Lead Product Designer

At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their educations and careers. We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome.

We are looking for a Lead Product Designer to join our highly collaborative and motivated design team. You will partner closely with the Product Management and Engineering leaders and play a key role in defining and shaping a holistic experience across Instructure’s product ecosystem. You will also contribute to the evolution of our design team as well as mentor other designers.

What you will be doing

Lead a design team that focuses on a specific problem space within our ecosystem

Mentor other designers, providing feedback on their work as well as professional growth coaching

Partner closely with your fellow design team members to establish operational structures and best practices across our entire design team

Partner closely with product managers and developers to solve complex problems and ensure the highest quality solutions

Be an advocate for A11y best practices

Work with a rapid, iterative mindset, being open and flexible to changes based on user feedback

Engage in user research activities with our customers and users

Build prototypes for user testing

You will be/have

At least 5 years of experience designing for digital products

A portfolio representing your strong design work (visual as UX) on complex digital products

Previous experience mentoring or managing other team members

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

Highly self-motivated, with a passion for data visualization

Deep knowledge and experience designing for A11y best practices

Great team player who is comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment

Additional Information

We’ve always believed in hiring the most awesome people and treating them right. We know that the more diverse we are, the more diverse our ideas will be and when we openly welcome those ideas, our environment is better and our business is stronger.

At Instructure we participate in E-Verify and yes, in case you didn't catch it from the above, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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