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Principal Designer roles qualify for employment-based green card sponsorship under EB-2 for advanced-degree professionals and EB-3 for skilled workers with a bachelor's degree. Your employer files a PERM labor certification with DOL before sponsoring your I-140 petition, putting you on a path to permanent residency rather than a temporary status.
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The people at UiPath believe in the transformative power of automation to change how the world works. We’re committed to creating category-leading enterprise software that unleashes that power. To make that happen, we need people who are curious, self-propelled, generous, and genuine. People who love being part of a fast-moving, fast-thinking growth company. And people who care—about each other, about UiPath, and about our larger purpose. Could that be you?
Your mission
As enterprises transition to be AI-ready, their business processes are becoming a significant focus. UiPath has been building momentum in this space and has become a market leader in several categories. As part of our evolution, we are innovating at a rapid pace, designing new experiences that extend from the developer to business worker. UiPath is seeking a visionary, highly skilled Principal Designer to join our dynamic company. As a Principal Designer, you will play a critical role in shaping the design direction of our products and ensuring that our user experiences are intuitive, engaging, and aligned with our business goals. You will lead design initiatives, mentor designers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver outstanding design solutions. Above all, you will inspire everyone around you through your design vision for UiPath and how it comes to life. We are a global team that enjoys working both remotely and in the office. We work closely with Product Managers to create forward-thinking, user-centered designs that align with business goals. We are huge fans of sticky notes, whiteboard sketching, and immersing ourselves in customer feedback.
What You'll Do At UiPath
Product
- Design the next generation of AI-forward workflow and automation tools
- Define and drive design strategy for products, ensuring alignment with business objectives and user needs
- Provide leadership and mentorship to the global design team
- Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Advocate for user-centered designs, ensuring user needs and feedback are at the forefront of decisions
- Elevate the visual design of the products you support
- Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to develop and execute design solutions that meet project requirements and timelines
- Design Excellence: Ensure the highest standards of design quality and consistency across all products and platforms, from conceptualization to final delivery
- Innovation: Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and design best practices, and leverage this knowledge to drive innovation and excellence in design
- Project Management: Manage multiple design projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and effective communication with stakeholders
People & Culture
- Comfortably lead and inspire
- Create opportunities for designers to grow and flourish
- Provide guidance, oversight, and mentorship to the team
- Set expectations and help to promote a fun, highly collaborative team culture
- Proactively identify and resolve impediments
- Foster cross-functional collaboration (e.g., with Engineering & Product Management)
What You'll Bring To The Team
- 8+ years of product design experience required
- Bachelor's degree in product design, communication design, or equivalent
- Experience designing with AI tools like Claude Code or Codex
- Highly proficient in Figma
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to engage successfully with many different stakeholders and product leaders
- Solid understanding of cross platform design systems and technical frameworks
- Project management skills to prioritize design needs and ensure successful project completion
- Experience in business automation or enterprise software is a plus, but not a requirement
Maybe you don’t tick all the boxes above—but still think you’d be great for the job? Go ahead, apply anyway. Please. Because we know that experience comes in all shapes and sizes—and passion can’t be learned. Many of our roles allow for flexibility in when and where work gets done. Depending on the needs of the business and the role, the number of hybrid, office-based, and remote workers will vary from team to team. Applications are assessed on a rolling basis and there is no fixed deadline for this requisition. The application window may change depending on the volume of applications received or may close immediately if a qualified candidate is selected.
We value a range of diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas. We pride ourselves on our diversity and inclusive workplace that provides equal opportunities to all persons regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression, national origin, disability, neurodiversity, military and/or veteran status, or any other protected classes. Additionally, UiPath provides reasonable accommodations for candidates on request and respects applicants' privacy rights. To review these and other legal disclosures, visit our privacy policy.
Compensation Range: $192K - $240K
Life at UiPath
The people at UiPath believe in the transformative power of automation to change how the world works. We’re committed to creating category-leading enterprise software that unleashes that power. To make that happen, we need people who are curious, self-propelled, generous, and genuine. People who love being part of a fast-moving, fast-thinking growth company. And people who care—about each other, about UiPath, and about our larger purpose. Could that be you?
Your mission
As enterprises transition to be AI-ready, their business processes are becoming a significant focus. UiPath has been building momentum in this space and has become a market leader in several categories. As part of our evolution, we are innovating at a rapid pace, designing new experiences that extend from the developer to business worker. UiPath is seeking a visionary, highly skilled Principal Designer to join our dynamic company. As a Principal Designer, you will play a critical role in shaping the design direction of our products and ensuring that our user experiences are intuitive, engaging, and aligned with our business goals. You will lead design initiatives, mentor designers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver outstanding design solutions. Above all, you will inspire everyone around you through your design vision for UiPath and how it comes to life. We are a global team that enjoys working both remotely and in the office. We work closely with Product Managers to create forward-thinking, user-centered designs that align with business goals. We are huge fans of sticky notes, whiteboard sketching, and immersing ourselves in customer feedback.
