Sr. Manager, Product Design
About The Position
We are looking for a highly skilled Sr. Manager, Product Design to lead, inspire, and grow a team of product designers responsible for crafting intuitive, accessible, and elegant experiences across Discovery Education’s suite of blended learning products. This is a player-coach role, combining hands-on design leadership with direct team management. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, user research, and engineering, to shape strategy and deliver exceptional K–12 education solutions. With a deep commitment to user-centered design, you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and delivering impactful, scalable experiences for students, educators, and administrators.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in product design, preferably in SaaS or EdTech environments
- 3+ years of experience in a design leadership role with direct reports
- Proven track record of delivering enterprise-level design solutions within Agile teams
- Experience implementing product development methodologies (e.g., JTBD, Lean Canvas)
- Expertise in conducting and applying UX research and usability testing
- Legal right to work in the United States
Nice To Haves
- Design systems and pattern libraries
- Agile product development
- Design facilitation and stakeholder engagement
Responsibilities
- Partnering with product and engineering leads to define team roadmaps, resource needs, and strategic priorities
- Leading design contributions to key strategy discussions and long-term product visioning
- Identifying and prioritizing initiatives that ladder to product and company-level OKRs
- Designing intuitive, functional, and elegant user experiences across DE’s digital products
- Translating research and insights into user-centered design solutions
- Presenting design work in compelling ways that highlight user impact
- Leading, mentoring, and developing a team of product designers
- Facilitating 1:1s, design reviews, career planning conversations, and skills development
- Driving team engagement, growth, and operational excellence
- Working collaboratively with UXR, product, and engineering to integrate research and testing throughout the design process
- Coordinating design sprints, workshops, and other co-creation activities to support discovery and iteration
- Sourcing and hiring top-tier design talent to grow a high-performing team
- Advocating for UX value and best practices across the organization
- Supporting scalable design processes that enhance team productivity and quality
- Tracking and evaluating design impact through data and user feedback
Benefits
- Robust and comprehensive insurance package
- Continuing Education AND Tuition Reimbursement Programs
- Mentorship program and collaboration with veteran leaders
- Constant opportunities for cross-functional training and skill building
- Uncapped career growth
- 7 recognized holidays
- Take PTO without the vacation guilt
- Up to 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- Annual Winter Holiday Break (typically the last week of December)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
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