Director of Design

Kiddom•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum – resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddom’s high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning. Kiddom is seeking a Director of Product Design to lead a senior team with full latitude to rebuild how we think about design quality. Reporting to our VP of Product, this leader will be responsible for setting the design vision, scaling our design system, and partnering across Product, Engineering, and Curriculum to deliver experiences that teachers and students love. You will set the vision for product experience, build the systems and processes that enable design at scale, and partner across Product, Engineering, and Curriculum to deliver intuitive, high-impact experiences for teachers, students, and administrators.

Requirements

8-12 years in product design, with at least 3 years leading design teams.
A portfolio that shows systems thinking, interaction design, and craft across complex digital products.
Proven experience building or significantly maturing a design system.
Track record of influencing roadmap and priorities across Product, Engineering, and Curriculum.
You still make things. Your best work isn't behind you.
Fluent with AI tools and actively using them in your workflow.
Clear, direct communicator. You can defend a design decision in a room of skeptics.
Comfortable with ambiguity. You adjust fast when the ground shifts.
Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices.

Responsibilities

Lead and grow a team of product designers. Set a high bar for craft and feedback from day one.
Own the platform design vision across teacher, student, and administrator experiences. Know what good looks like and say so when it isn't.
Own and evolve Kiddom's design system. Keep designer and engineer velocity high as we scale.
Partner with Product, Engineering, and Curriculum on roadmap, OKRs, and executive reviews.
Lead the team through a once-in-a-generation change in how design work gets done.
Stay in the work. Managers who stop building lose the ability to lead well.
Define career paths across disciplines. Give designers a clear picture of what excellent looks like.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Meaningful equity
Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance
One Medical membership (in participating locations)
Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year.
10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)
Paid holidays
Paid bereavement leave
Paid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State.
Commuter and FSA plans