Product Design Lead - Rize Learn
Product Design Lead - Rize Learn
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$ 140000 - 160000
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Job Description
Rize Education Overview
Mission: fundamentally transform higher education and provide every student with an enjoyable and riskless pathway to a fulfilling career
Initial Problem: colleges desperately need to increase enrollment & improve student outcomes but cant afford the upfront investment & costs for new degree programs. Meanwhile students are increasingly focused on ReturnonInvestment for their college experience which is dependent on having access to careerrelevant programs
Solution: highquality flexible degree programs that dramatically reduce cost and risk. By allowing colleges to add new online courses taught by other institutions Rize provides nonprofit accredited colleges & universities with the fastest and most affordable way to add skillsbased majors & minors for college credit
Funding: raised Series B in 2024 from Thrive Founders Fund Flume Strada and other investors to pursue significant growth and product improvements. Projected to be profitable by Fall 2026 with no need for additional funding
Purpose
Rize powers 500 academic programs for over 100 colleges seeking innovative ways to grow enrollment and improve student outcomes. We have built an incredible team all working toward our primary goal: creating an educational product that will transform the college experience by increasing student transparency and ROI. We are looking to add an analytical thoughtful empathetic and highoutput individual who will be excited and motivated by the high standard of excellence we seek to maintain. Your primary purpose in this role will be to create and grow an enjoyable and rewarding learning experience for college students that elevates and maintains Rizes instructional design standards.
In this role you will focus on Rizes Learning Experience Platform which students use to take courses partnering with a pod of 1 Product Manager 1 Head of Engineering and 3 Engineers. Your success will also require consistent interaction and alignment with Rizes Careeroriented product pod as the value propositions of both products inevitably overlap and depend on one another. You will report to our Learning Experience Platform Product Manager. You will also work closely with our Senior Product Design Lead to build out Rizes first design system ensure consistency across products and shape future development of the design team.
Rize Product Design Principles: Academic Accessible Promising Affirming Achieving.
What Youll Do
Own the entire design process for 01 experiences with constant communication and collaboration with product managers engineers and stakeholders
Conduct user interviews surveys and usability testing to understand user needs pain points and behaviors
Define learner personas map out their user journeys and identify unique goals for each
Create and test highfidelity prototypes to assess usability and value with users
Design and optimize online learning features such as assignments support resources and collaboration with instructors with the goal of helping students improve their learning and career outcomes
Continuously refine experiences based on user feedback A/B tests and behavioral data
Partner with instructional designers to determine the best ways to present educational content to students
Present design updates and longterm vision regularly to stakeholders and executive teams
Primary KPIs
Student Career Outcomes
Student Achievement of Learning Outcomes
Student Satisfaction (NPS)
Partner Satisfaction
Ease of Use (Student ratings of ease of navigation in courses)
KPIs You Will Impact
Since you will join a product team focused on student success youll play a critical role in ensuring the following team KPIs are met:
Student registrations (acquisition rate)
Overall student retention rate
Declared majors/minors retention rate
Major/minor declaration rates
Qualifications
5 years of experience in UI/UX design on digital products primarily consumer web applications
Experience owning the product design process from 0 to 1 including discovery ideation design prototyping and guidance during development asneeded
Exceptional interaction design skills and a proven ability to translate complex user experiences into delightful simple experiences
Creative enthusiastic openminded and analytical approach to design eager to dive into the metrics and user feedback
Bias towards action in a fastpaced startup environment demonstrating a communicative iterative and problemsolving approach amidst ambiguity and time pressure
Strong presentation skills with subjects ranging from low to high fidelity prototypes wireframes animations and mockups
Obsession with solving problems and a proven track record applying general frameworks to provide individualized solutions to a wide range of problems
Strong ownership and a high standard for yourself always pushing to deliver results
Ability to thrive in autonomy seeking opportunities for growth responsibility and impact
Low ego humility and eagerness to learn with excitement to collaborate and grow alongside a highperforming team
Expertproficiency with Figma
Nice to have but not required:
We prefer this position to be in person (office in Soho NYC) but remote is okay
Experience utilizing growing or building design systems
Passion for education is always a plus!
Compensation
Compensation will vary with experience but a rough range will be:
Salary: $140000 $160000
Equity:shares
To Apply
If you are interested in applying for this job please email Alysse Hotz and include your resume and portfolio. To learn more about Rize Education please visit our website or read some of the articles linked below.
Press and Publications
The Higher Education Model is Broken. Together We Can Fix It.
Expert View: Sharing courses could help small private colleges survive
What To Do About The High Costs Of Higher Education: One Model Of School Collaboration
Employment Type
Full-Time
