WHO WE ARE: At Aztec Software, we’re the trusted global leader in adult education learning solutions. At Aztec, our goal is to educate, empower and elevate adult learners for a better tomorrow. Aztec has been in the business of improving adult and young adult lives through computerized skills remediation since its inception. With an industry-leading understanding of the way in which adult populations learn best, Aztec is committed to helping adult learners succeed and grow.
Get ready to lead, grow, and make a direct impact on the millions of learners we serve. Our digital product team works AI-first, never AI-only—challenging you to think boldly, move fast, and use AI to enhance creativity, quality, and efficiency while never compromising human craftsmanship and accountability.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Product (UX | UI) Designer leads the full design lifecycle—from research and strategy to pixel-perfect execution and post-launch optimization—leveraging AI to enhance creativity and efficiency while collaborating across product and engineering teams to deliver intuitive, impactful user experiences for Aztec Software’s digital products.
As a full-stack product designer, you own the entire feature design lifecycle—from understanding provided business requirements to UX research to design to supporting delivery to usability testing post-launch. You’ll thrive in a distributed, AI-enabled digital product culture, reporting to the CTO (within our shared services Engineering Team) while closely partnering with business-side digital product managers to translate business needs into great user experiences. To support your growth, you’ll receive mentorship and process training from a Fractional Head of Digital Product + UX Ops. This high-ownership role requires exceptional emotional intelligence, communication, and a results-focused mindset. You’ll balance autonomy with collaboration, make smart trade-offs, and drive execution—all while maintaining a positive, solution-oriented approach.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- You’re a full-stack product designer who owns the entire feature design lifecycle
- Think AI-first, while owning the outcome – You creatively leverage AI to ideate, accelerate, and elevate every phase of the design workflow—while maintaining full accountability for the craft and the outcome (no AI workslop).
- Balance vision and execution – You see the big picture but focus on details, making smart trade-offs to stay on track.
- Buy-in and improve processes – You’ll bring a positive attitude, embrace our processes and design ops, and help evolve them over time.
- You thrive as a self-starter within a cross-functional, distributed product culture
- Work independently, collaborate effectively – Be a self-starter on a lean and growing team, working independently while staying aligned
- Bridge business and engineering – Partner with business-side product managers to align priorities, advocate for UX, and work with engineers to deliver effectively
- Prioritize and deliver – Manage multiple initiatives, stay cool under pressure, and drive results.
- You lead with clarity, reliability, and emotional intelligence
- Communicate with impact – Present with clarity and conviction, align stakeholders, and rally teams to consensus.
- Build trust through reliability – Be detail-oriented, solution-focused, and always delivering.
- Balance results with emotional intelligence – Navigate challenges with diplomacy and clarity.
Core Responsibilities
- Analyze business and design requirements
- Review and annotate POAs and PRDs – Assess scope, flag gaps, and clarify with the Digital Product Manager.
- Clarify in kickoff meetings – Resolve uncertainties and align expectations with stakeholders.
- Conduct and present design research
- Analyze user and client data – Review personas, analytics, and usability insights
- Research and ideate – Analyze competitors and generate concepts through workshops, storyboards, and mapping.
- Define strategy – Translate research into user flows, feature lists, and interaction frameworks.
- Present findings – Advocate for your design strategy and align with stakeholders before design.
- Design new features, moving from wireframes to pixel perfect designs
- Create Lo-Fi wireframes – Draft quick wireframes and prototypes to test, iterate, and refine structure.
- Refine with Mid-Fi designs – Define layout and interactions, while aligning early and often with stakeholders and engineering.
- Finalize Hi-Fi designs – Deliver pixel-perfect, dev-ready designs that meet all requirements.
- Write functional specification documents and support feature delivery
- Own functional specs – Write and manage UI and interactive specs, coordinating with product, engineering, and content.
- Lead spec kickoff – Align with engineering pre-build to review specs and address questions.
- Support development – Assist engineers with QA, answer questions, and adjust for feasibility.
- Analyze post-launch – Review analytics and usability data to identify improvements.
- Contribute to design system and product design ops
- Manage the design system – Keep Figma updated, synced with code, and integrate new components.
- Follow and improve product ops – Adhere to processes, attend ops meetings, and give feedback.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience as a Product (UX | UI) Designer
- Extensive experience in “full stack product design” — including business requirement analysis, UX design research, usability testing, wireframing, high fidelity design, and writing detailed product specification documents for engineering
- Extensive experience in Figma and design system ownership and best practices
- Track record of using AI to enhance design workflows with clear human judgment and outcome ownership
- Experience as a Product (UX | UI) Designer in designing for a B2B2C, SaaS product suite
Desired
- BA or BS in related field, or equivalent professional experience supported by subject matter training
- Experience as a Product (UX | UI) Designer in designing for EdTech, FinTech, and wellness digital products
What We Offer
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Job Type: Full Time
Work Location: Remote
Travel: Approximately 5%
Equal Opportunity Employer
Aztec is a proud equal opportunity employer.