UX / Product Designer (strategy + execution)

SPECTRAFOR is a leading learning company seeking a Senior UX / Product Designer to take end-to-end ownership of digital learning experiences for learners and educators. The role involves designing user experiences across web and mobile platforms, conducting user research, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to advocate for user needs and shape impactful learning experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Designing end-to-end user experiences across web and mobile platforms, from concept through implementation
• Creating high-fidelity designs, including user flows, interactive prototypes, and detailed specifications that enable smooth engineering handoff
• Contributing new patterns and components to our design system with consideration for scalability, accessibility, and consistency
• Planning and conducting user research and usability testing to inform design decisions, validate solutions, and iterate based on insights
• Lead design for complex, end-to-end user experiences, from initial discovery through launch and iteration
• Partner with product managers to define and frame design problems, identify opportunities, and establish clear success metrics
• Create high-fidelity designs including user flows, screens, and interactive prototypes with exceptional craft and attention to detail
• Design and document reusable components and patterns for the design system with consideration for scalability, accessibility, and cross-platform consistency
• Lead user research (or co-create with a researcher) initiatives including planning, facilitation, and synthesis, translating insights into actionable design and product recommendations
• Present design work and strategic recommendations to senior leadership, building conviction for design decisions that shape product direction
• Facilitate design workshops and collaborative sessions that build shared understanding and drive alignment across cross-functional stakeholders
• Partner with product and engineering to scope design work, define timelines, and establish success criteria for initiatives
• Leverage data and analytics to validate design decisions and iteratively improve experiences through A/B testing and experimentation
• Mentor junior designers through design crits, pair designing, and thoughtful feedback that accelerates their growth
• Design for AI-driven teaching and learning experiences (working with learning science), considering ethical implications and pedagogical effectiveness

Requirements:

• Strong working knowledge of Figma
• Experience working with Design Systems & Figma Libraries
• Ability to take concept → execution independently
• Strong UX research capability
• Experience leading qualitative research (UserTesting.com preferred)
• Ability to present and speak clearly about portfolio work
• Strong problem-solving mindset
• Strategic thinking
• Ownership mindset
• Ability to challenge and push product partners
• Highly collaborative
• Not needing 'spoon-feeding.'
• Self-driven and motivated
• Confident communicator
• Ability to operate in a transformation environment
• 5-8 years of product design experience
• Portfolio that demonstrates craft excellence, strategic thinking, and measurable impact on user experience and business outcomes
• Experience designing AI-powered experiences
• Strong qualitative research ability
• Fresh external perspective valued