Senior Product Designer

<div><body><h4 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:13pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><b><strong style="color:rgb(157,188,99);white-space:pre-wrap;">Who we’re looking for:</strong></b></h4><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:0pt 0px 8pt;padding:0px;'><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">ParentSquare is seeking a Senior Product Designer to own the end-to-end experience for a major area of our platform, used by families and educators in districts across the country. You'll take problems from discovery through shipped product, partnering with Product and Engineering as an equal voice in what gets built. You'll work closely with our new UX Research and Design Systems practices, use AI tools to explore and prototype faster, and help raise the craft bar by mentoring other designers. This is a new role on a cross-functional product team.</span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Most importantly, you’re someone who shares in our passion for improving the lives of students through communication. </span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Reports to: </strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Vice President, Product Design</span></p><h4 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:13pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><b><strong style="color:rgb(157,188,99);white-space:pre-wrap;">This role will include:</strong></b></h4><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Owning end-to-end design for a product area, from problem framing and discovery through shipped experience</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Defining the problem before exploring solutions, and pushing back when a request is a solution looking for a problem</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Turning complex workflows like district-wide messaging, forms, payments, and permissions into experiences that feel simple, even for users who scan, skip, and make mistakes</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Partnering with UX Research, Customer Success, and Support to understand real usage, run usability tests, and make decisions from what you learn</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Designing accessible, translation-ready experiences for families across languages (including right-to-left), abilities, devices, and comfort with technology</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Building on and contributing to the design system, delivering production-ready work that covers states, edge cases, and responsive and native behavior</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Using AI tools to prototype faster, and designing AI-powered features that users can understand, review, control, and correct</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Presenting and defending design decisions in Design Crit and with stakeholders, then partnering with engineers through implementation and review</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Mentoring other designers and helping raise the craft bar across the team</span></li></ul><h4 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:13pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><b><strong style="color:rgb(157,188,99);white-space:pre-wrap;">Our ideal candidate will have the following:</strong></b></h4><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">5+ years of product design experience, with shipped work on complex web and native mobile (iOS and Android) products</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">A portfolio with 2 to 3 in-depth case studies showing how you framed the problem, made decisions, and measured results</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Strong interaction design, information architecture, and visual design craft, with fluency in Figma, prototyping, and design systems</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience running usability tests and using research and analytics to inform design</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Hands-on experience using AI tools in your design workflow, such as Claude, Cursor, or Figma Make</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Working knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2 AA) and how to design for them</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Clear communication and the ability to influence PMs, engineers, and leadership</span></li></ul><h4 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:13pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><b><strong style="color:rgb(157,188,99);white-space:pre-wrap;">Bonus points for:</strong></b></h4><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience in EdTech, K–12, or products where the buyer and the end user are different people</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience designing for multilingual or low-literacy users</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience designing AI-powered features, including how users review, control, and correct AI output</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0pt 0px 3pt;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience prototyping in code (React or HTML and CSS) with AI coding tools like Cursor or Claude Code</span></li></ul><h4 style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.6;font-size:13pt;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:4px;padding-left:0px;'><b><strong style="color:rgb(157,188,99);white-space:pre-wrap;">The perks of working for us are great! </strong></b></h4><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You’ll get your foot in the door as our company continues to grow. We’re big believers in work-life balance and provide:</span></p><ul style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;'><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Employer-paid health insurance (including dependent coverage)</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">An employer-matched 401K retirement savings program from day 1 </span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Paid Parental Leave</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Stock options</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Health + wellness reimbursements</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">PTO that increases each year</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:3px 0px;font-size:11pt;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">15 paid holidays, including your birthday! </span></li></ul><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">As a fully remote team, we’ll make sure you have all the tools and equipment you need to make your home office a place where you can thrive. </span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;'><span style="font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace in compliance with applicable state laws.</span></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:start;'><br></p><p style='font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:center;'><i><em style="font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">The salary range for this role will be $120,000 - $150,000, DOE. </em></i></p></body></div>