About the RoleWe're looking for a Senior UX Designer to own end-to-end experiences within a product area, driving both discovery and delivery.
You'll shape product direction, elevate team practices, and integrate AI into the design process in thoughtful, high-leverage ways.
What You'll Do- Lead discovery efforts to identify high-impact opportunities
- Shape product direction through strong problem framing and insight
- Define success metrics and evaluate outcomes
- Design scalable, end-to-end experiences across a product area
- Use AI and other emerging technologies to accelerate research synthesis, concept exploration, and iteration
- Drive alignment across Product, Engineering, and stakeholders
- Mentor designers on craft, product thinking, and modern tooling
- Raise the bar for design quality and critique
What We're Looking For- 5-8+ years of experience in product/UX design
- Strong proficiency in Figma and modern design workflows
- Proven ability to influence product direction and roadmap decisions
- Strong experience leading discovery and research initiatives
- Demonstrated ability to harness AI and new technologies to evolve design workflows, streamline collaboration with engineering, and accelerate high-quality product delivery.
- Systems thinking across features and journeys
- Ability to clearly and professionally articulate and defend design decisions, and manage stakeholders
What We Look for in Your Portfolio- Case studies demonstrating ownership of a product area or major initiative
- Clear examples of discovery, problem framing, and outcome definition
- Work that spans multiple features or user journeys
- Strong storytelling that connects design decisions to impact
Strong portfolios also demonstrate:- Evidence of shaping the problem, not just solving it
- Clear articulation of tradeoffs and constraints
- Systems thinking across features and experiences
- Integration of accessibility (WCAG 2.2) into your work
- Use of AI tools for research synthesis, exploration, or iteration
What Success Looks Like- You improve both product outcomes and team capability
- You use AI and other emerging technologies to increase speed, depth, and learning-not reduce rigor
- You elevate how design is practiced within your team
CompensationAt Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.
The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.
In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the company's discretionary incentive bonus program. This position's bonus target amount, which is not guaranteed and is dependent on individual performance and overall company results among other factors, is provided below.
10% Annual: Individual Target
$77,100.00 - $90,000.00 USD
