Product Designer

Product Designer College Board - Technology - Assessment Authoring Location:This is a remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have theoptionof being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office). All CB employeesare required tooccasionally travel to meet in person for business purposes. Type: Thisis a full-time position. Please include a portfolio of your work in your applicationthat shows examples of your experience leading design researchinitiatives,we are unable to consider applications without a portfolio link. About Technology and Design at College Board We are a mission-driven engineering and design team building and evolving the technology that powers and protects the future of learning. Our systems support highly trusted education programs used by millions of students each year,operatingata significantscale and public responsibility. Today, we are focused on designing and delivering a critical new initiative that extends our platform in meaningful ways:blending foundational system work with thoughtful experimentation as we adapt to emerging technologies and new learner needs. We combine modern, cloud-native engineering practices with years of platform modernization, security hardening, and large-scale digital delivery,operatingas an experiment factory that tests assumptions and iterates based on evidence rather than tradition. What makes this team distinct is the rare combination of meaningful public impact, platform-scale technical challenges, and the freedom to shape how mission-critical systems are built and evolved. About the Team The Create Team is a cross-functional group, working to build assessment authoring systems used by institutions at scale. The work spans a range of assessment contexts, from routine evaluation to more complex, high-stakes environments, where accuracy, consistency, and trust are essential. Teams collaborate across engineering, product, and design to build reliable capabilities that can be reused and adapted over time.What makes this group special is its focus oncontinuous learning, experimentation, and steady improvement, with success driven by thoughtful collaboration, iteration, and careful decision-making in environments where reliability and quality matter. About the Opportunity As a Product Designer at the College Board, you are a user-centered thinker, collaborative contributor, and growing practitioner excited to design meaningful digital experiences that support real users and real needs.You'llwork alongside experienced designers, product managers, and engineers to support discovery, shape solutions, and bring ideas to life. You will contribute to research, create design artifacts,participatein product discovery and iteration, and help ensure designs are implemented effectively.You'rean essential part of the team-bringing curiosity, a design mindset, and growing confidence in your skills.You'lllearn from others while making a tangible impact on the products and services we deliver. In this role, your responsibilities include: Product Discovery & Design Strategy (25%) Design Thinking.Support design thinking practices to understand user needs and frame design challenges. Research Support.Participate in generative and evaluative research activities like interviews, usability testing, and surveys. Workshops.Assistin planning and supporting workshops and co-creation sessions. Insights.Help synthesize user and operational data into design opportunities. User Advocacy.Contribute to inclusive, human-centered design practices by considering accessibility and equity in your work. Design Execution & Delivery (45%) Design Artifacts.Create user journeys, workflows, wireframes, and prototypes to explore and communicate design ideas. Interface Design.Contribute to high-fidelity UI designs using established visual and interaction patterns. Design Systems.Apply existing design system and components in your work to ensure consistency and usability.Study design system gap and use