Lead Product Designer

We are looking for a Lead Product Designer who can drive product thinking and execution at scale. This role requires a balance of strong hands-on design skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence teams and outcomes. You will work on high-impact problem areas such as student engagement, learning outcomes, and growth for JEE/NEET and emerging segments like Class 6-10 You should be comfortable working in ambiguity, building from first principles, and shaping both product direction and team culture. As a lead, you will not only design solutions but also define problems, guide teams, and ensure design drives meaningful user and business impact.

Responsibilities:

• Product Ownership: Define and drive product problems end-to-endfrom discovery to delivery and iteration.
• Design Excellence: Translate complex problems into intuitive flows, prototypes, and high-quality designs, making strong design decisions under ambiguity.
• Outcome Focus: Define success metrics and continuously improve experiences based on data and user feedback.
• Collaboration and Influence: Work closely with cross-functional teams and drive alignment through clear communication and strong design rationale.
• Mentorship: Guide and support designers, raising overall team quality and problem- solving ability.
• Systems Thinking: Contribute to scalable design systems and evolving interaction patterns, including AI.
• User Understanding: Drive user understanding through research and data, ensuring insights directly inform product decisions and strategy.
• AI-Enabled Workflows: Leverage AI capabilities to design smarter, more adaptive user experiences, and champion the use of AI in both product thinking and design workflows.

Requirements:

• 5-7 years of experience in product design, with proven ownership of features or product areas end-to-end.
• Experience working in 01 or fast-scaling product environments is a strong plus.
• Strong ability to define and solve user problems, not just execute on given requirements.
• Demonstrated experience working closely with product, engineering, and business teams to drive outcomes.
• Solid foundation in UX, interaction design, and visual design, with a portfolio showcasing both problem-solving and craft.
• Experience designing complex or ambiguous systems (e. g., multi-step journeys, behavioural flows, or data-driven products).
• Ability to define success metrics and iterate based on user feedback and product data.
• Experience mentoring or guiding designers, and contributing to raising design quality within a team.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment.
• Ability to balance speed and quality, making pragmatic trade-offs when needed.
• Strong bias for action, experimentation, and continuous learning.