What You'll Do At UiPath
Product
- Design the next generation of AI-forward workflow and automation tools
- Define and drive design strategy for products, ensuring alignment with business objectives and user needs
- Provide leadership and mentorship to the global design team
- Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Advocate for user-centered designs, ensuring user needs and feedback are at the forefront of decisions
- Elevate the visual design of the products you support
- Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to develop and execute design solutions that meet project requirements and timelines
- Design Excellence: Ensure the highest standards of design quality and consistency across all products and platforms, from conceptualization to final delivery
- Innovation: Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and design best practices, and leverage this knowledge to drive innovation and excellence in design
- Project Management: Manage multiple design projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and effective communication with stakeholders
People & Culture
- Comfortably lead and inspire
- Create opportunities for designers to grow and flourish
- Provide guidance, oversight, and mentorship to the team
- Set expectations and help to promote a fun, highly collaborative team culture
- Proactively identify and resolve impediments
- Foster cross-functional collaboration (e.g., with Engineering & Product Management)
What You'll Bring To The Team
- 8+ years of product design experience required
- Bachelor's degree in product design, communication design, or equivalent
- Experience designing with AI tools like Claude Code or Codex
- Highly proficient in Figma
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to engage successfully with many different stakeholders and product leaders
- Solid understanding of cross platform design systems and technical frameworks
- Project management skills to prioritize design needs and ensure successful project completion
- Experience in business automation or enterprise software is a plus, but not a requirement
Maybe you don’t tick all the boxes above—but still think you’d be great for the job? Go ahead, apply anyway. Please. Because we know that experience comes in all shapes and sizes—and passion can’t be learned. Many of our roles allow for flexibility in when and where work gets done. Depending on the needs of the business and the role, the number of hybrid, office-based, and remote workers will vary from team to team. Applications are assessed on a rolling basis and there is no fixed deadline for this requisition. The application window may change depending on the volume of applications received or may close immediately if a qualified candidate is selected.
We value a range of diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas. We pride ourselves on our diversity and inclusive workplace that provides equal opportunities to all persons regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression, national origin, disability, neurodiversity, military and/or veteran status, or any other protected classes. Additionally, UiPath provides reasonable accommodations for candidates on request and respects applicants' privacy rights. To review these and other legal disclosures, visit our privacy policy.
Compensation Range: $192K - $240K
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Principal Designer
Document your specialized design credentials early
Gather portfolio evidence that demonstrates advanced UX research, systems design, or cross-functional leadership. PERM requires your employer to verify you meet the minimum requirements for the role, so a clearly documented credential package speeds that process.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Search PERM disclosure data through the OFLC Wage Search to identify companies that have sponsored Principal Designer or senior UX roles before. Prior filings signal an established internal process, which shortens your onboarding-to-petition timeline significantly.
Find green card sponsoring roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters Principal Designer jobs by employers who actively sponsor employment-based green cards, so you're not wasting applications on companies that only offer H-1B visa or no sponsorship at all.
Negotiate sponsorship commitment before accepting an offer
Ask whether the company will begin PERM filing within a defined window after your start date. Design roles sometimes shift scope after hire, and a delayed PERM can reset your priority date if the job duties change materially.
Confirm the job description matches your O*NET profile
DOL cross-references PERM applications against O*NET occupation data for Principal Designer and related design titles. Mismatches between listed duties and the standard occupational definition are a common reason for PERM audit or denial.
Understand how your birth country affects EB-2 versus EB-3 timing
If you were born in India or China, EB-2 backlogs can run years longer than EB-3 for certain priority dates. Filing under EB-3 first and later upgrading to EB-2 through a concurrent I-140 is a strategy worth exploring with your immigration counsel.
Green Card Principal Designer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Principal Designer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Principal Designer roles typically qualify under both categories. EB-2 applies when the position requires a master's degree or equivalent, or when you hold a bachelor's degree plus five or more years of progressive experience in design. EB-3 covers roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree in a related field such as graphic design, human-computer interaction, or a comparable discipline. Your employer's job description and your credentials together determine which category fits.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for a Principal Designer?
H-1B is a temporary nonimmigrant status capped at 85,000 per year and subject to an annual lottery. Green card sponsorship through PERM and I-140 has no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most countries and leads to permanent residency rather than a renewable but uncertain status. The PERM process takes longer upfront, often nine to eighteen months from labor certification to I-140 approval, but the outcome is permanent and not lottery-dependent.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for a design role?
Your employer must conduct a supervised recruitment process to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available for the Principal Designer position before DOL will certify the PERM application. This includes posting the role, reviewing applicants, and documenting results. The job duties and minimum requirements listed in the PERM must match what you actually do, so employers and candidates should align on the job description before filing begins.
How can I find Principal Designer jobs where employers are already open to green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for Principal Designer roles filtered by employers with green card sponsorship history, so you're targeting companies that have already run PERM processes for design talent. This matters because many job postings don't mention sponsorship status, and cold-applying to companies with no prior PERM history in design often leads to a dead end during offer negotiations.
Can my employer start the green card process while I'm on H-1B status?
Yes. Employers regularly file PERM and I-140 while you're working on H-1B, and an approved I-140 protects your priority date even if you change employers later. Under AC21 portability rules, once your I-140 has been approved and your adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days, you can move to a same-or-similar role without losing your place in the green card queue.