Product Designer – Higher Education

OpenAI

. Establish an exceptionally high standard for craft across OpenAI’s higher education experiences .

Posted 10/16/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $287,000 - $334,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates exceptional interaction and visual design craft while leading the development of innovative, user-centered products for higher education. Balances user needs with technical capabilities to create engaging and safe experiences across diverse educational contexts.

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Interaction DesignVisual DesignProduct DevelopmentUser ResearchSystems Thinking

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Hard Skills

Product DesignPrototypingUser Experience DesignDesign SystemsHigh-Fidelity Design

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCollaborationAlignment Building

Industry Keywords

Higher EducationAI SafetyUser-Centered DesignTrustworthy ExperiencesCollaborative Workflows

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish an exceptionally high standard for craft across OpenAI’s higher education experiences
Lead end-to-end design for products helping students, faculty, and campus staff use AI safely, confidently, and productively
Design clear, trustworthy experiences for learning, course participation, and campus-wide use
Shape zero-to-one higher education experiences across colleges, universities, educators, courses, collaborative work, and builder-style workflows
Turn emerging ideas into concepts, prototypes, and high-fidelity product experiences
Partner with research, engineering, product, safety, policy, and design
Balance user needs, technical capabilities, and responsible deployment
Conduct and apply research with relevant users and partners
Develop reusable patterns and principles across learning, course, and campus-wide products

Requirements

What you’ll need

Exceptional interaction and visual design craft
Strong product and systems thinking
Experience leading substantial, ambiguous, or zero-to-one product areas
Ability to design thoughtful experiences for sensitive, high-trust, or safety-critical contexts
Ability to create engaging and intuitive products without compromising safety or clarity
Ability to navigate the needs of students, faculty, campus staff, administrators, and institutional partners
Clear communication and ability to build alignment across disciplines
Ability to remain hands-on throughout the product-development process
Ability to conduct and apply research with students, faculty, campus staff, institutions, and partners

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents)
Paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays
Multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year
Paid sick or safe time
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend
Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends may also be provided
Immigration and sponsorship support may be provided based on individual circumstances