Senior Product Design Lead - Hybrid & Mentorship

Hard Problems; California; Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) with company match

PTO

Relocation bonus

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is seeking a hands-on design leader to own meaningful work at our San Diego headquarters, while managing a 2-3 person design team. You will shape product experiences that support student learning and engagement, collaborating closely with product and engineering.

You will lead end-to-end design, set high quality standards, and drive evidence-based decisions using research and data. This hybrid role offers relocation bonus and a strong design system focus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Product Design, UX/UI, or Interaction Design.
• Strong visual and interaction design craft, systems thinking.
• Ability to independently lead complex product initiatives from problem framing through implementation.
• Experience mentoring designers and contributing to design systems.
• Collaborates with product and engineering and aligns stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design process for complex product experiences, shaping product direction with Product and Engineering.
• Set a high bar for design quality through strong visual and interaction craft and deep user understanding.
• Drive user-centered, evidence-based design decisions using research, product data, and experimentation.
• Build cross-functional partnerships by communicating a clear design point of view and aligning teams.
• Coach and manage a team of 2-3 designers, providing critique and feedback to grow their craft.
• Partner with senior designers to evolve a shared design system and scalable patterns.
• Improve team effectiveness through ownership, collaboration, and rapid iteration.

Skills

Design leadership

Product design

UX research

Interaction design

Design systems

Mentoring

Figma

Tools

Figma

Job description

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is seeking a hands-on design leader to own meaningful work at our San Diego headquarters, while managing a 2-3 person design team. You will shape product experiences that support student learning and engagement, collaborating closely with product and engineering.

You will lead end-to-end design, set high quality standards, and drive evidence-based decisions using research and data. This hybrid role offers relocation bonus and a strong design system focus.