Senior Product Designer - Stellic
San Mateo, CA
About the Job
About Stellic
Stellic is a unified SaaS platform designed to empower all students on their way to degree completion and career success. Originally built by students to more effectively plan ahead, today we're really proud to serve all segments of higher ed, at institutions like Carnegie Mellon University, Academy of Art University, Tufts University, UChicago, Ohio State, University of Oklahoma among others.
A bit about our philosophy: we've put student experience at the heart of our platform to address some of higher ed's biggest challenges right now. 40% of the students who enter college will get lost in navigating degree requirements and will drop out — costing $200B to institutions annually. A big cause is that most of higher ed has been using antiquated and disparate tools to manage student progress, and that's led to low student engagement, overwhelmed advisors, wasted resources.
Stellic's response is to give students a powerful, user-friendly experience to plan ahead and manage their progress, helps them make informed decisions and take ownership. That data is then put to good use. Advisors and administrators have access to student planning and progress data like never before, which helps scale support and allocate resources based on what the students need. It's a win-win for everyone involved.
With millions of students in higher ed, Stellic's work is far from finished. By joining our team, you'll help get us a step closer to our mission of empowering all students to have the best-possible experiences and outcomes.
About the Role
This is an opportunity to shape the future of the student experience in higher ed. As a Sr. Product Designer, you'll own the end to end design process — work closely with the founders, PMs, engineers from concept to delivery. You'll do this at a fast pace, high-growth, mission-driven series A startup in enterprise SaaS.
We have found true product/market fit and we are now taking it to the next level. We are currently looking for a Sr. Product Designer to join the team. As a Sr. Product Designer, you will own the end to end design experience for large product areas — work closely with the PMs to define and design experiences, and turn it into reality with our engineering team in Pakistan.
This role is hybrid remote and located in San Mateo 3 days per week.
In this role, you'll:
- Work closely with the Product and Engineering counterparts to conceptualize and execute creative solutions to delight our users
- Tackle complex product design challenges by synthesizing business, technology, and user needs into simple, holistic design solutions
- Guide and advise fellow coworkers in the creative process to foster stronger working relationships and solutions (other designers, product managers, engineers, partner success)
- Ability to juggle multiple, high-priority projects efficiently and deliver them on time and high quality
- Stay informed and share the latest trends and best practices in UX/UI design and level up Stellic's design
You'd be a great fit for this role if you have the following skills and experiences:
- You have at least 5 years of design experience working on complex systems.
- You have led end to end design for large, complex product areas, where you've successfully translated vaguely-defined business problems into simple, easy to use design solutions that meet users' needs.
- You have had experience discovering user needs through research and influence product and design directions based on these insights.
- You have strong visual skills and a keen eye for spotting opportunities to inject unexpected delighters into product experiences.
Why Join?
- Be part of the customer-centric team that is addressing core issues in higher ed via an expandable platform — one that's overwhelmingly loved by students and valued by administrators
- The opportunity to join at the ground level of a promising platform and be part of a team critically responsible for its growth
- Be part of a culture where ownership, new ideas, and creativity is celebrated
- Work and learn from some of the most prominent thought leaders in higher ed and SaaS sales
- Generous stock options in a Series A stage startup
- Flexible, outcome-based culture
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401K and commuter benefits
- Annual international retreats in some of the most beautiful cities & towns
Salary: $140,000 - 170,000 base salary, plus equity
Stellic is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Our company values diversity and believes diverse teams make innovation possible. We encourage all qualified applicants from any race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or other characteristics to apply.