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Bezos Academy is hiring a Principal Product Designer to lead the end-to-end design of new products that support young children, teachers, and families. The role involves creating user-centered, intuitive designs from concept through launch while collaborating with product managers, engineers, and curriculum experts to innovate and expand access to high-quality early childhood education solutions.

Highlights

Lead design of product experiences to support early childhood development and education.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, and curriculum experts.
Use tools such as Figma for UX, UI design, prototyping, and design systems.
Full-time salaried role with benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match, and paid leave.
Salary range between $157,000 and $298,000 depending on experience and location.
Required minimum of 10 years in digital product design with a strong portfolio demonstrating measurable impact.
Expertise in user research, journey mapping, accessibility, usability, and front-end design standards.
Preferred experience designing educational technology or AI-powered products and leading product discovery with diverse users.
Department: Technology; multiple offices including Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Louisville, Orlando, Phoenix, Seattle, and Tacoma.
Requires up to 10% travel; relocation support available for Seattle, WA.

Principal Product Designer Full Description

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 the solutions needed to scale early childhood education and motivated to pioneer the space where technology and preschool converge. We are a unique organization that operates 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 well beyond the walls of our schools. We aspire for profound, large-scale impact on children ages zero to five.

As a Principal Product Designer, you will lead the design of end-to-end experience of new products that support young children, their teachers, and their families. You will lead design from concept to launch, crafting intuitive, responsive experiences grounded in empathy and deep user insight. Your work will nurture early learning and empower teachers and families, while sparking joy and expanding access to high-quality developmental support during the most important years of a child’s growth.

This is an opportunity to help define a product still in its early stages, building with purpose alongside a small, mission-driven team. You will collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and curriculum experts to bring new ideas to life and influence the strategy behind them. You thrive in a fast-paced, start-up environment where you will focus on creating, improving, inventing, measuring, and innovating on behalf of our students and teachers.

LOCATION

Washington, Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, or Texas, within two hours’ drive to multiple Bezos Academy preschools (please see our website for-school locations); Seattle, WA preferred; or Greater Los Angeles Area
Relocation support is available for those willing to relocate to Seattle, WA

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, salaried position.
The full salary range for this position, across all United States geographies, is $157,000 - $298,000 per year. The upper portion of the salary range is typically reserved for existing employees who demonstrate strong performance over time. 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.
This role includes 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, and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more. Please see here for details.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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 (e.g., competing customer goals, constraints)
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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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

Please click here for a full job description.

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) so the employee can begin to resolve the issue before any adverse employment action is taken. For more information about your right to work, please see the Notice of Right to Work.

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.

If you are a current Bezos Academy employee, please use the internal job board to apply.

Original Job Description

LOCATION

Washington, Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, or Texas, within two hours’ drive to multiple Bezos Academy preschools (please see our website for-school locations); Seattle, WA preferred; or Greater Los Angeles Area
Relocation support is available for those willing to relocate to Seattle, WA

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, salaried position.
The full salary range for this position, across all United States geographies, is $157,000 - $298,000 per year. The upper portion of the salary range is typically reserved for existing employees who demonstrate strong performance over time. 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.
This role includes 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, and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more. Please see here for details.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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 (e.g., competing customer goals, constraints)
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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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

Please click here for a full job description.

If you are a current Bezos Academy employee, please use the internal job board to apply.

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