Staff Product Designer, Thinkific
CA$139-165k
+ Equity, team-wide bonuses, and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
Online course creation platform
Job no longer available
Online course creation platform
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
CA$139-165k
+ Equity, team-wide bonuses, and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make it simple for entrepreneurs and established businesses – our Creator Educators - to scale and generate revenue by teaching what they know.
Role
Who you are
- Has 5+ years of experience in a Product or Experience Design role, likely in a startup or fast-paced environment
- Shares a strong portfolio of design work that clearly articulates their role in each project and demonstrates an ability to apply critical thought
- Thrives in ambiguous, entrepreneurial environments and is excellent at balancing speed with strategic design thinking
- Utilizes a hypothesis-driven approach to design, creating and testing assumptions to validate ideas and guide iterative improvements
- Has hands-on experience with both qualitative and quantitative user research methods, leveraging data and insight to both make and measure decisions
- Loves to learn and grow! They’ve found (and keep looking for) ways to level up their skills in this field, whether that’s through formal education, gaining professional experience, or maybe even building their own business
What the job involves
- As a Staff Product Designer at The Leap, you will play a vital role in defining the user experience to ensure success for both our creators and our business. Working collaboratively with Product and Engineering, you’ll work to shape the direction of our most impactful experiences. Reporting to the Director of Experience Design, you’ll lead by example on the Experience Design team—mentoring, collaborating, and contributing to a culture of design excellence and growth
- Design Ownership: Lead end-to-end UX and design for The Leap, from initial concept through launch, ensuring quality and customer focus
- Vision & Strategy: Collaborate with leadership and your team to set a clear UX vision and strategic roadmap, driving product direction and aligning with business goals
- User-Centered Research: Conduct and apply customer research in a scrappy yet effective way, making data-informed design decisions that reflect creators’ needs
- Rapid Prototyping & Testing: Build and test design prototypes quickly to validate concepts, moving seamlessly from high-level strategy to hands-on execution
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner closely with product, design, and engineering to solve creator problems, ensuring cohesive, inclusive, and accessible design practices throughout an iterative, agile process
Our take
As the world becomes increasingly globalized, the competition for jobs is fiercer than ever. Whilst traditional educational institutions are failing to deliver the skills of tomorrow, Thinkific provides a way for the new wave of instructors to meet this educational demand, with its all-in-one course creation platform.
Course creators on Thinkific have unparalleled ownership over their content and course, whilst also having access to a suite of tools to help operate, promote, and monetize those courses. Its customization tools also mean creators can create a strong brand for their knowledge business, with a range of integrations ensuring Thinkific remains a one-stop shop for all their needs.
Its latest updates enhance its capabilities for building engaging customer education programs. New features like advanced customization and CORM integration offer users powerful tools for creating interactive and personalized learning experiences. With continuous innovations, Thinkific remains dedicated to supporting course creators and enterprises, providing them with the flexibility and resources needed to excel in the competitive educational market.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-20% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2020
$22m
EARLY VC
Nov 2019
$2.4m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $24.4m
Company benefits
- Open vacation policy: We're big proponents of sand, sun, and taking time to recharge. As long as you're getting your work done and keeping your team supported, take vacation when you need it. We encourage Thinkers to take at least 4 weeks vacation each year
- Flexible work environments: Whether you’re working from Thinkific HQ or working from home, set your own hours to find a rhythm that works for you and your team. Finding the time for workouts, laundry, daycare dropoffs, or appointments is easier than ever.
- Learning opportunities and personal development: Interested in a course, conference, or career coaching? We’ve got you covered with our $1500 Learn and Grow fund to support your personal and professional growth, on top of regular lunch & learns, internal courses and workshops, and a coaching program. Our people leaders will work with you to ensure you’re taking advantage of the learning opportunities you want and need
- Competitive benefits package: Our benefits kick in on your first day at Thinkific and include coverage for health, vision, dental, prescriptions, and up to $3000 for your mental health. Our Employee and Family Assistance Program will also take care of you and your family, providing everything to support your well-being
- Parental leave: We care about helping you grow your career AND your family. Family is important to us, and our paid parental leave gives you a little extra help while you're beginning this new adventure. Learn more about our family leave benefits here
- We actually hang out: Thinkers are some of the kindest (and most fun!) people out there. We're into boat parties, hackathons, company retreats, and celebrating everything from Canada Day to Brazilian Carnival. Wherever you’re based, you’ll have opportunities to connect with your team both virtually and IRL
- The bow-wow benefits: Office dogs. Plural. Meet them on Instagram at @dogsofthinkific
Company HQ
Strathcona, Vancouver, BC
Leadership
Greg Smith
(CEO)Spent 3 years working as a Lawyer before co-founding Moving Media Group, working as the Director of Sales. They now hold the position of CEO at Alpha Score Seminars, as well as being Co-Founder and CEO at Thinkific.
Miranda Lievers
(Advisor)Spent 7 years at Telus in progressive leadership roles launching high-speed internet across Canada. Co-founded Blue Olive Photography Inc. before co-founding Thinkific.
Matt Smith
(CSO)Over a decade of experience in Product, Technology and Growth roles. Founded Alpha Score Seminars before working as CTO of Healthism. Previously worked as CTO of Thinkific before launching successful Instagram-scheduling software startup, Later.com. Returned to Thinkific in 2021 as CSO.
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