Senior Product Designer

Auckland
Permanent
Full-time

29 days ago
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Education Perfect is an EdTech platform designed to empower educators and amplify their impact in the classroom. We aim to enable teachers to personalise learning at scale with a range of powerful learning, assessment, and insights tools, helping them and their students reach their full potential.As an EPeep, you’ll work on projects that have a real impact on students' lives and have the freedom, support and resources you need to develop your skills and grow your career.We’re searching for a Senior Product Designer to join our team. In this role, you’ll help shape experiences that truly matter by blending big‑picture thinking with hands‑on design craft. You’ll partner with product managers and engineers to create solutions that are both impactful and achievable, balancing customer needs with business goals and technical realities. If you thrive on collaboration, care deeply about the customer and take pride in the details that make a product exceptional, we’d love to hear from you.What you will do

Deliver end-to-end design artefacts: research, concepts, prototypes and UI
Conduct research and evaluative testing to understand customer needs
Utilise design practices (personas, journey maps) for a shared customer view
Collaborate with product managers and engineers to scope, prioritise and deliver solutions
Balance customer problems, business goals and technical realities for thoughtful experiences
Contribute to design strategy, defining the long-term experience vision
Evolve the design system, building reusable patterns and components for consistency
Support design team culture and processes with a mindset of continuous improvement

About you

7+ years of experience as a product designer, ideally in SaaS or modern cloud software
Skilled across the full design process: discovery, prototyping, iteration and delivery
Strong visual design and interaction design skills with a keen eye for detail
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, across stakeholders at all levels
Comfortable working with ambiguity and making trade‑offs to achieve strategic goals
Experience working closely with product managers and engineers in cross‑functional teams
Strong planning and organisational skills, able to manage timelines independently
Research and data informed mindset, with the ability to seek and interpret insights to guide design decisions
Excited about the potential of AI and open to new ways of working
Familiar with design systems and passionate about contributing to their evolution

Equitable opportunities, growth, and development lie at the heart of how we work at EP. We understand that not all applicants may possess all the following attributes so if you think you have what it takes, but are not sure you check every box, we would love to still hear from you!What we offer

Employee Equity Bonus Plan: Be part of our success with equity bonuses that foster ownership and shared growth across the company
Christmas Shutdown Leave: Enjoy a full company shutdown during the week of Christmas, with 3 extra days of paid leave to bridge any non-public holidays
Volunteer Day: All EPeeps receive one paid day per year to volunteer and give back to their communities
Purchase Extra Leave: Opt-in to buy an extra week of annual leave, with payments spread across the year
Work From Anywhere: Work up to 90 days per year from a different state or country—perfect for blending work and travel
Wellness Bonus: Receive a pre-tax $750 NZD End-of-Year Wellness Bonus to support your health and well-being
Health Insurance: Join our fully funded Southern Cross Wellbeing 1 plan ($500 excess), with optional add-ons and family cover
Home Set-Up Support: Remote and hybrid workers may be eligible for support to set up a productive and comfortable home workspace
Communication Allowance: Get $50 NZD/month toward your phone and internet costs if you work remotely or in a hybrid setup
Parental Leave Support: We support growing families with up to 12 weeks of full-pay top-up for primary caregivers, 3 weeks of paid leave for secondary caregivers, and an extra 5 days of New Parents Leave for both, all available after your first 3 months. Returning primary caregivers also receive enhanced pension contributions to support their financial wellbeing.
Employee Assistance Program: Access 24/7 confidential support via Sonder for mental health, safety and medical needs - available globally and fully funded by EP
Learning & Development: Access engaging internal workshops, performance reviews and ongoing development discussions to grow your career
Tenure Recognition: Celebrate your milestones with bonus leave and cash rewards at 5, 10, and 15 years of service
Referral Bonus: Recommend great people and earn a $2000 NZD pre-tax bonus when your referral joins and passes their trial period
Workride: Access a bike, e-bike, or scooter through a temporary pre-tax salary sacrifice, saving 32–63% thanks to tax benefits.
EP Support Groups: Mana Wahine, DEI, Environmental Impact and Wellness Committees
The opportunity to work within a growing global business with Diversity Works accreditation, Carbon Net Zero BCorp status, Digital Promise certification, and an unwavering commitment to our mission, people, and community

We celebrate individuality, value diversity, and understand that flexible and remote work opportunities enable our team members to work in a way that fosters creativity and inspires individual brilliance. When you work with us, you're not just joining a company - you're joining a team united by the desire to make a difference.

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