Senior Product Designer

Wayfinder; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

403b

Family leave

Unlimited PTO

Healthcare

Hardware stipend

Team events

Job summary

Wayfinder in the United States is seeking a Senior Product Designer to shape the next iteration of our web platform. You will own end-to-end design from discovery to handoff, collaborating with educators and engineers to deliver simple, compelling experiences.

The role emphasizes research, accessibility, and AI-enabled design. You’ll lead interviews, usability studies, build prototypes, and contribute to a shared design system while aligning with our mission to support learners in underserved

Qualifications

• 5+ years of UI/UX design with a portfolio showing process and outcomes.
• Experience leading design research (interviews, usability studies) and turning findings into decisions.
• Excellent communication, ability to present to stakeholders and write clearly.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design of features from discovery to handoff.
• Lead research: interviews, usability studies, educator/student conversations, and analytics.
• Talk to people to understand needs; translate insights into design decisions.
• Communicate learnings via summaries, presentations, and prototypes to guide decisions.
• Translate concepts into sketches, flows, prototypes, and build-ready specs.
• Create intuitive, accessible interfaces aligned with brand and design system.
• Design AI-enabled features to aid educators and learners; speed up design processes.
• Collaborate with educators, designers, and engineers from discovery to delivery.
• Turn designs into build-ready tickets and contribute to the component library.

Skills

UI/UX design

Design research

Communication

Accessibility WCAG

AI design tools

Figma

Adobe tools

Collaboration

Independent ownership

Entrepreneurial mindset

English fluency

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

What if K-12 education were designed to help all students develop lives of meaning and purpose? Wayfinder, a division of Lemnis, was founded at the Stanford d.school to answer this question. Our goal is to double our impact each year for the coming years. Our vision is to become the preeminent future-readiness curriculum company in the world — leading the global movement of purpose, meaning, and belonging-based education worldwide.

Wayfinder joined the Lemnis Collective as a nonprofit division in 2026. As a public charity, Lemnis is dedicated to the concept of the unlimited learner. Their mission is to create more accessible, flexible, learner-centered systems that help young people navigate the challenges and opportunities of the future. Wayfinder and Lemnis share that vision, especially when it comes to supporting learners in underserved communities and the institutions that serve them.

Wayfinder is the third organization to join the Lemnis Collective. The Collective brings mission-aligned organizations (both for-profit assets and nonprofits with earned revenue) under the Lemnis umbrella through mergers and acquisitions. Lemnis provides long-term, mission-driven investment, stability, freedom from the pressure of constant fundraising, and operational and strategic support, so organizations like Wayfinder can stay focused on our mission, impact, growth, and innovation.

What We Value

You’ll be joining a team of incredibly motivated and dedicated staff members committed to living our organization's values. We work collaboratively across teams, and we feel and act like a purpose-driven organization . To the best of our abilities, each person’s role aligns with their own sense of purpose, which feeds into Wayfinder’s larger sense of purpose.

We value equal access, inclusive community, and belonging, and these values are represented in our product, our team, and our school partners.

Product: We develop our learning tools using human-centered design principles. We work with grade-level experts to ensure our curriculum is developmentally appropriate and engaging at all levels. Every Wayfinder lesson is supported by relevant research, prototyped in classrooms, and vetted by teachers over rounds of feedback and iteration. We use Universal Design for Learning principles to give every student an equal opportunity to succeed.

Team: Our team is composed of people from all different backgrounds and walks of life. We intentionally recruit, hire, and work with people of all identities + experiences. We focus on belonging: being connected, accepted, and valued by the people around us.

School Partners: We intentionally target a wide array of educational partners , from traditional to non-traditional, that work with a range of students from different socioeconomic groups. We’ve taught our curriculum in high-need schools in the Bronx, independent schools in Silicon Valley, and after-school programs in San Antonio.

The Role

At Wayfinder, we believe every student deserves to develop belonging, purpose, and future-ready skills. Our web platform is where that happens every day for students, educators, and school communities, and we're looking for a Senior Product Designer to help shape what it becomes next.

