Product Design Strategist

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Base: $110,000 - $130,000 usd or $100,000 - $120,0...
Hybrid
Product design and strategy hybrid role
Design engaging interfaces for students
Shape product strategy and prioritization
You'll design interfaces that make learning feel less like homework and more like leveling up, define what gets built and why, and manage the details that turn good ideas into shipped products

Job Summary

  • You'll design interfaces that make learning feel less like homework and more like leveling up, define what gets built and why, and manage the details that turn good ideas into shipped products.
  • The interfaces you design and the product decisions you make will directly impact whether a struggling student gets unstuck, whether they come back tomorrow, and whether they start to believe they're capable of more.
  • Comprehensive & competitive compensation, health benefits, retirement plan, stock options, and more, including generous paid parental leave and unlimited access to tutoring for children of employees.

Matching Summary

You'll design interfaces that make learning feel less like homework and more like leveling up, define what gets built and why, and manage the details that turn good ideas into shipped products.

Salary

Base: $110,000 - $130,000 USD or $100,000 - $120,000 CAD; Equity: plus equity; Benefits: Comprehensive health benefits, retirement plan, stock options, generous paid parental leave, and more

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Product design and strategy hybrid role
  • Design engaging interfaces for students
  • Shape product strategy and prioritization
  • Manage product details and dependencies
  • Connect business strategy and user experience
  • Strong portfolio with illustration skills
  • Modern design tools (Figma)

Nice-to-have

  • Curiosity about game mechanics
  • Habit formation and behavioral psychology
  • Balance qualitative and quantitative data
  • Comfort with ambiguity
  • Experiment with new workflows
  • Deep care for educational equity

Key Requirements

  • Portfolio demonstrating illustration and visual design
  • Experience designing consumer products or educational tools
  • Comfort with modern design tools
  • Ability to balance qualitative and quantitative data
  • Track record of defining and managing features
  • Experience connecting business and user goals

Work Rights

Not specified

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