North America

VP of Design and User Experience

United States · Vp

Sponsorship not specified$193k-$300kDetected 25 days ago

UX DesignAccessibilityResearchCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

This position goes beyond creating products
It also promotes equity and accessibility.
The role integrates new technologies, including AI-enhanced user experience solutions and automation, to personalize education broadly.

Responsibilities

Build and mentor a high-performing UX team, encouraging creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Establish design quality and craft standards and conduct executive-level design reviews.
Establish scalable build systems and governance models, incorporating AI-assisted prototyping, accessibility checks, and personalization engines to ensure consistency and quality.
Cengage's portfolio of businesses supports student choice by providing a range of pathways that help learners achieve their goals and lead a choice-filled life.

Requirements

8+ years managing senior leaders and multidisciplinary teams.
Experience leading large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
Proven success influencing executive stakeholders and organizational strategy.
Demonstrated ability to connect experience investments to business outcomes.
Familiarity with user experience tools powered by artificial intelligence, personalization technologies, and automation workflows.
Proven success influencing executive stakeholders and organizational strategy. Demonstrated ability to connect experience investments to business outcomes.
Education: Bachelor's or equivalent experience, or Master's degree or equivalent experience in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Learning Sciences, or related field.
Expertise in UX Design, Craft and research methodologies.
Strong understanding of learning principles and how building impacts educational outcomes.
Extensive experience working within a Product Operating Model or comparable frameworks.
Outstanding communication and storytelling skills to articulate vision and influence collaborators.
Demonstrated ability to lead large, diverse teams and drive organizational change.
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.

Compensation

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.
35% Annual: Individual Target
$192,500.00 - $300,000.00 USD

Benefits

We believe in the power and joy of learning
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.
We achieve these priorities through programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day.
We seek an innovative design leader to reshape and redefine the future of educational technology experiences.
As VP of Design and User Experience, you will craft the vision and creative direction for how learners, educators, and institutions experience our platforms.
You will design intuitive, inspiring, and impactful experiences to improve measurable learning outcomes.

Company info

unlocking potential through outstanding learning experiences.
Develop and articulate a compelling design vision, creative direction, rooted in design thinking principles - emphasizing empathy, ideation, prototyping, and testing.
Empower teams to imagine what's possible, unlocking new approaches to innovation and invention in education technology.
Work within the Product Operating Model to incorporate UX principles at each phase of product development, ensuring consistency with product roadmaps and delivery timelines.
Our culture values inclusion, engagement, and discovery

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