About the job
Key Highlights
Location: Our headquarters are located in London (Oval). While we prefer candidates who can work onsite with our Product Team, we are open to connecting with individuals across the UK!
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary Range: £60,000 – £70,000
Introduction
Hello! I’m JC, the Head of Design at Zen Educate. My journey began with sketching the initial versions of our product during my evenings and weekends, long before we had a team, branding, or an office. Now, I lead our expanding design team as we tackle increasingly complex and impactful challenges across both sides of the Atlantic.
I am in search of a Senior Product Designer who is eager to engage in meaningful work that lies at the intersection of service, system, and interface design. The ideal candidate should be deeply user-focused, possess excellent communication skills, think in terms of workflows rather than just screens, and be enthusiastic about collaborating with product, engineering, our commercial team, and most importantly, our customers, to address real-world challenges in education.
At Zen, design is about defining problems, navigating uncertainty, collaborating with confidence, and creating simple, scalable, and elegant experiences that truly make an impact.
Our Core Values for Designers:
Clarity Above All – We value clear thinking, visuals, and storytelling.
Systems Thinking – Understanding how a screen integrates into the larger workflow.
Craft & Impact – Quality design is purposeful, not just aesthetic.
Bias to Ship – Striving for progress over perfection.
Curiosity and Candor – Exceptional design stems from thoughtful questioning and sincere collaboration.
As a relatively small design team, you will have significant opportunities to influence our processes, enhance design maturity organization-wide, and leave a lasting mark on a product that has a profound impact on real-world education.
What We Are Building and Why
Our mission is to connect the right teachers with the right schools, enhancing the educational landscape...
