Senior Product Designer II at Articulate

United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

SaaS, EdTech, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries

Requirements

Strategic, people-first leader who ensures designers own usability throughout the product lifecycle
Experience leading a team of senior designers across a broad and evolving product area
Ability to coach direct reports and align with management tripod peers to coach teams, modeling collaboration, strategic alignment, and outcome-driven design
Accountability for design quality and usability of shipped solutions, with ability to bring clarity and focus through ambiguity as the organization scales
Deep partnership with Product Management and Engineering leadership to cultivate healthy tripods and uphold usability across discovery, delivery, and iteration
Autonomy in operations, deep domain expertise, and contribution to strategic leadership across the broader design organization

Responsibilities

Act as the design lead within your tripod, partnering closely with Product Management and Engineering to guide product discovery, usability standards, and customer learning
Take ownership of large, ambiguous features or product areas, contributing across multiple surfaces to drive clarity and cohesion
Influence direction through design storytelling, research synthesis, and clear product thinking
Anticipate edge cases and usability risks early; drive evidence-led iteration across EA, beta, and GA
Uplevel team members through mentorship, feedback, and contributions to team rituals and process improvement
Raise the bar for usability within a product area, contributing new patterns to the design system for team-wide efficiency
Lead usability across your tripod by framing problems, surfacing assumptions, and co-creating solutions informed by data and user insights
Set and uphold the usability bar from early access to GA, ensuring iterative work is trustworthy, complete, and customer-ready
Balance speed and quality, articulate tradeoffs, and validate design decisions with lightweight testing
Apply deep product knowledge and business context to make strategic design decisions prioritizing user success
Participate in customer discovery sessions and serve as the expert on customer needs within an area
Deliver detailed design specs with full states and interactions, leveraging and contributing to the design system
Turn complexity into simplicity by designing intuitive flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes
Track design decisions and rationale; share proactively to build shared understanding across teams
Identify, test, and scale new methods, tools, or workflows to improve design and development efficiency
Lead Design QA in collaboration with Engineering and QA partners, ensuring usability, consistency, and polish before launch
Serve as a trusted partner in your product tripod, owning usability and shaping roadmap priorities, scope decisions, and product bets
Own the prioritization and scoping of design initiatives spanning multiple projects, ensuring alignment and visibility
Facilitate alignment across disciplines by making problems visible, decisions clear, and evidence central

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Product DesignUX DesignDesign LeadershipUsability TestingUser ResearchDesign StorytellingResearch SynthesisProduct Discovery

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

Is this position remote?

Yes, this is a full-time remote position.

What are the key responsibilities of this role?

You will lead usability across your tripod, own large ambiguous features, deliver detailed design specs, mentor team members, and contribute to the design system while partnering with Product Management and Engineering.

What skills or experience are required for this Senior Product Designer II role?

The role requires strategic leadership, deep domain expertise, design storytelling, research synthesis, usability ownership, mentorship skills, and the ability to deliver detailed design specs with interactions.

What is the team structure like for this position?

You will lead a team of senior designers and operate within a management tripod structure, partnering closely with Product Management and Engineering leadership.

What makes a strong candidate for this role?

Strong candidates are strategic, people-first leaders with experience building high-performing teams, deep product knowledge, autonomy in ambiguous environments, and skills in usability leadership and design execution.

Articulate

E-learning software for course creation

About Articulate

Articulate provides e-learning software and resources aimed at businesses, educational institutions, and individual course creators. Its main product, Articulate 360, is a subscription service that includes tools like Storyline 360 and Rise 360, which help users create interactive online courses without needing advanced technical skills. Storyline 360 allows for the development of custom e-learning courses, while Rise 360 is designed for ease of use and responsive design, making it suitable for various devices. Articulate differentiates itself from competitors through its user-friendly design, comprehensive features, and strong community support. The company's goal is to simplify the course creation process and empower users to deliver effective online training.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters

2002Year Founded

$1,459.1MTotal Funding

SERIES_ACompany Stage

Consumer Software, EducationIndustries

501-1,000Employees