Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Leading Educators is a national nonprofit that partners with school systems to strengthen teaching, leadership, and student success through systemic solutions. The Director, UX Design & Engineering will lead the design and front-end development of AI-enabled product experiences, translating product requirements, research, and emerging ideas into usable tools for educators and students. The role also involves prototyping, developing reusable interface patterns, collaborating with product leaders and external development partners, and guiding user experience decisions across multiple initiatives.
Responsibilities
- UX/UI design, including interaction design, visual design, information architecture, and usability-centered product thinking that puts users at the center of every decision
- Building high-fidelity prototypes and functional front-end experiences using modern technologies such as React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Translating both detailed product requirements and ambiguous early-stage concepts into usable front-end designs that teams can test, refine, and implement
- Interpreting user research and usability-testing findings and translating them into prioritized design improvements that strengthen product outcomes
- Working independently across multiple initiatives, exercising strong judgment about priorities and advancing work in emerging environments where processes are still being built
- Cross-functional collaboration with product leaders, researchers, and external development partners to align on vision and move decisions forward
- Designing for clarity, usability, and consistency by developing reusable interface components and patterns that reduce friction across tools
- Prototyping and iterating quickly—adjusting as product direction changes and using repeated cycles of design, feedback, and revision to maintain momentum
Skills
- 8+ years of professional experience in UX design, product design, front-end development, UX engineering, or a closely related field
- Demonstrated strength in UX/UI design, including interaction design, visual design, information architecture, and usability-centered product thinking
- Demonstrated ability to build high-fidelity prototypes and functional front-end experiences
- Professional experience using front-end technologies such as React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Ability to translate both detailed product requirements and ambiguous early-stage concepts into usable front-end designs and prototypes
- Demonstrated success interpreting user research or usability-testing findings and translating them into design improvements
- Experience working across cross-functional teams and managing multiple projects or priorities simultaneously
- Ability to make sound independent recommendations about user experience direction, prototype design, and front-end tradeoffs
- Comfort working in an environment where processes, pathways, and technical structures are still being built
- Experience designing and prototyping AI-enabled products
- Experience conducting or closely supporting user testing for digital tools
- Education or education technology experience
- Familiarity with accessibility standards, including ADA and WCAG guidelines
- Portfolio evidence demonstrating shipped interfaces and/or functional prototypes, along with the ability to explain design and technical decisions
Benefits
- Remote position with work from a home office located anywhere within the U.S.
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for individual employees.
- 60% of additional premium costs covered by Leading Educators for partners and dependents on medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 4% matching 401k plan.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, childcare and commuter expenses.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Full-time staff accrue 22 days a year during the first three years of employment.
- Five additional days are accrued after the third and sixth year of employment.
- 16 additional paid days off for various holidays, including three floating holidays staff may use at their discretion.
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