Principal Product Designer

About us

Soar is a Saudi fintech startup that specializes in financing and investment. Currently headquartered in Saudi Arabia, Soar is growing throughout the region with a mission to help people achieve their financial goals with innovative financial and property investment solutions and tools through its multi-purpose platform, designed to offer a simple and seamless user experience.

Position summary

We are looking for a principal product designer to own the most complex and ambiguous design challenges across the organization. This role represents the highest level of individual design craft, combining deep expertise in user experience and visual design with organization-wide influence on design direction, quality, and practice.

Responsibilities

Own the design of the most complex, ambiguous, and high-impact initiatives across the product portfolio

Lead the end-to-end design process from problem framing and user research through user flows, interaction design, and high-fidelity visual design

Set the bar for design craft and quality across the organization, defining what excellence looks like

Translate problems and opportunities identified by product management and UX research into design solutions that address customer needs and business objectives

Apply Jobs to be Done framework to deeply understand customer motivations and desired outcomes

Mentor lead and senior designers, elevating design capability across the entire team

Partner with product management, engineering, and UX research leadership to shape product direction

Define and evolve design principles, standards, and best practices adopted across squads

Identify systemic design problems and drive solutions that span multiple products and teams

Contribute to the evolution of the design system by proposing new patterns, components, and foundations based on product needs

Define and track success metrics, validate design solutions, and iterate based on data and user feedback

Lead design critiques, workshops, and cross-functional sessions to solve complex problems

Present and defend design decisions to executive leadership and stakeholders

Requirements

10+ years of experience in product design, preferably in SaaS or fintech products

Exceptional portfolio demonstrating mastery of end-to-end design work from research to high-fidelity execution

Exceptional visual design aesthetic combined with deep UX expertise

Proven track record of owning and delivering complex, ambiguous initiatives with full autonomy

Deep understanding of Jobs to be Done framework and user-centered design methodologies

Expert proficiency with Figma, including advanced component work and design systems

Strong experience conducting user research and usability testing

Demonstrated ability to mentor senior-level designers and influence design practice at an organizational level

Experience defining and tracking design success metrics with product and research teams

Excellent stakeholder management and presentation skills, including experience presenting to executive leadership

Strong experience working within and contributing to design systems

Expert understanding of interaction design and motion design principles

Familiarity with HTML/CSS, React and Flutter and front-end development concepts

Experience with content management tools such as Lokalise, Ditto, or similar platforms

Experience with A/B testing and data-driven design decisions

Understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices

Proven track record of shipping successful products at scale

Benefits

What makes this role unique

This role is the highest level of individual design contribution in the organization, owning the hardest problems while raising the standard of design practice for everyone. The impact extends beyond individual initiatives to shape how design is done across all squads and products.