Principal Product Designer- United States - Very LLC

About Very

(Remote – USA)

Very is a fully distributed technology firm led by expert problem-solvers who create efficient, scalable solutions that move commercial, industrial, and consumer products from pilot to production in record time.

We believe that real innovation happens in the grind, working shoulder to shoulder with clients who are building the future. Our team thrives on that energy. When we’re not helping clients deliver business-critical outcomes, we’re refining our craft and celebrating what it means to do hard things well.

We’ve built a collaborative, tight-knit culture that thrives in both remote and in-person settings. We’ve won numerous workplace awards over the years, including Great Place to Work certification and recognition from Parity.org as a Best Company for Women to Advance.

Our clients include well-known brands like Vizio, Peloton, Clear, iHeart Radio, and Fellowes — all determined to leverage connected devices and AI to drive meaningful impact. Our job is simple: help them win.

About This Role

This is our most senior individual contributor design role. Not a management track, a craft and leverage one.

A principal still does the work: running the full arc of design on a project, from the fog of an undefined problem through launch. But the reason we want you at this level is what you do beyond any single project. You move across our work to make sure it's set up for every designer to succeed within it. You shape how we sell and scope new engagements. You set the craft standards and build the tools and processes the whole team works from. You go deep and you own the outcome, wherever you're plugged in.

This role reports to the Director of Design.

We're embracing AI and figuring out where it actually belongs. Using it everywhere isn't the goal, and using it doesn't mean we stop doing craft. We think AI is good at expanding on patterns, not creating them, and at giving us specific tools to design more fluidly across design and code. We pick our spots, and we never take human judgment out of the process. A principal doesn't just adopt that approach, you help define it.

What You’ll Be Working On

Shape the work before it starts. Partner with sales through pre-sales and scoping. Act as a first point of contact for clients and delivery teams.

Do the work. UX, UI, interactive prototyping, research, data visualization, and design systems. Run discovery workshops and alignment sessions. Facilitate feedback with clients and their users. Partner closely with engineering. Make sure design QA happens.

Set the bar for everyone else. Define the processes and craft standards the team works from, and make sure they're held across projects. Build the tooling that makes the team faster and better in an AI-enabled world. Mentor designers and lift the craft of the people around you.