Head of Product Design

Summary

Join Education Perfect, an EdTech platform, as its Head of Product Design. Lead and mentor a team of designers, shaping the future of digital learning. Develop and execute a strategic design vision, ensuring seamless and accessible learning experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, champion user-centered design, and advocate for design's role in business success. This role requires significant experience in software design leadership and a passion for education and innovation. The position offers remote and flexible work arrangements, along with various benefits.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a software design leader
• Ability to lead, motivate, coach and support designers to deliver high-quality work and achieve product design excellence
• Comfortable prioritising and switching between multiple tasks
• Strong interpersonal skills to maintain productive, professional relationships with internal teams
• Team player who works effectively in a cross-functional environment
• Proactively seeks opportunities to improve design standards, practices and workflows

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate a multi-year product design and IA vision aligned with product strategy and EP’s mission
• Advocate for design as a key driver of competitive advantage at a leadership level
• Lead the software product design team while mentoring the content product design team, fostering clarity, professional development and the standardisation of design practices and discovery approaches
• Collaborate with marketing to integrate brand personality into the learning platform aligning design patterns and branding across all products in the EP portfolio
• Establish accessibility benchmarks for world-class inclusive design
• Maintain consistency in user experience through the evolution of our Design System
• Champion a user-centered, inclusive and evidence-based design culture
• Measure the effectiveness of design initiatives based on product performance, user satisfaction and business impact
• Develop and refine effective product discovery practices, leading design discovery and product prototyping to inform strategy and design
• Own and drive user research, ensuring customer insights shape decision-making
• Build strong relationships with users (students, teachers, school leaders and parents) and engage in continuous discovery and feedback collection to iterate and improve design solutions
• Act as a Lead Designer for a product team or key design initiatives, transforming concepts into user flows, wireframes, prototypes and high-fidelity mockups
• Collaborate with Agile product and engineering teams to ensure effective implementation while applying a user-focused, data-informed approach with rapid testing and iteration

Benefits

• Remote and flexible working arrangements
• A communication allowance towards your monthly internet or phone charges and $1000 towards setting up your home office
• Three extra days of annual leave during our end of year shut down period, parental leave top ups and a community service day
• Wellness allowance to use on anything to support your mental and physical wellness
• EAP with unlimited sessions
• Employee Equity Bonus Plan
• Employee referral program - $2000 when you refer a new team member
• Ongoing professional development, including opportunities to develop your career into other areas of our business and access to EPs Learning Hub
• EP support groups - Mana Wahine, DEI, Environmental Impact and Wellness Committees
• The opportunity to work within a growing global business with Diversity Works accreditation, Carbon Net Zero BCorp status, Digital Promise certification, and an unwavering commitment to our mission, people, and community