Unacademy - Associate Director - Product Design
Description:
Role Overview:
- Unacademy is looking for a visionary and execution-driven Associate Director - Design to lead and scale our design function across product, brand, and marketing touchpoints. This role requires a strong design leader who can balance creative excellence, user empathy, and business impact, while building and mentoring high-performing design teams.
- You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Content, and Business leaders to define design strategy, elevate user experience, and strengthen Unacademys brand across platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
Design Leadership & Strategy:
- Define and drive Unacademys design vision, principles, and long-term design strategy
- Own the end-to-end design experience across product, app, web, marketing, and brand
- Establish scalable design systems, guidelines, and best practices.
Team Building & People Management:
- Build, lead, and mentor a team of Product Designers, Visual Designers, and UX Researchers
- Set clear goals, performance benchmarks, and growth plans for the design team
- Foster a culture of design excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning
Product & User Experience:
- Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to shape product roadmaps with a user-first mindset
- Drive user research, usability testing, and data-backed design decisions
- Ensure seamless, intuitive, and accessible experiences for millions of learners and educators
Brand & Marketing Design:
- Oversee creative direction for brand campaigns, marketing creatives, and content design
- Ensure consistent brand expression across digital and offline touchpoints
- Collaborate with marketing teams to deliver high-impact, performance-driven creatives
Stakeholder Collaboration:
- Act as a key design voice in leadership forums and business discussions
- Translate complex business requirements into simple, elegant design solutions
- Influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment across teams
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- 6-10 years of experience in Design leadership, Product Design, or UX/UI roles
- Prior experience leading and scaling design teams in a tech-first or consumer internet company
- Strong portfolio demonstrating product thinking, UX excellence, and visual craft
- Hands-on experience with design systems and large-scale product ecosystems
- Proven ability to balance creativity with data and business outcomes
Skills & Competencies:
- Expertise in UX, UI, interaction design, and visual storytelling
- Strong understanding of user research, usability testing, and accessibility standards
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous, high-growth environment
- Strategic mindset with strong execution capabilities
Preferred Experience:
- Exposure to designing for high-scale consumer platforms
- Experience working with mobile-first products
- Familiarity with performance-driven marketing creatives is a plus
Why Join Unacademy?
- High ownership and leadership impact in a category-defining company
- Work with passionate teams shaping the future of education
- Freedom to innovate, experiment, and build at scale
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