Product Designer, Districts

Overview

Mountain View, CA / Remote (Continental US + Hawaii + Canada Only)

About Khan Academy

Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission to deliver a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Our learning platform covers Pre-K–12th grade and early college core subjects, with a focus on math and science. We have over 181 million registered learners globally and work to improve learning outcomes, especially for learners in historically under-resourced communities.

Our Community

We hire people from diverse backgrounds and experiences to strengthen our company. We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as necessary to achieve our mission. We invest in our people and are committed to your professional development.

We’re looking for a Staff Product Designer to join our Districts team. The heart of this role is driving the end-to-end design architecture for our Next-Gen Administrator platform. You will approach a suite of products as a system, working cross-functionally to meet business objectives and create a competitive advantage.

Immediate focus areas include:

• Increasing engagement and usability of our current school and district administrator platform
• Collaborating with design, engineering, and product management to shape the longer-term vision for the Next Gen Admin platform
• Supporting end-to-end information architecture across our multi-product ecosystem

We emphasize an inclusive, small but mighty Design team that pursues the mission to provide a free, world-class education. You will be encouraged to be yourself, feel valued, supported, and to grow professionally.

• Leverage product design and systems thinking to form and advocate a clear design POV for enhancements to an existing user platform
• Create end-to-end design artifacts (journey maps, system maps, wireframes, flows, low-high fidelity mockups, AI-scaffolded prototypes) to test hypotheses around clarity, reach, engagement, and product cohesion
• Partner with Product Management, Engineering, Content, and Partnerships to iterate on existing products and design new experiences
• Plan and facilitate light research sessions with Senior Design Manager, UXR specialists, and partners to inform decisions
• Drive project excellence with strong project management, rapid design iterations, and clear rationale
• Maintain and contribute to our design systems, reviewing proposals to ensure consistency and usability
• Present ideas to diverse teams and stakeholders across Khan Academy
• Grow and mentor design teammates and cross-functional partners

Responsibilities may evolve with business needs.

• At least 10+ years of relevant experience on an in-house product design team
• Strong information architecture, ecosystem design, interaction design, prototyping, and visual design skills
• Ability to manage ambiguous and defined projects; participate actively in design reviews
• Excellent verbal and written communication for technical and non-technical partners
• Comfort with ambiguous, startup-like environments and frequent leadership interaction
• Bias toward action, adaptability, and cross-functional relationship-building
• Lean, fast delivery mindset and ability to ship valuable experiences quickly
• Willingness to collaborate with Brand and Visual Design to ensure a cohesive Khan Academy look and feel
• Mentoring and developing design teammates and cross-functional partners

Note:

Submitting a portfolio with your application is required. The portfolio should highlight parts of your background relevant to the job description. Applications without a portfolio link or attachment may not be considered.

We offer a competitive Total Rewards package, including:

• Ample paid time off and wellness days
• Remote-first culture with time-zone flexibility
• Generous parental leave
• Freedom to do your best work in a mission-driven organization
• Affinity, ally, and social groups
• 401(k) + 4% matching and comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

Compensation:
The compensation band for this role is $152,908–$160,553 USD annually in the United States and CAD 206,626–CAD 216,958 annually in Canada. Salaries are determined based on experience, qualifications, and market data, with additional incentives as part of the total rewards package.

We are an equal opportunity employer
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Khan Academy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply.