Senior Product Design Team Lead

Art of Problem Solving; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

Hybrid work model

Relocation bonus

Job summary

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is seeking a Senior Product Design Team Lead in San Diego, hybrid, to own meaningful design work while coaching a small team of 2–3 designers. You will shape product experiences that inspire and develop problem solvers, blending design craft, product judgment, and people leadership.

Lead end-to-end design for complex products, set high design quality standards, and build scalable design systems in partnership with Product and Engineering.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Product Design, UX/UI, or Interaction Design with a portfolio of strong visual and interaction design.
• Experience leading design initiatives independently from framing to implementation and delivering measurable impact.
• Mentoring and developing other designers, providing constructive critique.
• Experience contributing to design systems and scalable design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead design for complex product experiences, owning the end-to-end design process and outcomes.
• Set a high bar for design quality, with strong craft and user understanding.
• Drive user-centered, evidence-based design decisions using research and data.
• Build cross-functional partnerships and align stakeholders.
• Coach and manage a small team of 2–3 designers.
• Partner with senior designers to evolve a shared design system and brand across products.
• Improve team effectiveness and support planning, prioritization, and hiring.

Skills

Product Design

UX/UI

Interaction Design

Mentoring Designers

Job description

As a Senior Product Design Team Lead at Art of Problem Solving (AoPS), you'll be a hands‑on design leader who owns meaningful design work while coaching a small team of product designers. You'll shape product experiences that inspire and develop the next generation of problem solvers, combining exceptional design craft, strong product judgment, and people leadership to deliver impactful customer and learning experiences.

The Senior Product Design Team Lead Will

• Lead design for complex product experiences, owning the end-to-end design process and outcomes while shaping product direction in partnership with Product and Engineering.
• Set a high bar for design quality, bringing strong visual and interaction design craft, deep user understanding, and sound judgment to your own work and that of your team.
• Drive user-centered, evidence-based design decisions, using research, product data, and experimentation to identify opportunities, validate solutions, and continuously improve experiences.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships, communicating a compelling design point of view, navigating tradeoffs, and driving alignment across teams.
• Coach and manage a small team of 2–3 designers, providing thoughtful critique, actionable feedback to elevate their craft, judgment, and impact.
• Partner with other senior designers to shape and evolve a shared design system, developing scalable patterns and standards that bring our new brand to life and create cohesive experiences across products.
• Improve team effectiveness, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and rapid iteration while supporting team planning, prioritization, and hiring.

The Ideal Candidate Has

• 5+ years of experience in Product Design, UX/UI, or Interaction Design, with a portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual and interaction design, systems thinking, and user-centered problem solving.
• Proven ability to independently lead complex product initiatives from problem framing through implementation, navigate ambiguity, and deliver high-quality experiences with measurable user and business impact.
• Strong product judgment and ability to influence product direction through deep user understanding, research, and data.
• Experience developing scalable design patterns and contributing to design systems.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop other designers, provide effective design critique, and raise the quality of team output.
• Strong collaborative leadership, with the ability to communicate a compelling design point of view, engage constructively in disagreements, and build alignment with stakeholders at all levels.
• A growth mindset grounded in curiosity, openness to feedback, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous improvement for themselves and their team.

Why Join AoPS

This is a hybrid full-time position based at our headquarters in San Diego, CA. The full salary range for this position is $139k-$171k. Here are some things you can look forward to:

• Impact: The opportunity to set the design bar for our products and growing a team of designers who carry it forward
• Culture: Work and collaborate with an organization filled with builders and life‑long learners who strive to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation
• Flexibility: Casual work environment with a hybrid work week and flexible scheduling
• Benefits: Multiple options for Medical, Dental and Vision plans
• Future Planning: 401K with company match
• Quality of Life: PTO Plan and supportive leadership that gives you the work‑life balance you deserve
• Ease of Transition: Relocation bonus (if currently located outside of San Diego)

Background Check

Please note that employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.

Work Authorization

Please note that in order to be considered for this position you must be legally authorized to work in the US. We are unable to offer sponsorship, including STEM-OPT and H-1B.

About AoPS

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, we have trained hundreds of thousands of the country’s top students, including nearly all the members of the US International Math Olympiad team, through our online school, in‑person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems. While our primary focus has been math for most of our history, through the years we have expanded our unique problem solving curriculum into more subjects, such as language arts, science, and computer science.