UX Design Manager

Cengage GroupVirtual US OH, OH
$88,600 - $141,800

About The Position

We are looking for a UX Design Manager to lead and grow a team of designers while driving product-led design maturity. You will also play a key role in helping the team adopt modern tools, including AI, to improve speed, quality, and impact. This role involves leading, coaching, and developing a team of UX designers, ensuring teams operate with clear outcomes and strong product thinking, and strengthening product team collaboration across Product and Engineering. You will encourage and guide the responsible use of AI tools and other emerging technologies across the team, identify opportunities to improve efficiency and quality through tooling, and establish strong critique practices and quality standards. You will also partner with leadership on product direction and organizational strategy, and hire and grow talent to increase team capability.

Requirements

  • 7–10+ years of experience in product/UX design
  • 2–5+ years of people management experience
  • Strong product thinking and leadership skills
  • Experience introducing or scaling new tools and practices
  • Experience creating AI-enabled products
  • Understanding of how AI can enhance design workflows and outcomes
  • Ability to balance delivery, quality, and long-term capability

Nice To Haves

  • A combination of past design work and leadership impact
  • Case studies showing how you led teams, not just projects
  • Examples of improving team performance, process, or outcomes
  • Evidence of developing designers and raising team capability
  • Impact on product outcomes through team leadership
  • Improvements in cross-functional collaboration
  • Systems you’ve built (processes, critique, hiring, etc.)
  • Use of AI tools to improve team efficiency or quality

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of UX designers
  • Ensure teams operate with clear outcomes and strong product thinking
  • Strengthen product team collaboration across Product and Engineering
  • Encourage and guide responsible use of AI tools and other emerging technologies across the team
  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and quality through tooling
  • Establish strong critique practices and quality standards
  • Partner with leadership on product direction and organizational strategy
  • Hire and grow talent to increase team capability

Benefits

  • Comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package
  • Discretionary incentive bonus program
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