Principal Product Designer, Data & Insights (D&I)

Job Description

At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers. We are looking for a Principal Product Designer to join our highly collaborative and motivated design team and specifically own/drive the evolution of our Data & Insights products. You will partner closely with the Product Management and Engineering leaders and play a key role in defining and shaping a holistic experience across Instructure’s product platform. You will also contribute to the evolution of our design team as well as mentor other designers.

What you will be doing:

• Partner closely with the D&I Product and Engineering leaders to set the overall strategy for how actionable insights are woven throughout our end-to-end platform experience (for Admins, Teachers, and Students)
• Leverage AI and other emerging technologies to create innovative and intuitive product design experiences (more than just dashboards and tables) that lead to measurable outcomes
• Oversee a small but mighty team of designers that focuses on the D&I product space; provide feedback and direction (both on the UX solutions and visual UI) to ensure high quality work as well as professional growth coaching
• Partner closely with your fellow design leaders to establish operational structures and best practices across our entire Product Design team
• Design and build solutions leveraging our InstUI Design System
• Be an advocate for and follow A11y best practices always
• Work with a rapid, iterative mindset, being open and flexible to changes based on user feedback
• Create prototypes and corresponding scripts for user testing
• Make data-informed decisions based on user research, testing, and other analytics

You will be/have:

• At least 10 years of experience designing (preferably both the UX/interaction as well as visual/UI) for digital products; at least 2 years at the Principal or Director level
• Previous experience collaborating with Product and Engineering to define the product roadmap and strategy
• Previous experience mentoring or managing other team members
• A portfolio representing your strong design work (UX and visual) on complex digital products (must include significant data visualization)
• Previous deep experience working on complex analytics and/or reporting initiatives
• Very strong storytelling skills; experience presenting to executive and senior leadership
• Strong art direction skills and visual UI experience
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written
• Strong work ethic, sense of accountability and ownership
• Strong attention to detail and a systematic thinker
• Deep knowledge and experience designing for A11y best practices
• Great team player who is comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment
• Biased to action, with the ability to iterate rapidly
• Prototyping experience (Figma)
• Experience with responsive web design
• Previous experience in the EdTech space is a bonus

Get in on all the awesome of Instructure:

• A fun, friendly, and helpful company culture
• Competitive compensation
• Restricted Stock Unit Program
• Private Medicover healthcare + cafeteria plan/SZEP card
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness motivation through PandaFit
• An extra week off for the whole company every year
• Employee recognition program through Motivosity
• Goal-setting, proactive reviews, and internal training
• Employee assistance program

We’ve always believed in hiring the most awesome people and treating them right. We know that the more diverse we are, the more diverse our ideas will be and when we openly welcome those ideas, our environment is better and our business is stronger. All Instructure employees are required to successfully pass a background check upon being hired. Apply for this job