Principal, Application Development – UI/UX Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +14 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee the UX strategy and design implementation for Palantir Foundry projects, encompassing discovery, workflow analysis, wireframing, prototyping, usability evaluation, and experience enhancement.

• Collaborate with stakeholders, architects, engineers, and program teams to convert business and operational requirements into intuitive user experiences.

• Advocate for UX practices, shared standards, and user-centered methodologies among cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.

• Define and promote reusable patterns, interaction models, and design methodologies across various applications.

• Examine workflows, interfaces, and user journeys to pinpoint pain points and suggest enhancements.

• Develop interfaces that distill complex data, decision-making, and processes into simpler forms.

• Produce user flows, journey maps, wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and detailed design specifications.

• Execute and incorporate user research, usability testing, and analysis of feedback.

• Work closely with development teams to guarantee effective implementation of design intentions.

• Present design strategies, concepts, and suggestions to stakeholders, senior leaders, and clients.

• Offer guidance and mentorship on UX methodologies, standards, accessibility, and best practices.

• Travel for implementation activities, stakeholder workshops, onsite user research, or enterprise deployments.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Computer Science, Information Systems, Psychology, or a related field, with at least 12 years of relevant experience; or a Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or, alternatively, at least 16 years of relevant experience without a degree.

• Significant experience leading UX for intricate enterprise applications, internal tools, dashboards, workflows, or advanced digital products.

• Proven experience acting as a senior or expert UX practitioner on large-scale, complex, or strategically significant initiatives.

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex user requirements, business needs, and operational workflows into scalable design strategies and production-ready solutions.

• Experience in advocating for shared design standards, reusable patterns, design systems, or UX governance.

• Strong expertise in interaction design, information architecture, accessibility, usability, and enterprise UX best practices.

• Experience in conducting and applying user research, usability testing, and feedback analysis.

• Proficient in modern design and prototyping tools such as Figma or comparable platforms.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, documentation, and presentation abilities.

• Capability to work independently, manage multiple complex priorities, and produce high-quality outcomes.

• Familiarity with Palantir Foundry.

• Experience in designing data-intensive applications, dashboards, analytics workflows, or decision-support tools.

• Previous contribution to enterprise design systems or shared UX standards.

• Experience in Agile or other iterative delivery environments.

• Understanding of front-end development concepts, technical constraints, and best practices for design handoff.

• Experience utilizing analytics, user feedback, or adoption metrics to shape UX strategy and design enhancements.

• Approximately 10–20% travel may be required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health and disability insurance.

• 401(k) matching.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Employee assistance program (EAP).

• Education assistance.

• Parental leave.

• Paid time off.

• Company-paid holidays.

• 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.

• Opportunity for remote work.