Wayfinder

Seasonal Senior Product Designer

Wayfinder

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $115,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Understand student, teacher, and admin needs through direct engagement and product analytics.
  • Translate concepts and technical requirements for new features into sketches, user flows, wireframes, and prototypes that prioritize intuitive user experience and business goals.
  • Define, manage, and execute research and prototyping needs related to product development.
  • Document and communicate research findings to internal stakeholders.
  • Design modern, delightful, and intuitive user interfaces that align to existing brand guidelines, design systems, and design patterns.
  • Collaborate with educators, designers, and engineers from discovery to delivery.
  • Contribute to the maintenance and standardization of our component library.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 5-7 years of demonstrated experience with UI and UX design.
  • A strong portfolio of case studies and relevant work samples.
  • Proficiency with Figma.
  • A track record of working with educators, designers, and engineers to create coherent and intuitive user experiences.
  • Ability to work independently with general supervision and willing to receive feedback/guidance.
  • Experience supporting design research projects, usability studies, and customer engagements.
  • Experience working directly with customers/stakeholders and interpreting their feedback.
  • Outstanding time-management skills and experience/comfort working efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills. A demonstrated ability to articulate ideas verbally as well as through written analysis, sketches, and prototypes.
  • An entrepreneurial mindset and a bias towards action.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.
  • An undergraduate degree or equivalent in product design, interaction design, software engineering, user experience, or a related discipline. (preferred)
  • Experience designing features for AI-enabled workflows, and leveraging AI to streamline user experience. (preferred)
  • Experience with fast-moving, startup environments. (preferred)
Benefits
  • 401k: We care about your ability to save for your future.
  • Family Focus: Parental leave and flexibility for families.
  • Time Off: Flexible vacation policy to encourage people to get out and see the world.
  • Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision policies.
  • Goodies: Whatever hardware and software you need to get the job done.
  • Team Fun: Regularly scheduled events, annual retreat, and celebrations.
  • Learning: Learning & Development Opportunities to grow your skills and career.
  • Great team: Working with fun, hard-working, kind people committed to making a difference!
  • Flexible culture: We are results-focused. We don’t work at the office every day.
  • And much more! Lots of other perks make this company an incredible place to work.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
UI designUX designprototypinguser flowswireframesdesign researchusability studiesAI-enabled workflowscomponent library maintenanceproduct analytics
Soft Skills
time-managementcommunicationpresentationindependencefeedback interpretationentrepreneurial mindsetaction biascollaborationadaptabilityuser experience articulation
Certifications
undergraduate degree in product designundergraduate degree in interaction designundergraduate degree in software engineeringundergraduate degree in user experience