Khan Academy · 2 days ago
Sr. Product Designer, Assessments
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$127K/yr - $138K/yr
5+ years expKhan Academy is a nonprofit dedicated to providing free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. They are seeking a Senior Product Designer to create innovative K-12 solutions, focusing on assessments and ensuring accessibility while collaborating with a diverse team.
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Responsibilities
Design innovative solutions for students, teachers, and administrators
Conduct discovery work to understand key problem areas in the product space
Collaborate closely with UX research to define knowledge gaps, research plans, and execute on generative and evaluative research with support from the UX research team
Create strategic design artifacts that help the broader organization understand how the Assessments team fits in the larger organizational product portfolio and supports our goals of deep student learning (e.g. customer journey maps, competitive analysis)
Design WCAG AA-compliant widgets in collaboration with the Learning Components team to be prioritized for Assessment content delivery
Regularly contribute components and style guide documentation for our design system
Act as a critical participant in design reviews, both in delivering feedback to teammates to strengthen their work, but also in soliciting feedback at every step of the process
Collaborate with other product teams to design the end-to-end experience of how your product integrates with the existing and next-gen educational platforms
Ideate on how generative AI features can be leveraged to support item creation and assessment content development
Partner with Product Managers, area Directors, and the Chief Learning Officer to design iterative concepts towards the shared vision for assessment
Provide thoughtful input on the product roadmap, strategy and vision for what’s next
Set a standard of operational excellence by driving the design side of projects effectively through strong project management, fast execution on design iterations, and clear communication with business and engineering partners
Build alignment across diverse teams by being able to successfully present ideas to a range of teams and stakeholders across Khan Academy
Present your concepts, explaining design rationale, and share your ideas at Design Team and org-wide meetings
Qualification
Required
5+ years of relevant experience on an in-house product design team
5+ years of conducting research and working collaboratively with a UX research team
4+ years of experience designing accessible experiences
Strength across interaction design, prototyping, and information architecture, with visual design chops
Comfort in ambiguous situations and dynamic environments that run similar to a startup, where you regularly interact with and respond to design feedback from Senior Leadership
Ability to juggle ambiguous and broad problems/opportunities along with smaller well-defined projects
Strong verbal and written communication skills for technical and non-technical partners, internally and externally
Ability to build strong relationships cross-functionally and bring people into the conversation when their input and buy-in is crucial
A lean approach to product design and regularly ask yourself: how do we learn quickly and ship regularly? What's the most concise experience we can deliver that still provides value?
Motivated by the Khan Academy mission 'to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere'
Proven cross-cultural competency skills demonstrating self-awareness, awareness of other, and the ability to adopt inclusive perspectives, attitudes, and behaviors to drive inclusion and belonging throughout the organization
Submitting a portfolio with your application is required. We're looking for a portfolio that demonstrates exceptional design solutions and visual design chops that are aligned to business objectives within tight timeframes and constraints
Benefits
Competitive salaries
Ample paid time off as needed – Your well-being is a priority
8 pre-scheduled Wellness Days in 2026 occurring on a Monday or a Friday for a 3-day weekend boost
Remote-first culture - that caters to your time zone, with open flexibility as needed, at times
Generous parental leave
An exceptional team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to do your best
The chance to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on high-impact products that are already defining the future of education
Opportunities to connect through affinity, ally, and social groups
401(k) + 4% matching & comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and life
Company
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization that provides a free world class education for anyone, anywhere.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$16.21MKey Investors
Amgen FoundationOmidyar Network
2022-01-01Series A· $0.01M
2020-07-21Grant· $3M
2017-10-12Grant· $3M
Leadership Team
Caroline Hu Flexer
CEO & Co-Founder of Khan Academy Kids & Duck Duck Moose
Boris Lau
Senior Software Engineer
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