Lead Product Designer, AI-Driven Student Experience

Outsmart; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Comprehensive health benefits

Parental leave

15 PTO days + holidays

Remote work days

Lunch provided in-office

Collaborative, mission-driven team

Job summary

Outsmart is seeking a Senior Product Designer to shape a new kind of college experience. You’ll own end-to-end design for major areas of the student experience, prototype, and ship products while guiding other designers and raising the design bar.

You will blend product thinking with strong visual and interaction design, collaborating closely with Product and Engineering from exploration to launch, and helping define design systems as Outsmart grows.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of product design experience in consumer-facing digital products.
• Experience leading and mentoring designers.
• A portfolio demonstrating product thinking, interaction design, and visual craft.
• Experience owning complex products from strategy through launch.
• Excellent Figma and prototyping skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design for major areas of the Outsmart student experience.
• Turn ambiguous product problems into clear strategies, flows, prototypes, and polished experiences.
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering from early exploration through launch and iteration.
• Mentor and manage designers, helping them grow while raising the quality of their work.
• Lead critiques and create a culture of thoughtful, direct, and productive feedback.
• Help establish design processes that allow a small team to move quickly and maintain a high quality bar.
• Use research, data, experimentation, and rapid prototyping to inform product decisions.
• Evolve Outsmart’s design system and overall product language.
• Help grow the design team and shape its culture as the company scales.

Skills

Product thinking

Visual design

Interaction design

Prototyping

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tools for design

Tools

Figma

Job description

Outsmart is seeking a Senior Product Designer to shape a new kind of college experience. You’ll own end-to-end design for major areas of the student experience, prototype, and ship products while guiding other designers and raising the design bar.

You will blend product thinking with strong visual and interaction design, collaborating closely with Product and Engineering from exploration to launch, and helping define design systems as Outsmart grows.