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SimpleStudy

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Senior Product Designer at SimpleStudy

REMOTE SENIOR
Posted 2 days ago
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SimpleStudy

SimpleStudy provides a comprehensive online platform designed to support students in mastering their Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert exams through expert tips, resources, and study materials across more than 37 subjects.

E-Learning Education B2C
HQ
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Team size
1-10
Founded
2021
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Quick Summary

Role Overview

SimpleStudy is seeking a Senior Product Designer to join their small, remote-first team building a consumer AI platform for students. Reporting to leadership, you will own the end-to-end design process across mobile and web platforms to enhance the learning experience for millions of users.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the full design process from ambiguous problem definition to final shipping.
  • Partner with leadership to define product direction and design philosophy.
  • Drive consumer experience design including onboarding and social loops.
  • Execute features within a product-led growth and A/B testing environment.
  • Measure the impact of shipped features and iterate rapidly based on data.
  • Help shape and grow the broader design team alongside the founding designer.

Requirements Snapshot

  • Proven experience designing for B2C consumer audiences at scale.
  • Strong product thinking skills to frame and solve vague problems.
  • Background in early-stage startups or as a founding designer.
  • Proficiency in data-led iteration and experimentation frameworks.
  • Ability to articulate and defend a clear design philosophy.

Expected Impact

You will play a critical role in scaling a platform that already serves over 1.5 million students globally, directly influencing the product's growth and retention through innovative design. By owning the design lifecycle and contributing to the strategic roadmap, you will help define how millions of students interact with AI-driven educational tools.

A DesignJobs.World summary of the employer's posting, written to highlight scope, requirements, and fit (AI-assisted, human-reviewed). For full details, see the description below.

Job Description

Company:

SimpleStudy is a consumer AI platform for students.

We help them stay motivated to study their subjects - everything from Biology and Mathematics to Literature and Art.

Our small team has already helped +1.5 M students worldwide (UK, Ireland, Brazil, South Africa, and Australia) study better, and ~40–50k new students join us every week.

We are a remote team with a Lisbon office, having recently raised ~$4M seed round with incredible investors from Strava, OpenAI, and Meta.

Team:

Two current designers — both very strong in execution (Figma, component systems, detail work) .The new hire would need strong senior craft and design thinking skills across mobile and web. Reports directly to Oisin.

Responsibilities and key results:

Own the full design process end-to-end — from understanding ambiguous problems to shipping solutions, without needing the problem framed in advancePartner directly with Oisin and a founding designer as well as wider team on product direction, roadmap priorities, and design philosophy — bring a point of view and defend itDrive consumer experience design: onboarding, social/viral loops, retention, growth surfaces. Work in a PLG/A/B testing environment — ship features, measure impact, iterate fastEventually help shape the broader design team alongside founding designer (~3 total planned)

Must-haves:

Strong product thinking — takes a vague brief and frames + solves the problem independently. Shows "why" before "how"Consumer product background — has designed for B2C audiences at scaleOpinions and backbone — has a design philosophy, can defend it under pushback, willing to disagree with a founderChemistry and personality — interesting hobbies, curiosity, authenticityOwnership mindset — end-to-end, from problem definition to shipped solutionComfortable with experimentation, A/B testing, data-led iterationEarly-stage or founding designer experience

Nice-to-have:

Experience with social/viral product mechanicsBackground at companies like Spotify, Strava, Notion, Monzo, or similar consumer PLG productsSome craft/taste for visual design (not just process)Hobbies: Enjoys the outdoors, sports, or some other physical activity.

Conditions:

Remote in Europe (preference: Western/continental Europe)Portugal/Lisbon relocation sponsorship possibleSalary: no fixed budget, flexibleStock options: yesContract type: full-time employment, independent contractor

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