Ellevation Education · 17 hours ago
Product Designer II
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$105K/yr - $145K/yr
5+ years expEllevation is a mission-driven technology company focused on developing software for K-12 educators to support English Learners (ELs). They are seeking an experienced Product Designer II to shape integrated design solutions that enhance user experience and drive value across their product offerings.
E-LearningEducationLanguage LearningSoftware
Responsibilities
Understand user problems deeply and define the right experience to solve them
Ship solutions that create real value
Use LLM-assisted prototyping to explore ideas quickly and stress-test concepts
Leverage Backpack, the design system, to create consistent, integrated experiences across products
Build a clear picture of the strategic context and challenges facing Ellevation
Build relationships across the Design team and understand team culture and rituals
Contribute to product team’s initiatives through user research, discovery, and prototyping workflows
Own the design of your product area and define short-term and long-term objectives
Promote design thinking and best practices within your team
Participate in the overall product strategy and direction
Qualification
Required
5+ years of demonstrated success as a cross-functional designer in a B2B SaaS or adjacent environment
You're AI-fluent—using LLM-assisted prototyping to accelerate ideation and validation, freeing you to focus on strategy and systems thinking
You're accountable to outcomes, not just output. You run experiments, learn from what ships, and measure success by whether the product changes behavior
You've led user research and usability testing in the field, and you don't design from assumptions
You seek feedback and confront hard truths. Craft is a practice, not a credential—you iterate with users, engineers, and data
You bring diverse perspectives into your process and design with empathy for users unlike yourself
You think in systems, creating coherent experiences across workflows rather than isolated features
You articulate tradeoffs clearly, mentor others, and contribute to a culture of design excellence
Preferred
Boston-area preferred
New England-area employees will be expected to travel to Boston for 2 days a month 10x a year
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
401(k) retirement plan and receive an employer match up to 50% on the first 7% of your contribution
Flexible paid time off for vacations, sick and disability policy
Additional 10 paid company holidays
2 floating holidays
Winter office closure between Christmas and New Year's
Generous parental leave benefit
Back-up childcare or eldercare
Company
Ellevation Education
Ellevation is the only web-based software platform specifically designed for EL educators and the English learners they serve.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$37.45MKey Investors
Reach CapitalEmerson Collective
2021-07-30Acquired
2020-03-25Series Unknown· $15.2M
2018-01-10Series B· $10M
Leadership Team
Jordan Meranus
Co-Founder
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