Principal Product Designer
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Job Location:
Boston, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 160000 - 220000
Posted on:
22 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Were growing our Product Design organization to support a strategic evolution: from a suite of point solutions into an integrated ELD platform. Design is at the center of this shift. As we connect compliance instruction and assessment into unified workflows we need designers who can define what the experience should be not just what it looks like and shape solutions that feel like one coherent system not a collection of tools.
Were looking for an experienced Principal Product Designer who can lead UX strategy and evolve our systems. This role blends systems thinking cross-R&D design leadership and setting the bar for AI-assisted design workflows across the team. Its a hands-on role as well. Youll work across the product suite and collaborate closely with senior Product and Engineering peers to define strategy and execute to improve our design system (Backpack).
Product Culture
We are organized into small durable product teams that develop solutions in specific domains. Our teams are cross-functionalproduct design and engineering work so closely together that we call ourselves DevPro and rarely meet in functional silos. We focus on outcomes over output which means we engage users early validate hypotheses through research and prototyping and iterate rapidly toward high-confidence solutions.
While we work in separate teams we prioritize integration and consistency of our solutions meaning consistency isnt a nice to have its a critical part of our end goal.
We expect designers to integrate AI tools into their workflows as on-demand collaborators that can help explore ideas quickly: generating variations stress-testing concepts and moving from problem to prototype faster than traditional methods allow. This isnt about replacing craft; its about using AI to expand whats possible within a time constraint. Youll be evaluated on what youre able to produce with these tools not just your manual output.
We value Product Designers who think strategically and are able to look at problems from multiple angles weigh tradeoffs and articulate how a solution meets the needs of both users and the business. We celebrate accountability to outcomes: conducting experiments adjusting strategy based on learnings and delivering products that change behavior and drive real value.
This is a hybrid role based out of our headquarters in Boston MA.
Within 1 month you will:
- Build a clear picture of the strategic context facing Ellevation and what role design plays. Audit Backpacks current state and identify gaps.
- Build relationships with Design team as well as Product and Engineering leadership. Understand team rituals skill levels and workflow patterns across designers.
Within 3 months you will:
- Own the roadmap for Backpacks evolution. Ship improvements that address high-priority gaps.
- Establish yourself as the go-to for cross-team UX decisions. Begin identifying opportunities to raise craft and improve design workflows across the team.
Within 6 months you will:
- Backpack is actively enabling integrated experiencesteams are using it to ship faster and more consistently.
- Youre shaping UX strategy for initiatives that span multiple teams.
- Youre mentoring designers and elevating the quality bar through feedback and process improvements.
Within 12 months you will:
- Youve materially improved how design works at Ellevation.
- Backpack is a competitive advantage. Youre a trusted voice in R&D strategy conversations and the teams craft and AI fluency have measurably improved under your influence.
About You
- You have 10 years of demonstrated success as a cross-functional designer in a B2B SaaS or adjacent environment.
- Youve owned or significantly shaped a design system and understand the tradeoffs between flexibility and consistency.
- Youre comfortable working autonomously setting your own direction and influencing without authority.
- Youre AI-fluentusing LLM-assisted prototyping to accelerate ideation and validation freeing you to focus on strategy and systems thinking.
- Youre accountable to outcomes not just output. You run experiments learn from what ships and measure success by whether the product changes behavior.
- You go to the source. Youve led user research and usability testing in the field and you dont design from assumptions.
- You seek feedback and confront hard truths. Craft is a practice not a credentialyou iterate with users engineers and data.
- You bring diverse perspectives into your process and design with empathy for users unlike yourself.
- You think in systems creating coherent experiences across workflows rather than isolated features.
- You elevate others through feedback pairing and raising the bar on what good looks like.
Travel Expectations
- Boston-area preferred
- New England-area employees will be expected to travel to Boston for 2 days a month 10x a year.
$160000 - $220000 a year
Ellevation is transparent about its approach to pay which includes a competitive base salary annual performance-based raise and bonus (or commission for sales positions). The salary range for this role is $160000 - $220000 and the budgeted target is the midpoint commensurate with candidate experience and internal parity. Our philosophy is that the full range is indicative of growth during addition we provide comprehensive benefits to all full-time employees.
Are you passionate about growth and eager to learn Do you possess a drive to excel and make a difference Ellevation values diversity creativity and a hunger for new perspectives. While our job postings outline preferred qualifications we believe that talent comes in various forms. If youre motivated adaptable and ready to contribute we encourage you to apply. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and experiences recognizing that unique skills and fresh outlooks are invaluable assets to our team. Dont let a checklist of requirements deter you take the leap and lets explore the possibilities together!
About Us:
At Ellevation we develop world-class software to help educators serve the fastest growing population of K-12 students: English Learners (ELs). Ellevation helps school districts transform their Multilingual Learner programs and ensure all students can achieve their highest aspirations. Our product suite includes a best-in-class data and instructional planning platform resources to build teacher capacity and student-facing programs to teach academic language.
We are a fast-growing mission-driven technology company partnering with over 1500 school districts and more than 2 million current and former English Learners. Over the next five years we plan to double the number of ELs we serve and drive measurable outcomes for students. Ellevation merged with Curriculum Associates in 2021 to accelerate impact for Multilingual Learners. Our company continues to operate independently and is well-capitalized to support our ambitious social and financial objectives.
Why Ellevation
In addition to our great benefits and competitive salaries here are some things that make us unique:
Mission-driven organization where team members are empowered to make a significant impact
Opportunities to join Employee Resource Groups and support building a culture of belonging
Professional development and growth opportunities
Company and team offsites in various cities across the United States
Collaborative workspace in the heart of Boston - a stones throw from many central T stops (Downtown Crossing Government Center and Aquarium). Free snacks beverages and local organic fruit provided
Remote and in-person engagement opportunities including happy hours themed events and competitions
Remote and in-person wellness programming to support teams mental and physical wellbeing
Learn more about our team in our Culture Deck.
Here at Ellevation we champion diversity inclusion equity and belonging. We strive to build a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values a range of ideas and opinions.
We believe in building a culture where productivity can flourish one that is empathetic respectful and inclusive. We are proud to have been recognized in prior years as Best Tech Workplace for Diversity by the Timmy Awards for investing in training around inclusive behaviors microaggressions unconscious bias and fostering a culture of continuous learning and feedback across the company. We are encouraged by our progress but theres more work to be done.
Benefits Benefits eligible employees (and qualifying dependents) are covered by medical dental vision and basic life insurance. Employees can enroll in our companys 401(k) retirement plan and receive an employer match up to 50% on the first 7% of your contribution with pre-tax and Roth options. Employees have access to flexible paid time off for vacations sick and disability policy additional 10 paid company holidays 2 floating holidays and a winter office closure between Christmas and New addition we provide a generous parental leave benefit back-up childcare or eldercare and a variety of other perks to support the health and well-being of our employees.
Additional Information: Ellevation operates under Curriculum Associates LLC an Equal Opportunity Employer. Curriculum Associates LLC will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color creed religion sex national origin age marital status veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability genetic information or any other category protected by law. Curriculum Associates LLC will grant employment without regard to race color creed religion sex national origin age marital status veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability genetic information or any other category protected by law. Such action shall include but not be limited to the following: employment upgrading demotion transfer recruitment or recruitment advertising layoff or termination rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
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Key Skills
- Counselling
- Flash
- Design And Estimation
- Labouring
- Jboss
- Accident Investigation
About Company
Ellevation empowers educators and ELs with curated professional learning linked to real-time student data. Go beyond compliance and impact instruction.
