Principal Product Designer

Bezos Academy; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 298,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Bezos Academy is looking for a Principal Product Designer to lead the design of innovative products for young children and their families. This role focuses on creating engaging and user-centered experiences that support early learning, ensuring high-quality developmental support.

You will be part of a mission-driven team that collaborates with product managers and engineers to define product strategies and bring ideas to life. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in digital design, a strong portfolio, and the ability to lead design from concept through implementation.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of relevant experience in digital product design.
• Product design portfolio showcasing measurable external customer impact.
• Experience leading all phases of experience design and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of end-to-end experiences for products supporting young children.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and curriculum experts.
• Conduct user research and map user journeys to inform design decisions.

Skills

Figma

User-Centered Design

Prototyping Tools

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Design Systems

Job description

At Bezos Academy, we believe all children deserve the great start that excellent early education provides, including in under‑resourced communities. Our mission is to nurture the potential in every child to become a creative leader, original thinker, and lifelong learner by inventing the solutions needed to scale early childhood education and motivate to pioneer the space where technology and preschool converge. We are a unique organization that operates a multi‑state network of Montessori‑inspired preschools in under‑resourced communities while also investing in creating tools, products, technology, and other solutions designed to reach children well beyond the walls of our schools. We aspire for profound, large‑scale impact on children ages zero to five.

As a Principal Product Designer, you will lead the design of end‑to‑end experience of new products that support young children, their teachers, and their families. You will lead design from concept to launch, crafting intuitive, responsive experiences grounded in empathy and deep user insight. Your work will nurture early learning and empower teachers and families, while sparking joy and expanding access to high‑quality developmental support during the most important years of a child’s growth.

This is an opportunity to help define a product still in its early stages, building with purpose alongside a small, mission‑driven team. You will collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and curriculum experts to bring new ideas to life and influence the strategy behind them. You thrive in a fast‑paced, start‑up environment where you will focus on creating, improving, inventing, measuring, and innovating on behalf of our students and teachers.

Location

• Washington, Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, or Texas, within two hours’ drive to multiple Bezos Academy preschools (please see our website for school locations); Seattle, WA preferred
• Relocation support is available for those willing to relocate to Seattle, WA

Compensation & Benefits

• This is a full‑time, benefits‑eligible, salaried position.
• The full salary range for this position, across all United States geographies, is $157,000 - $298,000 per year. The upper portion of the salary range is typically reserved for existing employees who demonstrate strong performance over time. Starting salary will vary by location, qualifications, and prior experience; during the interview process, candidates will learn the starting salary range applicable for their location.
• This role includes 15 paid days of vacation, 4 days of paid personal time off, 9 paid days of sick (care) time, 9 paid holidays, 5 paid days off for an organization‑wide winter break, and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer‑matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more. Please see here for details.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Ten or more years of relevant experience in digital product design
• Product design portfolio showcasing measurable external customer and business impact
• Track record of delivering user‑centered product designs, from research and initial concept through final implementation, continual improvement and scale
• Expertise in Figma or other design and prototyping tools, as well as UX and visual design standards, front end design systems and component libraries
• Experience leading all phases of experience design, including user research, information architecture, persona and journey mapping, wireframing, prototypes, visual / UI design, style guides, usability, accessibility, and measurement
• Experience collaborating closely with product, engineering, and other partners to solve customer needs while making critical trade‑off decisions (e.g., competing customer goals, constraints)
• Superior communication and analytical skills, including strong ability to clarify and solve ambiguous problems and think strategically to contribute to product strategy discussions
• Ability to travel at least once a month to school sites in different states plus additional national travel to team meetings as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing educational technology products for children, educators, and/or families
• Background designing AI‑powered products and applying AI within the design process
• Experience building design systems to enable efficient development and scale
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence people and teams at all levels of the organization
• Proven track record creating accessible, responsive designs that allow customers to seamlessly transition devices, activities, or modes
• Ability to lead product discovery and research with a demographically and economically diverse audience

Bezos Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Bezos Academy participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with employee Form I‑9 Information to confirm authorization to work in the U.S. Bezos Academy only uses E‑Verify once a candidate has accepted a job offer and completed the Form I‑9. If E‑Verify cannot confirm that an employee is authorized to work, Bezos Academy will give the employee written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so the employee can begin to resolve the issue before any adverse employment action is taken. For more information about your right to work, please see the Notice of Right to Work.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you are in need of an accommodation to participate in the application process, please reach out to [e-mail]. We will work with you to ensure you have a fair opportunity to apply for our open positions.

If you are a current Bezos Academy employee, please use the internal job board to apply.