Senior Product Designer (Contractor Role)

Role overview

Wayfinder is looking for a Senior Product Designer (Contractor) to help shape the future of its web platform. This is a remote, seasonal contract with an anticipated 3-month timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Understand the needs of students, teachers, and administrators through direct engagement and product analysis.
• Translate product and technical requirements into wireframes, user flows, mockups, and prototypes that prioritize intuitive UX.
• Define, manage, and execute product research and prototyping needs tied to feature development.
• Collaborate with educators, designers, and engineers to deliver coherent product experiences.
• Help with the maintenance and standardization of the component library.
• Own the design lifecycle from research and concepting through delivery.

Requirements

• 5–7+ years designing digital products, comfortable owning the full design lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of education stakeholders (students, teachers, administrators) and translating insights into usable experiences.
• Experience working directly with customers/stakeholders and interpreting feedback.
• Proficiency in Figma.
• Ability to work independently with general supervision and welcome feedback.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Strong portfolio with case studies and relevant work samples.
• Experience supporting design research (e.g., usability studies, customer engagements).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (verbal and written), including ability to explain ideas via sketches and prototypes.
• Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
• Strong time-management and ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience designing features for AI-enabled workflows.
• Experience leveraging AI to streamline UX.
• Experience building in startup environments with a bias toward action.