Senior UX Designer

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior UX Designer to lead and apply a user-centered approach to product development. This individual will leverage research insights to design engaging, intuitive, and accessible web and mobile experiences for K–12 educational products and digital learning platforms.

The Senior UX Designer will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Content Strategy, UX Research, Learning Sciences, Accessibility, and Engineering, to translate user needs and business objectives into effective digital experiences.

The role will follow a Continuous Discovery framework, incorporating human-centered design practices, ongoing research, and iterative design to deliver high-quality user experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead UX design initiatives across multiple product workstreams, solving complex design challenges while balancing business needs, technical capabilities, and user feedback.

• Develop information architecture, user flows, wireframes, design concepts, and interactive prototypes for web and mobile applications.

• Partner with UX Research teams to analyze user research, product metrics, and feedback, translating findings into actionable design solutions.

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Project Managers, Engineers, and other stakeholders throughout the product development lifecycle.

• Champion human-centered design methodologies and help strengthen UX practices across cross-functional Agile teams.

• Consider the broader platform experience, ensuring consistency across products and the overall user journey.

• Present design concepts and recommendations to peers, stakeholders, and leadership, clearly communicating the rationale behind design decisions.

• Facilitate design discussions and stakeholder reviews, gathering feedback and aligning teams on next steps.

• Contribute to and maintain design systems by establishing reusable patterns, standards, guidelines, and best practices.

• Apply responsive design principles and accessibility standards to create intuitive and inclusive digital experiences.

• Manage multiple design initiatives independently while maintaining alignment with broader product strategy and vision.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in UX design, product design, digital design, or a related field.

• Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Visual Communication, Digital Design, Product Design, Human-Centered Design, or a related discipline. Advanced degree preferred.

• A portfolio demonstrating experience designing web and mobile products, including the design process and collaboration across the product development lifecycle.

• Strong understanding of usability principles, interaction design, information architecture, and current UI/UX trends.

• Extensive experience developing low- and high-fidelity wireframes, prototypes, and design documentation.

• Advanced proficiency with UX design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Axur