Product Designer

📍 Job Overview

Job Title: Product Designer

Company: Headway Inc

Location: Warsaw, Poland / Kyiv, Ukraine

Job Type: FULL_TIME

Category: Product Design / EdTech

Date Posted: 2026-07-16

Experience Level: Mid-Level (2-5 years)

Remote Status: On-site

🚀 Role Summary

• Lead the end-to-end design lifecycle for new mobile EdTech products, from ideation through to launch, focusing on user-centric experiences.

• Develop and iterate on user interfaces and interaction flows for mobile applications, ensuring a seamless and engaging user journey.

• Conduct comprehensive user research, including discovery interviews and usability testing, to gather insights that drive design decisions.

• Utilize AI tools to enhance design workflows, accelerate prototyping, and explore innovative product features.

• Drive product growth by designing effective acquisition funnels and optimizing the onboarding experience for new users.

📝 Enhancement Note: The role emphasizes a "0 to 1" product development approach, indicating a need for designers comfortable with ambiguity and building new products from the ground up, rather than solely optimizing existing features. The integration of AI tools suggests a forward-thinking approach to design processes.

📈 Primary Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design, and deliver user experiences for new mobile EdTech products, overseeing the entire design process from initial ideation to final launch.

• Create rapid prototypes, ranging from low-fidelity sketches to high-fidelity interactive models, to quickly validate product hypotheses and design concepts.

• Execute user research methodologies, including discovery interviews, usability testing, and behavioral analysis, to deeply understand user needs and inform design strategies.

• Continuously refine and iterate on designs based on real-time data analytics, user feedback, and evolving market trends to ensure product-market fit.

• Integrate AI tools and functionalities into the design process to boost efficiency, explore new design possibilities, and enhance product features.

• Design and optimize user acquisition funnels and onboarding flows to maximize user conversion rates and drive product adoption.

• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure design vision aligns with business objectives and technical feasibility.

📝 Enhancement Note: The responsibilities highlight a strong emphasis on "Growth Design," indicating that the candidate will be expected to contribute directly to user acquisition and conversion metrics through their design work, particularly in onboarding and funnels.

🎓 Skills & Qualifications

Education: While no specific degree is mandated, a strong portfolio demonstrating equivalent practical experience in Product Design is paramount.

Experience: Minimum of 2 years of dedicated Product Design experience, with a significant focus on mobile applications.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience in end-to-end Product Design for mobile applications.

• Demonstrated ability to build products from scratch ("0 to 1" product development).

• Proficiency in UI/UX design principles and mobile-specific design patterns.

• Experience in rapid prototyping, from low-fidelity sketches to high-fidelity interactive models.

• Expertise in conducting user research, including discovery interviews and usability testing.

• Ability to plan and manage personal workflow effectively to meet team priorities.

• Experience working within a hypothesis-driven framework for product development and validation.

• Intermediate English language proficiency or higher. Preferred Skills:

• Experience designing for subscription-based applications (e.g., EdTech, Health & Fitness, Productivity).

• Background in fast-paced startup environments with a tolerance for ambiguity and change.

• Strong product thinking skills, with the ability to balance user needs and business objectives.

• Familiarity with product analytics tools and the ability to conduct competitive analysis from both design and business perspectives.

• Understanding of marketing principles and user acquisition strategies.

📝 Enhancement Note: The "0→1 Expertise" requirement is critical, signaling that candidates with extensive experience solely in feature optimization or maintenance may not be the best fit. The need for independent workflow management points to a self-starter mentality.

📊 Process & Systems Portfolio Requirements

Portfolio Essentials:

• Showcase at least one significant project demonstrating end-to-end product design for a mobile application, ideally built from inception.

• Include case studies that detail the