Sr UX Designer

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At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.  

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About the Role

We’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  

Cengage is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of any classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.  

Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at accommodations.ta@cengage.com.   

About Cengage

Cengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provi