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Sr. Manager of Product Design, Core
QuizletSan Francisco, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Jul 2025
About the role
About Quizlet:
At Quizlet, our mission is to help every learner achieve their outcomes in the most effective and delightful way. We’re a $1B+ learning platform used by two-thirds of U.S. high school students and half of college students, powering over 1 billion learning interactions each week.
We blend cognitive science with machine learning to personalize and enhance the learning experience for students, professionals, and lifelong learners alike. We’re energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools.
Let’s Build the Future of LearningJoin us to design and deliver AI-powered learning tools that scale across the world and unlock human potential.
About the Team:
The Design team at Quizlet is passionate about creating high-quality experiences that help people learn, teach, and engage deeply with what they’re studying. Our team includes product designers, user researchers, and content designers who work closely with product, engineering, data, and other partners to bring ideas to life. We value collaboration, curiosity, and giving and receiving feedback. We strive to understand and advocate for student needs, shape the long-term product vision, and design intuitive experiences that drive meaningful learning outcomes.
The Core team is responsible for building and improving Quizlet’s study tools to help students reach their learning goals. They focus on motivating students, guiding them to the right tools for their study journey, and providing support when they struggle. Recent examples of Core initiatives include incorporating learning science to make studying more effective, adding features that reinforce progress and celebrate wins, and designing experiences that scaffold learning in areas where students need the most help.
About the Role:
As a Senior Product Design Manager, you will have an opportunity to shape the future of study for the 60M+ monthly students and teachers who use Quizlet’s powerful tools to learn more effectively. You will be one of the key leaders of our core study experiences - deeply understanding student needs, shaping product strategy, and building and managing a team of product designers to deliver a broad portfolio of products and experiences to meet the needs of modern learners and educators.
We’re happy to share that this is an onsite position in our San Francisco office. To help foster team collaboration, we require that employees be in the office a minimum of three days per week: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and as needed by your manager or the company. We believe that this working environment facilitates increased work efficiency, team partnership, and supports growth as an employee and organization.
At Quizlet, our mission is to help every learner achieve their outcomes in the most effective and delightful way. We’re a $1B+ learning platform used by two-thirds of U.S. high school students and half of college students, powering over 1 billion learning interactions each week.
We blend cognitive science with machine learning to personalize and enhance the learning experience for students, professionals, and lifelong learners alike. We’re energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools.
Let’s Build the Future of LearningJoin us to design and deliver AI-powered learning tools that scale across the world and unlock human potential.
About the Team:
The Design team at Quizlet is passionate about creating high-quality experiences that help people learn, teach, and engage deeply with what they’re studying. Our team includes product designers, user researchers, and content designers who work closely with product, engineering, data, and other partners to bring ideas to life. We value collaboration, curiosity, and giving and receiving feedback. We strive to understand and advocate for student needs, shape the long-term product vision, and design intuitive experiences that drive meaningful learning outcomes.
The Core team is responsible for building and improving Quizlet’s study tools to help students reach their learning goals. They focus on motivating students, guiding them to the right tools for their study journey, and providing support when they struggle. Recent examples of Core initiatives include incorporating learning science to make studying more effective, adding features that reinforce progress and celebrate wins, and designing experiences that scaffold learning in areas where students need the most help.
About the Role:
As a Senior Product Design Manager, you will have an opportunity to shape the future of study for the 60M+ monthly students and teachers who use Quizlet’s powerful tools to learn more effectively. You will be one of the key leaders of our core study experiences - deeply understanding student needs, shaping product strategy, and building and managing a team of product designers to deliver a broad portfolio of products and experiences to meet the needs of modern learners and educators.
We’re happy to share that this is an onsite position in our San Francisco office. To help foster team collaboration, we require that employees be in the office a minimum of three days per week: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and as needed by your manager or the company. We believe that this working environment facilitates increased work efficiency, team partnership, and supports growth as an employee and organization.
In this role, you will:
- Lead and inspire a team of product designers, starting with 3-4 designers and growing as Quizlet scales
- Develop long-term product strategy and vision in collaboration with cross-functional partners like product management, engineering, marketing, and data science
- Drive alignment through compelling storytelling, vision work, and roadmapping
- Be prepared to do hands-on product design work as needed, supporting either strategic vision or team execution
- Contribute to the design leadership group, fostering an environment where all team members can thrive
- Work closely with cross-functional partners (design peers, product management, engineering, research, and content design) to deliver exceptional user experiences
- Cultivate a team culture of craftsmanship, user-centered design, and continuous improvement
- Manage a distributed team with members primarily located near Quizlet's office hubs (SF, Denver, NYC), while the role itself is based in San Francisco
What you bring to the table:
- 10+ years of product design experience with 4+ years of experience managing at least 3 direct reports, including hiring and developing in-house design talent
- Proven success delivering highly interactive, consumer-facing, cross-platform products with a high bar for craft and usability
- Experience setting product vision and design strategy, balancing short-term execution with long-term strategic goals
- Strong track record of building high-performing teams and coaching designers toward growth and leadership
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence across levels and functions
- Operational mindset and experience improving team processes or decision-making workflows.
- Comfort working in a distributed, remote-friendly environment
Bonus points for:
- Experience designing tools or platforms related to content creation, search, or personalization
- Experience in education technology or mission-driven companies
- Experience managing contributors
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