Product Designer

Design is one of Toddle's core competencies, and as a product designer on the team, you'll lead the way. Our designers are makers and storytellers. They envision how people experience our products and bring that vision to life in a way that feels inspired, refined and even magical.

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:

Within the first 3 months, you will:

• Understand Toddle's vision and product strategy.
• Understand the International Baccalaureate as an educational framework.
• Get to know the processes, tools, and systems our design team uses.
• Have one-on-ones with members of the design, curriculum, engineering, and product teams to learn how design fits into the organisation.
• Participate in design reviews and give feedback on other team members' work in progress.
• Know every corner of our Web app, Educator app, Family app and Student app.
• You'll get a sense of our strengths and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Deeply understand our users and their needs by participating in user research.
• You'll go on site and talk directly with educators, coordinators, and the school leadership team to learn about the challenges they face.

Within six months, you will:

• Research, design, and launch a product feature from start to end as the primary design owner.
• You will lead and execute the design phase and partner with product and engineering to ensure that the right MVP is built and launched.
• Mentor and coach team members to help develop design, professional, and interpersonal skills.

Within twelve months, you will:

• Own and drive the definition and design of a new product initiative.
• Translate the company vision and product strategy into high-confidence and innovative new product development.
• Become a proactive advocate for voicing the user needs and representing their requirements.
• Help to refine how we find and evaluate the best talent to join our team.
• Participate in the growth of the design team as a recruiter, interviewer, and hiring manager.

Requirements:

• Has an interest in designing for education, knows the difference between good and great and can work through team dynamics and timelines to deliver excellent design.
• Can develop detailed storyboards, mockups, and prototypes to communicate interaction and design ideas effectively.
• Brings a breadth of experience in the product development process, from problem definition to detailed user interface and visual design.
• Is optimistic and open to new ideas and ways of working.
• Has experience designing digital products, ideally in the SaaS/B2B space.

Good to Have:

• 1 to 4 years' experience designing for the web and mobile.
• Formal design training.
• Proficiency in Figma.
• Excellent organisational, collaboration, and communication skills.