Lead Product Designer (Job Vacancy)

Lead Product Designer – Writing Tools About Us Chegg is the leading student-first connected learning platform and we’re on a mission to help every student achieve their best, in school and beyond. The Role – Lead Product Designer, Writing Chegg’s Learning Services org builds personalized learning tools that help students understand material, prep for exams, and gain confidence in their ability to take on any course. As we venture into redefining student support with cutting-edge AI innovations, we’re on the lookout for a Lead Product Designer with a unique blend of grit, determination, and creativity to work on our writing tools across web and mobile applications in collaboration with Product Management, Product Marketing, Engineering, Data Science and Business Operations. Our work ranges from addressing quick fixes to implementing more substantial and fundamental changes across the product experience. We need a designer who excels in providing immediate small-scale solutions and adeptly handles complex problems by simplifying them into straightforward, user-friendly design solutions. Building growth loops, generating hypotheses, analyzing data, and experimenting ways to connect users to value should excite you. Must Haves • You excel in a fast-paced setting: you're at your best when things move quickly and can adapt swiftly to evolving project requirements.  • Proactivity is your middle name: You aren't afraid to break the mold, you are scrappy, you don’t wait for instructions; you’re always two steps ahead, eager to contribute and collaborate with the entire product development team. • You evangelize user centered design: Your go to way of problem solving is keeping the user in the center and can influence your partners in doing so too. • Your designs are bold and elegant: Minimum viable design is not your thing. You strive to make an impact via bold and polished designs. • Receiving feedback is your way to thrive: You are able to articulate your design rationale to cross-functional teams and view feedback as a steppingstone to design excellence. • You’re a cross-platform designer: You have experience designing responsive web and mobile applications. Core Responsibilities • Collaborate closely with the product, marketing, engineering, and business teams to develop well-articulated experiment plans and help shape the product roadmap. • Design meaningful experiences aiming to enhance value throughout the conversion funnel by balancing user and business needs. • Incorporate performance metrics, data insights, and user research into design decisions for product experiences. • Deliver delightful and impactful designs that bring our brand to life across the product experience and exhibit a high level of craft and refinement. • Communicate and present design decisions in compelling and creative ways, bridging alignment across the working team and other stakeholders. • Develop expert-level knowledge of competitive and complementary products, stay informed on emerging design trends and tools, and share innovative ideas and opportunities with the team. • Foster and nurture a culture of design excellence, collaboration, and openness that places a strong emphasis on craftmanship and product quality while encouraging creativity and inspiration at every step of the design process. Key Qualifications • 7+ years as a Product Designer or User Experience Designer crafting delightful customer experiences that drive business results. • Experience working in a design team and with design processes • Experience designing for responsive web and mobile apps. • Strong visual, UI, and interaction design skills. • Exceptional in thinking and designing holistically to create a coherent product experience. • Thorough knowledge of visual design principles, including layout, typography, color theory, and information hierarchy. • Strong presenter and compelling storyteller with the ability to evangelize new ideas. • Proven skills in creating dynamic interactive prototypes. • Relentless attention to detail and consistency. • Proficiency in design tools such as Figma. Preferred Qualifications • Experience in designing consumer-facing products. • Basic understanding of HTML/CSS.    • Bachelor's or master's degree in design or related field. Why do we exist? Students are working harder than ever before to stabilize their future. Our recent research study called State of the Student shows that nearly 3 out of 4 students are working to support themselves through college and 1 in 3 students feel pressure to spend more than they can afford. We founded our business on provided affordable textbook rental options to address these issues. Since then, we’ve expanded our offerings to supplement many facets of higher educational learning through Chegg Study, Chegg Math, Chegg Writing, Chegg Internships, Thinkful Online Learning, and more to support students beyond their college experience. These offerings lower financial concerns for students by modernizing their learning experience. We exist so students everywhere have a smarter, faster, more affordable way to student. 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