In progressProduct design case study · Lyearn

Career paths that show people where they can grow next.

Career paths in Lyearn show every employee the ladder they’re on, what each next level expects, and how ready they are to move up. Admins build the ladders with AI from their own job profiles.

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Career Paths

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All job family groupsTracksJob familyStatusFilter
FrameworkStatusTracksLevelsJob groupJob profilesLast updated
Go to marketActive27Marketing1419 Sep 2026
Product and designActive29Design919 Sep 2026
Data frameworkActive24Data619 Sep 2026
LeadersActive24Leadership519 Sep 2026
Corporate functionsDraft26Operations1119 Sep 2026
SalesActive26Sales1212 Sep 2026
Customer successActive25Customer success82 Sep 2026
FinanceActive15Finance628 Aug 2026
People operationsDraft14HR514 Aug 2026
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One framework covers one job family group.

Create with AIDrafted from your job profiles, grades and skills. You review every step.Create manuallyLay out levels, requirements and moves yourself.
Framework name
e.g. Technical career framework
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Technology3 families · 7 job profilesSalesHas a frameworkData2 families · 4 job profilesSecurity & Compliance2 families · 5 job profiles
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Technical career framework ✦ AI draft

Name
Technical career framework
Job family group Locked for this draft
Technology7 job profiles
Requirement strictness
LightTime in level only. StandardTime in level, 1–2 skills and one score or metric. StrictUp to 3 skills, scores held over 2 periods, a qualification on manager levels.
Instructions 0 / 4000
Anything the AI should know: how your levels differ, tone, what to leave out…
Documents Up to 10
Drop a competency matrix, level guide or job descriptions
Design competency matrix.pdfUploading…
What should the AI take from this document?
e.g. Use its skill names and level descriptions
Creating levelsGetting started
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  1. Getting started
  2. Reading company context
  3. Creating levels
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RN
Riya Nair
UI/UX Designer 2DesignReports to: Arjun Rao
Productivity modelProduct Design · Level 2
MGSATeamContent1:1AchievementsLeaderboardsCertificatesDocumentsCareerInfo
Where you are
UI/UX Designer 2
Individual Contributor · Step 3 of 4Grade G3
0/3Requirements3 of 3 metBreakdown
Where you want to go
Senior UI/UX Designer Grade G4
Next stepSet 2 Oct 2026
0/4Readiness3 of 4 metBreakdown
Readiness Over TimeReady in 2 of 8 checks · Last checked 1 Mar 2027
AllReadyNot yet
CheckedStatusRequirements met
1 Mar 2027UI/UX Designer 2 · Monthly checkNot yet3/4
14 Feb 2027UI/UX Designer 2 · Requested by Arjun RaoNot yet3/4
1 Feb 2027UI/UX Designer 2 · Monthly checkNot yet2/4
1 Dec 2026UI/UX Designer 2 · Monthly checkNot yet2/4
2 Oct 2026UI/UX Designer 2 · Goal setNot yet1/4
Promoted to UI/UX Designer 2Jan 2025 · approved by HR
1 Dec 2024UI/UX Designer 1 · Monthly checkReady3/3
1 Nov 2024UI/UX Designer 1 · Monthly checkReady3/3
1 Oct 2024UI/UX Designer 1 · Monthly checkNot yet2/3
Checked 1 Mar 2027 · As UI/UX Designer 2Not yet
3/4 requirements met
Toward Senior UI/UX Designer
Each requirement
Time in levelNeeds 24 months26 months
Design SystemsSkill · Needs at least ProficientProficient
MGSA score · Skill growthNeeds 7074
Stakeholder ManagementSkill · Needs at least ProficientWorking
Technical career frameworkYour route to Senior UI/UX Designer is highlighted.
Individual ContributorManagement
SeniorG4
IC 4Senior UI/UX Designer
3 people4 requirements
M 2Design Manager
2 people4 requirements
Professional 2G3
IC 3UI/UX Designer 2
5 people3 requirements
M 1Design Lead
3 people3 requirements
Professional 1G2
IC 2UI/UX Designer 1
4 people2 requirements
AssociateG1
IC 1UI/UX Intern
2 peopleEntry step
Step 1 of 7

All career frameworks in one place

Interactive recreation built from the design files. Names, counts and scores are illustrative.

The brief · what this project solved

People worked hard without knowing what they were working toward. I designed career paths to give everyone a clear picture: where they are, where they can go next, and what it takes to get there.

  1. 01The problem

    No picture of growth, no pull.

    People couldn’t see where they stood or what the next level asked. Promotions felt like a gamble, so effort faded and good people left.

  2. 02What I designed

    A visible ladder for every role.

    Admins build career frameworks with AI from their job profiles: levels, what good looks like, requirements and moves, each level reviewed before going live.

  3. 03What changes

    Everyone knows what to aim for.

    The Career tab shows where someone is, the level they’re aiming for and what’s met. Monthly checks turn the gap into a clear goal.

RoleSole designerDiscovery to build
OwnershipProduct flow + UI/UXAI builder, ladder, Career tab
TeamProduct · AI · EngineeringDaily design and build loop
PlatformLyearnCareer paths module · in progress

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