You’ll own the design of a set of features, from the first conversation with an educator to the final handoff to engineering. That means spending real time with the people who use our product. You’ll talk with teachers, school leaders, and Wayfinder staff, watch how they work, and bring what you learn back to the team. Then you’ll turn it into experiences that feel simple, thoughtful, and genuinely useful.

This role is for someone who’s energized by understanding people’s problems, loves collaborating to solve them, and is excited about the ways AI is changing both how we design and what we can build. You’ll report to our Principal Product Designer and join a small team where your work has a direct, visible impact.

We strongly encourage people from traditionally underrepresented populations in tech - such as women, People of Color, People with Disabilities, and LGBTQ+ people, etc - to apply!

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end design of a set of features, from discovery and research through concepting, prototyping, and handoff.
• Lead research for your features: plan and run interviews, usability studies, and conversations with educators and students, and use product analytics to fill in the picture.
• Get out and talk to people. Build relationships with current partners, listen closely, and bring their needs, frustrations, and ideas into the design process.
• Share what you learn clearly and often, through written summaries, presentations, and prototypes that help the team make good decisions.
• Translate concepts and technical requirements into sketches, user flows, prototypes, and handoff-ready files that balance a great user experience with business goals.
• Design interfaces that are intuitive and accessible to all learners, aligned with our brand guidelines, design system, and patterns.
• Design AI-enabled features that make work easier for educators and learning more meaningful for students, and use AI tools to speed up and strengthen your own design process.
• Work closely with educators, designers, and engineers from discovery to delivery.
• Turn your designs into build-ready specs and tickets so engineering can move quickly and confidently.
• Contribute to the maintenance and growth of our component library.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in UI and UX design, with a portfolio of case studies that shows your process as well as your results.
• A track record of leading design research, such as interviews, usability studies, and engagement with partners or customers, and turning findings into clear design decisions.
• Excellent communication skills. You’re comfortable leading a conversation with a teacher, presenting to stakeholders, and explaining your thinking in writing, sketches, and prototypes.
• Experience designing accessible products and a working knowledge of accessibility standards (such as WCAG).
• Comfort using AI tools as part of your design workflow, and curiosity about designing AI-enabled experiences.
• Proficiency with Figma and familiarity with Adobe tools.
• Experience collaborating with designers and engineers to create coherent, intuitive user experiences.
• The ability to own your work independently, manage your own priorities in a fast-moving environment, and welcome feedback as part of doing your best work.
• An entrepreneurial mindset and a bias toward action.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Preferred experience

• Experience designing PreK-12 edtech products, especially in Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), college and career readiness (CCR), or durable skill development.
• Experience designing AI-enabled features or workflows.
• Experience working in a startup or other fast-moving environment.
• An undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in product design, interaction design, human-computer interaction, software engineering, or a related field.

We offer a competitive package that is based on location and experience. We also offer the following benefits:

• 403b: We care about your ability to save for your future.
• Family Focus: Parental leave and flexibility for families.
• Time Off: Unlimited PTO policy to encourage people to get out and see the world.
• Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision policies + a monthly wellness stipend.
• Goodies: Whatever hardware and software you need to get the job done.
• Team Fun: Regularly scheduled events, annual retreat, and celebrations.
• Learning: Learning & Development Opportunities to grow your skills and career.
• Great team: Working with fun, hard-working, kind people committed to making a difference!
• Flexible culture: We are results-focused and entirely remote.
• And much more! Lots of other perks make this company an incredible place to work.

Compensation

Base salary range of $135,000 - $150,000

Location

Remote work. Wayfinders’ regular operating hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The daily work schedule may vary depending on the crew in which you are working.

EEO Statement

At Wayfinder, we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Wayfinder is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Pay Transparency

Wayfinder compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Wayfinder’s total compensation package. Additionally, Wayfinder provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, a monthly stipend, office buildout stipend, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation.

Reasonable Accommodations

Wayfinder is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact HR at [e-mail].

Additional Notice

Please note that this job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities, tasks, and duties.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.