Product, UX Designer

Mentor Collective

Product/UX Designer creating user flows, prototypes, and accessible interfaces for Mentor Collective’s higher-education mentorship platform. Shaping a new product, design system, brand, and AI-enabled workflows.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $85,000 - $90,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in user-centered design principles, interactive prototyping, and maintaining scalable design systems. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate user insights into effective product solutions.

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UX/Product Design ExperienceFigma PrototypingUser-Centered Design PrinciplesAI Tools ExperienceWeb Accessibility Standards

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Hard Skills

User FlowsWireframesInteractive PrototypesInformation ArchitectureUsability HeuristicsDesign SystemsHTMLCSSPrototypingDesign Consistency

Soft Skills

Self-MotivatedProactiveFacilitationCollaborationArticulation of Design Rationale

Tools & Technologies

FigmaClaude DesignAI ToolsUI Component LibraryDigital Product Experience

Industry Keywords

Higher EducationEdTechSaaSWeb Accessibility StandardsConsumer-Facing Applications

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Translate product strategy and customer insights into user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and polished front-end UI designs
Create high-fidelity interactive prototypes to validate concepts with stakeholders, higher education partners, and students
Partner on customer research, synthesize feedback, and translate complex user needs into product solutions
Help apply and evolve Mentor Collective’s brand identity across the digital product experience
Maintain and expand the UI component library for design consistency and efficient engineering handoffs
Experiment with AI tools and emerging technology to accelerate design workflows, explore UI patterns, and improve the product experience
Work closely with the Product Manager, Head of Product & Customer Success, and engineering team
Facilitate brainstorming sessions internally and with customers
Identify improvements and opportunities within the product and broader business

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of professional UX/Product Design experience in a web or SaaS environment
Portfolio required showing the end-to-end UX process, not just final screens
Deep understanding of user-centered design principles, information architecture, user flows, and usability heuristics
Advanced skills in Figma or equivalent tools for interactive, testable prototypes
Ability to balance user experience with technical feasibility, development scope, and business objectives
Ability to articulate the rationale behind design decisions
Ability to facilitate brainstorming sessions internally and with customers
Hands-on experience using modern design and AI tools, specifically tools like Claude Design alongside Figma
Experience building prototypes, maintaining scalable design systems, and generating development-ready assets
Self-motivated and proactive approach to identifying product and business improvements
Experience with or strong eagerness to learn web accessibility standards WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA
Background designing high-engagement consumer-facing web or mobile applications is a bonus
Experience in Higher Education, EdTech, or multi-stakeholder SaaS platforms is a bonus
Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and design systems is a bonus

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% remote company
5 Medical plans; one medical plan is 100% employer covered
5 Dental/Vision plans
HSA, FSA, Dependent FSA options
Unlimited PTO with a minimum requirement for employees
Company-wide winter break PTO (paid time off)
401k benefits & 4% Company Match
Annual professional development stipend
Stipend for WFH office setup
Flexible work schedule
Ability to work remotely while traveling