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About the Role

As a Principal Product Designer, you will lead the design of end-to-end experiences for new products supporting young children, teachers, and families. You will guide design from concept to launch, creating intuitive, responsive experiences based on empathy and user insight. Your work will foster early learning, empower teachers and families, and expand access to high-quality developmental support during critical growth years. This role offers the opportunity to define an early-stage product, building with a small, mission-driven team. You will collaborate with product managers, engineers, and curriculum experts to develop new ideas and influence strategy. This fast-paced, start-up environment requires a focus on creating, improving, inventing, measuring, and innovating for students and teachers.

Responsibilities

Lead the design of end-to-end experiences for new products supporting young children, teachers, and families
Lead design from concept to launch, crafting intuitive, responsive experiences grounded in empathy and deep user insight
Nurture early learning and empower teachers and families, sparking joy and expanding access to high-quality developmental support
Help define a product still in its early stages
Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and curriculum experts to bring new ideas to life and influence strategy
Focus on creating, improving, inventing, measuring, and innovating on behalf of students and teachers

Requirements

Ten or more years of relevant experience in digital product design
Product design portfolio showcasing measurable external customer and business impact
Track record of delivering user-centered product designs, from research and initial concept through final implementation, continual improvement, and scale
Expertise in Figma or other design and prototyping tools, as well as UX and visual design standards, front end design systems, and component libraries
Experience leading all phases of experience design, including user research, information architecture, persona and journey mapping, wireframing, prototypes, visual / UI design, style guides, usability, accessibility, and measurement
Experience collaborating closely with product, engineering, and other partners to solve customer needs while making critical trade-off decisions
Superior communication and analytical skills, including strong ability to clarify and solve ambiguous problems and think strategically to contribute to product strategy discussions
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
Experience designing educational technology products for children, educators, and/or families
Background designing AI-powered products and applying AI within the design process
Experience building design systems to enable efficient development and scale
Demonstrated ability to engage and influence people and teams at all levels of the organization
Proven track record creating accessible, responsive designs that allow customers to seamlessly transition devices, activities, or modes
Ability to lead product discovery and research with a demographically and economically diverse audience

Skills

digital product design
product design portfolio management
user-centered product design
Figma
design and prototyping tools
UX design standards
visual design standards
front end design systems
component libraries
user research
information architecture
persona and journey mapping
wireframing
prototypes
visual / UI design
style guides
usability
accessibility
measurement
collaboration with product and engineering
communication skills
analytical skills
strategic thinking
educational technology product design
AI-powered product design
AI in design process
design systems building
influencing people and teams
accessible, responsive design
product discovery
research with diverse audiences

Location

Washington
Arizona
Florida
Kentucky
Texas, within two hours’ drive to multiple Bezos Academy preschools
Seattle, WA preferred
Relocation support available for Seattle, WA

Work Type

full-time
salaried position

Experience Level

Ten or more years of relevant experience in digital product design

Salary/Compensations

The full salary range for this position, across all United States geographies, is $157,000 - $298,000 per year.
Starting salary will vary by location, qualifications, and prior experience; during the interview process, candidates will learn the starting salary range applicable for their location.

Benefits

15 paid days of vacation
4 days of paid personal time off
9 paid days of sick (care) time
9 paid holidays
5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break
Additional time off if required by applicable law
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match
Paid parental leave
Employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care

About the Company

At Bezos Academy, we believe all children deserve the great start that excellent early education provides, including in under-resourced communities.
Our mission is to nurture the potential in every child to become a creative leader, original thinker, and lifelong learner by inventing solutions to scale early childhood education and pioneering the space where technology and preschool converge.
We are a unique organization operating a multi-state network of Montessori-inspired preschools in under-resourced communities, while also investing in creating tools, products, technology, and other solutions designed to reach children beyond our schools.
We aspire for profound, large-scale impact on children ages zero to five.

Equal Opportunity

Bezos Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Bezos Academy participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employee Form I-9 Information to confirm authorization to work in the U.S.
Bezos Academy only uses E-Verify once a candidate has accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
If E-Verify cannot confirm that an employee is authorized to work, Bezos Academy will give the employee written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) to resolve the issue before any adverse employment action is taken.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
If you are in need of an accommodation to participate in the application process, please reach out to talent@bezosacademy.org.
We will work with you to ensure you have a fair opportunity to apply for our open positions.