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 already delivering measurable results at Alpha School. LearnWithAI powers the platform beneath it, scaling rapidly across the United States and internationally. Students complete their core academics in two hours daily and achieve top national percentile scores. The approach is validated. What's required now is someone who thinks constantly about the people within the system.

You will establish design excellence, create standards, and develop the capability. Your domain includes our learning platform and related learning applications, serving varied audiences both within Alpha and externally.
A five-year-old who hasn't yet learned to read is discovering numbers through a system that must present novelty as play. An adolescent operating two grade levels below target is reconstructing confidence following years of academic setbacks, where a single unclear interaction could reverse progress. A parent gains visibility into their child's actual learning process. That transparency reduces worry and enables them to provide meaningful support. An academic coach overseeing a mixed-age classroom requires insight into advancement without being overwhelmed by information. You must comprehend each context sufficiently to make authentically distinct decisions for each user.

Your responsibility is the experience layer: investigate each audience with genuine rigor, translate findings into design principles engineers can implement directly, and deliver code-ready outputs that function immediately—not conceptual designs awaiting review. You collaborate with product leaders accountable for outcomes and engineers responsible for deployment. You challenge requests that compromise user experience. You maintain complete ownership.

You will employ AI as a force multiplier to accelerate iteration and expand coverage, though your judgment—not the model's initial output—determines what launches. Primary emphasis remains our education platform, with periodic work in additional domains.