end experiences for travelers, partners, and Expedia Group. Our customer-first mindset focuses on developing products that encourage loyalty and repeat business from our travelers and partners. We partner closely with teams across Expedia Group to achieve growth and results for our customers and company.
Team Description:
As a Principal Designer, you will guide the end-to-end design of critical journeys. You will shape how travelers discover, choose, and connect with our brands by combining craft, systems thinking, and a strong product mindset. You will work side by side with product managers, engineers, researchers, and brand leaders to create experiences that are cohesive, scalable, and distinctive.
In this role, you will:
- Lead end-to-end design for critical customer journeys—from concept to launch—balancing usability, brand expression, and quality.
- Shape how travelers discover, choose, and connect with our brands through systems thinking and a strong product mindset.
- Create and refine flows, wireframes, visuals, prototypes, and motion that bring ideas to life and elevate the experience.
- Collaborate deeply with product managers, engineers, researchers, and brand leaders to deliver cohesive, scalable, and distinctive solutions.
- Advance our design systems, ensuring consistency across platforms while celebrating brand individuality.
- Champion accessibility and inclusivity, embedding these principles into every design decision.
- Mentor and inspire designers, raising the bar for craft and clarity across the team.
- Communicate design vision and decisions with confidence to senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 10 years of product design experience, with a portfolio showcasing exceptional work across web and mobile.
- A full-stack designer with depth in interaction, visual design, and prototyping.
- Proven experience shipping global-scale products within established brands or platforms.
- Proficient in Figma and prototyping tools like Principle, Framer, or After Effects.
- Skilled at framing design decisions through both customer and business lenses.
- Comfortable leading through ambiguity, driving clarity in complex problem spaces.
- Motivated by the chance to make travel simpler, smarter, and more personal.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong sense of motion design and how it enhances usability and delight.
- Familiarity with experimentation and data-driven design.
- Ability to set vision while staying close to craft.
Expedia Group is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families, including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program. To fuel each employee’s passion for travel, we offer a wellness & travel reimbursement, travel discounts, and an International Airlines Travel Agent (IATAN) membership. View our full list of benefits.