The Path to Staff Product Designer: How to Progress to the Next IC Level Beyond Senior (Staff/Lead/Principal) in UX Design

Advance your UX career beyond seniorProgress to the next IC level after senior, whether it’s called Staff, Lead, or Principal at your organization. Learn from the designers who’ve done it themselves.

An industry-backed approach to growth
Based on how more than 50 companies evaluate employees and interviews with 19 designers on their progression at companies like Figma, Instacart, Dropbox, Etsy, and smaller companies.

This book will help you:

Understand the staff role with real-world project examplesLearn which staff skills companies requireBuild an actionable growth planBuild influence and strategic thinking with actionable frameworksUnderstand how promotions work to get promoted faster

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE AMAZON BEST-SELLER SOLVING PRODUCT DESIGN EXERCISES

22 Actionable Chapters

Understanding the roleTitles, levelling, and career tracksManagement vs. IC tracksStaff designer competenciesStaff projects examplesPlanning the promotionSteps to getting promotedAsking for promotionEvaluating your gapsBuilding growth planWhat to work onCreating a Growth FlywheelIncreasing visibilitySpotting project opportunitiesChoosing right projectsSeeing the big pictureUnderstanding businessSelling ideasApplying leverageNew responsibilities of StaffBalancing quality and speedComplexity and delegationWorking with peopleStakeholder managementBuilding consensusMentoring and getting helpHiringCommunicating achievementsPerformance reviewsDocumenting achievements

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Goals
Grow your UX design career and get promoted. Advance your UX career beyond senior Practice your product design and UX skills. Prepare for your next job interview. A journaling workbook to help you reflect on your design career, gain clarity, and grow. Find ideas for your new next business, side hustle, or indie startup.

Skills
Presenting design, persuading others, mentoring, giving feedback, improving processes and more. Strategic thinking, understanding business, finding project opportunities, setting standards, selling ideas Product thinking, design process, presenting, design thinking, communicating design decisions. Career growth, goal setting, decision making, communication, collaboration, productivity. Ideation, business, product thinking, creativity

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0F266562B
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (March 21, 2025)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 249 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8312944594
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.57 x 8.5 inches