Senior UX Designer
- Collaborate with senior leaders to execute the product vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with business and user experience goals.
- Identify market opportunities and trends to enhance the overall user experience and design quality across all products.
- Understand how the work fits into the larger product strategy and make enhancement suggestions to established systems and conventions.
- Apply advanced design principles and best practices to create visually appealing and cohesive experiences across our platform.
- Drive aesthetics and contribute to design projects from concept to completion. Ensure designs are delivered on time and within budget constraints.
- Manage and execute all stages of the design: inception through final implementation, including idea creation, workflow diagrams, and interaction design. Deliverables include wireframes, design comps, interactive prototypes, among others.
- Leverage visuals and interactive prototypes that effectively communicate complex concepts within the organization.
- Maintain an unwavering commitment to high-quality design standards across all products within your purview.
- Champion user-centric design; actively participate in the creative process collaborating with Product Management and cross-functional partners to propose innovative ideas and strategies.
- Lead customer interviews, user research, competitive analysis, and usability testing, providing expert insights to refine design solutions.
- Drive informed design decisions and improvements leveraging research, user feedback, and usability testing results.
- Collaborate with key internal stakeholders to gather feedback, translating it into actionable design enhancements.
- Provide expertise on accessibility and support compliance testing and product remediation within the context of business objectives.
- Demonstrate commitment to diversity and inclusion in all engagements across the organization and in the design work delivered.
- Expertly collaborate with Product Management to review and analyze user data, providing valuable insights to support design decisions aimed at improving the overall user experience.
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the underlying architecture and technologies of the product platform. Contribute to viable UX frameworks and product architectures.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to more junior designers in the team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
- Lead internal initiatives that seek to improve UX design for our customer, develop processes that improve the UX Design team overall, and promote better communication and efficiency across the organization.
- Work closely with Product and Engineering to conceptualize and translate requirements into workable product designs.
- Bachelor's degree in UX Design, Interaction Design, or a similar relevant field
- 5+ years of experience as a UX Designer
- Proven record of accomplishment of successfully contributing to impactful user interfaces
- Experience working in teams of product, visual, or content designers with demonstrated leadership traits.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to articulate design concepts and ideas clearly and persuasively adjusting appropriately to the audience
- Portfolio displaying advanced skills in user experience, service, interaction, and product design.
- Ability to deliver strategic design initiatives with a focus on scalable systems and patterns.
- Understanding of market trends, user needs, and the competitive landscape in digital products.
- Experience working in Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence) and Figma (Miro, Lucid).
- Advanced degree
- Experience in SCRUM/Agile development methodologies
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technical product domains
- Experience in Edtech, language learning, digital learning, or similar industry
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As a Senior UX Designer, you will have the exciting opportunity to shape the digital user experience for innovative language learning products aimed at K-12 schools and universities. This role is all about leveraging your expertise to create intuitive, engaging, and user-centric designs that truly resonate with both educators and students. The ideal environment for this position encourages passionate collaboration with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to align product vision and strategy effectively with user needs. You will play a pivotal role in the entire design lifecycle, from ideation through to implementation, utilizing design principles, advanced visuals, and interactive prototypes to deliver high-quality solutions on time and within scope. In addition to leading user research, usability testing, and competitive analysis, your insights will inform design enhancements, ensuring strong adherence to accessibility standards and promoting diversity throughout your engagements. Your leadership will also extend to guiding junior designers, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation within the team. By understanding market trends and effectively analyzing user data, you’ll ensure our products are at the forefront of the educational technology landscape. The company's growth-minded approach means you’ll not only contribute to current projects but also help steer the overall strategic direction for future designs. If you're passionate about creating meaningful user experiences and are ready to take your career to the next level, this opportunity will surely excite you.
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