Lead Product Designer

$200,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($100 USD/hour)

You're stepping into a learning model that's already delivering measurable results at Alpha School. LearnWithAI powers the platform driving this success, scaling rapidly across the US and internationally. Students complete their core academics in two hours daily and achieve top national percentile scores. The approach is validated. What's needed now is someone who centers their work around the people experiencing it.

You'll establish design excellence, create the standards, and shape the discipline. Your canvas includes our learning platform and its ecosystem of learning applications, serving varied constituencies within Alpha and beyond.
Consider a five-year-old who hasn't learned to read, discovering numbers through an interface where discovery must feel like exploration. Or a teenager working two grades below level, reconstructing self-belief after repeated setbacks—a single unclear interaction could undo that progress. Then there's a parent gaining visibility into their child's learning journey, finding reassurance that transforms them into an effective advocate. And an academic coach overseeing a multi-age classroom who requires insight into advancement without information overload. Your role demands understanding each perspective thoroughly enough to design authentically distinct experiences for every user.

Your domain is the experience layer: investigate each audience with rigor, translate findings into design principles engineers can implement directly, and deliver code-ready outputs that deploy immediately rather than static assets awaiting interpretation. You collaborate with product leaders accountable for results and engineers who deliver functionality. You challenge initiatives that compromise user experience. You maintain full accountability.

You'll harness AI to accelerate iteration and expand capacity, though your discernment—not algorithmic suggestions—determines what launches. Primary focus remains our education platform, supplemented by occasional cross-domain initiatives.