Associate Director Product Design
Location: Bangalore
Experience: 7-10 Years
Role Overview
Unacademy is looking for a visionary and execution-driven Associate Director - Design to lead and scale our design function across product, brand, and marketing touchpoints. This role requires a strong design leader who can balance creative excellence, user empathy, and business impact, while building and mentoring high-performing design teams.
You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Content, and Business leaders to define design strategy, elevate user experience, and strengthen Unacademy's brand across platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Design Leadership & Strategy
- Define and drive Unacademy's design vision, principles, and long-term design strategy
- Own the end-to-end design experience across product, app, web, marketing, and brand
- Establish scalable design systems, guidelines, and best practices
Team Building & People Management
- Build, lead, and mentor a team of Product Designers, Visual Designers, and UX Researchers
- Set clear goals, performance benchmarks, and growth plans for the design team
- Foster a culture of design excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning
Product & User Experience
- Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to shape product roadmaps with a user-first mindset
- Drive user research, usability testing, and data-backed design decisions
- Ensure seamless, intuitive, and accessible experiences for millions of learners and educators
Brand & Marketing Design
- Oversee creative direction for brand campaigns, marketing creatives, and content design
- Ensure consistent brand expression across digital and offline touchpoints
- Collaborate with marketing teams to deliver high-impact, performance-driven creatives
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Act as a key design voice in leadership forums and business discussions
- Translate complex business requirements into simple, elegant design solutions
- Influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment across teams
Required Qualifications & Experience
- 7-10 years of experience in Design leadership, Product Design, or UX/UI roles
- Prior experience leading and scaling design teams in a tech-first or consumer internet company
- Strong portfolio demonstrating product thinking, UX excellence, and visual craft
- Hands-on experience with design systems and large-scale product ecosystems
- Proven ability to balance creativity with data and business outcomes
Skills & Competencies
- Expertise in UX, UI, interaction design, and visual storytelling
- Strong understanding of user research, usability testing, and accessibility standards
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous, high-growth environment
- Strategic mindset with strong execution capabilities
Preferred Experience
- Experience in EdTech, Consumer Internet, or B2C product companies
- Exposure to designing for high-scale consumer platforms
- Experience working with mobile-first products
- Familiarity with performance-driven marketing creatives is a plus
Why Join Unacademy
- Opportunity to design for millions of learners across India
- High ownership and leadership impact in a category-defining company
- Work with passionate teams shaping the future of education
- Freedom to innovate, experiment, and build at scale
