UX Design Manager

3 days ago

🌽 Illinois – Remote

Although this job is listed in Illinois, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $88.6k - $125k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🎨 Product Designer (UI/UX)

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Cengage Group

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Education • eCommerce • SaaS

Cengage Group is a global education technology company dedicated to enhancing learning experiences. With over 100 years of service, Cengage provides affordable and high-quality digital products and services that help learners become job-ready. Their offerings support various educational goals, including reskilling, upskilling, degree attainment, and language learning, ensuring access to quality education for individuals of all backgrounds and abilities.

5001 - 10000 employees

📚 Education

🛍️ eCommerce

☁️ SaaS

💰 Private Equity Round on 2023-06

📋 Description

• Manage, coach, and grow a dedicated team of UX designers, fostering clarity, psychological safety, and career development. • Build and maintain design workflows, standards, and rituals that improve quality, speed, and consistency. • Lead end-to-end design across key product areas—guiding direction, offering critique, and delivering cohesive, accessible experiences. • Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Research to inform strategy and deliver solutions that balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints. • Strengthen and govern design systems while embedding accessibility, inclusivity, and modern UX patterns. • Communicate design decisions and business impact clearly to cross-functional teams and executives.

🎯 Requirements

• 3–5+ years managing UX designers with a track record of developing high-performing teams • 7–10+ years of UX design experience with strong end-to-end product thinking and portfolio demonstrating interaction design, systems thinking, and leadership • Experienced in UX research methodologies—both quantitative and qualitative—to drive informed design decisions • Proficiency in Figma and modern design tools, with experience experimenting with AI-enhanced workflows • Strong business insight; able to link design decisions to measurable outcomes like revenue, retention, and product performance • Executive-ready communication: clear, compelling, and confident. • A builder’s perspective: you create structure, drive clarity, and move teams forward efficiently.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Total Rewards package • Discretionary incentive bonus program