Principal Product Designer, Energy
On-siteBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Job Summary
Set design strategy across multiple product areas and platforms, working directly with SLT, ELT, and C-suite executives to shape company direction and resolve strategic conflicts. Synthesize competing executive concepts into unified direction while counseling leaders on decisions that reshape the entire portfolio. Lead company-wide strategic projects requiring alignment across all products, establish design practices that become industry benchmarks, and develop senior design talent across multiple product areas. Share new methods and frameworks externally through speaking engagements and publications to position Dow Jones ahead of industry transformations.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of product design experience
- significant time spent setting strategy for complex, multi-product organizations
- A portfolio demonstrating strategic impact at scale, showing how you've shaped company direction, resolved conflicts between competing strategies, and delivered measurable business value across multiple years
- Proven track record working with C-level executives, presenting to boards, and influencing company-wide decisions through design leadership
- Experience setting design strategy for multiple product areas simultaneously, with demonstrated ability to balance competing priorities and resolve strategic conflicts
- Excellence in platform thinking, with a history of establishing patterns that become standards across major portions of an organization
- Demonstrated thought leadership through speaking at major conferences, published articles, or industry recognition for design excellence
- Track record of solving unprecedented challenges, creating new methods or frameworks when existing approaches don't suffice
- Strong business acumen with ability to connect design decisions to multi-year business outcomes, speaking fluently about metrics, market dynamics, and competitive positioning
- Experience building design capabilities at scale, including establishing operations, governance models, and talent development programs
- Proven ability to navigate organizational complexity, working across business units, geographies, and cultures to drive alignment on strategic initiatives
- Deep expertise across design disciplines, from visual design to systems thinking, with ability to coach others and set standards for excellence
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Design, HCI, or related field
- advanced degree
Desired Qualifications
- Background in media, publishing, or financial services at enterprise scale
- Background in design transformation or digital modernization initiatives
- Track record of M&A integration or product consolidation through design
- Experience establishing design organizations in global companies
- Published books, research, or significant thought leadership in design
- Board or advisory experience for design-forward companies
- Teaching experience at university level or executive education programs
- Patents or innovations in design methods or tools
- Experience with emerging technologies (AI/ML) at strategic level
- International business experience and cross-cultural design leadership
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