Staff UX Designer (Dallas)

PowerSchool Group•Dallas, TX

3d•$93,800 - $163,700•Hybrid

About The Position

At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you’re joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere. Team Overview The Enterprise Resource Planning team at PowerSchool is a tight-knit group of designers, product managers, and engineers building world-class software that helps school finance teams make the most of their funding to improve student outcomes. We’re a smart, friendly, and goofy team that cares about making software that looks good and feels good to use.

Requirements

5+ years’ experience designing web apps or software.
A portfolio of work that demonstrates a strong understanding of UX and visual design.
Proficiency in working with remote colleagues and communicating across Pacific, Central, and Eastern time zones.
Experience using Figma

Nice To Haves

Prior experience building Figma designs that make extensive use of components.
Experience building and expanding design systems both in general and in Figma.
Experience mentoring designers at earlier stages in their career.
Experience using AI-powered tools to generate interactive prototypes.

Responsibilities

Designing the UI and honing the UX of a core pillar of PowerSchool's Allovue and talent software platforms.
Focused design tasks structured around quarterly product feature goals.
Owning and expanding our design system.
Creating and iterating on product designs in Figma.
Collaborating with our design team, product managers, and engineers to find the best solutions to tricky problems and constraints.
Having a direct hand in shaping product design around those constraints; You will have a direct effect on what form requested features take as they make it into the product.
Reviewing Pull Requests for design consistency and accuracy before they are merged.
Proactively asking for assistance and critique.

Benefits

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
Comprehensive 401(k) plan
Generous Parental Leave
Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage
A reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for this position is $93,800 - $163,700 USD.