Staff Product Designer
brightwheel
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $148,000 - $218,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own design strategy and execution across critical Education product areas, driving cohesion and quality across multiple teams and initiatives
- Create clarity in ambiguous problem spaces by defining vision, framing tradeoffs, and aligning partners around a shared direction
- Lead AI-first exploration and delivery, shaping how emerging technologies are translated into responsible, scalable product experiences for educators
- Influence prioritization and decision-making across Education and Core pods, unblocking teams and accelerating progress without formal authority
- Set and uphold a high bar for design craft, speed, and product thinking; raise quality through mentorship, feedback, and example
- Partner deeply with product, engineering, and research leadership to uncover insights, define strategy, and deliver outcomes that move educator impact metrics
- Evolve brightwheel’s design systems, patterns, and practices to reduce complexity and scale high-quality decision-making
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience as a product designer, with a track record of driving strategy, execution, and quality across multiple teams or product lines.
- Shipped high-impact product experiences across complex, multi-surface systems, often spanning multiple teams or product lines.
- Led ambiguous, zero-to-one or transformation initiatives by defining vision, aligning stakeholders, and driving execution end-to-end with urgency.
- Demonstrated strong product judgment and craft excellence, consistently balancing user needs, business goals, and technical constraints.
- Influenced roadmap direction and product decisions through close partnership with product, engineering, and executives.
- Acted as a force multiplier within a design organization by mentoring designers, raising quality standards, and shaping team culture.
- Designed and shipped across mobile and web platforms, maintaining cohesion and usability at scale.
- Leveraged AI to improve personal and organizational workflows and decision-making, while shaping and shipping AI-powered product experiences for customers.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous paid parental leave
- Flexible PTO so you can recharge when you need it
- Local retirement or savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S.)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
product designdesign strategyAI-powered product experiencesuser experience designmobile designweb designdesign systemsproduct judgmentexecutionmentorship
Soft Skills
leadershipinfluencecollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingdecision-makingstrategic thinkingcreativityadaptabilityteam culture shaping