Sr UX Designer

• We believe in the power and joy of learning
• At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact on 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.
• Our culture values inclusion, engagement, and discovery
• Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being.

We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day. To learn more, please see https://www.cengagegroup.com/about/inclusion-and-belonging/ .

• What you'll do:
• + Own end-to-end design for major product areas, shaping the vision and execution.

+ Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and researchers to define, design, and deliver intuitive product experiences. + Translate customer needs and business goals into clear, usable, and elegant design solutions. + Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that communicate ideas effectively across teams. + Contribute to and help evolve our design system for consistency and scalability across products. + Advocate for accessibility and inclusive design in every deliverable. + Mentor junior designers and contribute to building a strong design culture. + Present design work and rationale to cross-functional partners and collaborators with clarity and confidence.

• What you bring:
• + 6+ years of UX/product design experience. + Deep experience designing
• complex products
• used by large, diverse audiences.

+ A portfolio demonstrating leadership in product thinking, interaction design, and end-to-end execution. + Expert proficiency with industry-standard design tools (Figma preferred). + Skilled at balancing user needs, business objectives, and technical constraints. + Experience working with design systems and contributing to their evolution. + Excellent collaboration and communication skills—you can influence and align teams around design decisions.

• Nice to have:
• + Experience mentoring or leading design teams.

+ Familiarity with AI-enhanced workflows or data-intensive product design. + Background in education technology or other industries where scale and complexity matter. Cengage Higher Education business, Cengage, supports learning and student success by providing materials and digital solutions to faculty and students enrolled in two-year, four-year and vocational programs. We currently serve more than 10 million of the 18 million students in US higher ed. Setting a new standard of service for our customers, we deliver quality, easy-to-use course materials from textbooks and eBooks to courseware such as MindTap and WebAssign. In the US, we offer Cengage Unlimited and Cengage Unlimited for Institutions. We help instructors be better teachers, we help institutions solve problems and we empower students to leverage the power and joy of learning to transform lives. 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 race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, and any other 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 or at +1 (617) 289-7917.

• About Cengage
• Cengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready.

For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

• Compensation
• At 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 (https://www.cengagegroup.com/news/perspectives/2024/cengage-group-total-rewards-philosophy/) 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 - $110,000.00 USD Cengage, a global edtech company, supports learners, educators and institutions across more than 100 countries. With products serving nearly 16 million digital users across the Higher Education, School, Work and English Language Learning markets, we've built a learning ecosystem that connects education to employment. We combine trusted content, AI-powered insights and scalable digital platforms to power learning for every future and drive meaningful outcomes at every stage of the learning journey.

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