Principal Product Designer

Summary

Join Instructure's highly collaborative design team as a Principal Product Designer to lead the evolution of our Assessments products. You will partner with Product Management and Engineering leaders, shaping a holistic user experience across the platform. This role involves mentoring other designers and contributing to team development. You will leverage AI and other technologies to create innovative designs, build solutions using our InstUI Design System, and make data-informed decisions. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in UX/UI design, particularly in EdTech, and strong leadership and communication skills. Instructure offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience designing (preferably both the UX/interaction as well as visual/UI) for digital products; at least 2 years at the Principal or Director level
• Previous experience collaborating with Product and Engineering to define the product roadmap and strategy
• Previous experience mentoring or managing other team members
• A portfolio representing your strong design work (UX and visual) on complex digital products (must include data heavy and data visualization examples)
• Previous experience working in the EdTech space
• Very strong storytelling skills; experience presenting to executive and senior leadership
• Strong art direction skills and visual UI experience
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written
• Strong work ethic, sense of accountability and ownership
• Strong attention to detail and a systematic thinker
• Deep knowledge and experience designing for A11y best practices
• Great team player who is comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment
• Biased to action, with the ability to iterate rapidly
• Prototyping experience (Figma)
• Experience designing mobile first and responsive web design

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the Assessments Product and Engineering leaders to set the overall strategy for how actionable assessments are woven throughout our end-to-end platform experience (for Admins, Teachers, and Students)
• Leverage AI and other emerging technologies to create innovative and intuitive product design experiences that lead to measurable outcomes
• Oversee a small but mighty team of designers that focuses on the Assessments product space; provide feedback and direction (both on the UX solutions and visual UI) to ensure high quality work as well as professional growth coaching
• Partner closely with your fellow design leaders to establish operational structures and best practices across our entire Product Design team
• Design and build solutions leveraging our InstUI Design System
• Be an advocate for and follow A11y best practices always
• Work with a rapid, iterative mindset, being open and flexible to changes based on user feedback
• Create prototypes and corresponding scripts for user testing
• Make data-informed decisions based on user research, testing, and other analytics

Benefits

• 401k with company match
• HSA program, vision, voluntary life, and AD&D
• Tuition reimbursement
• Lifestyle Spending Account
• Paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and flexible work schedules
• Motivosity - employee recognition program