Senior Manager, Product Design, Discovery
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Job Description
Where we work
Udemy is a global company headquartered in San Francisco, with additional U.S. offices in Denver and Austin, and international hubs in Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Türkiye. This is an in-office position, requiring three days a week in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and flexibility on Mondays and Fridays.
About Your Skills
Hands-On Craft: You stay close to the work—quickly turning ambiguous problems into thoughtful sketches and prototypes.
Influence Without Authority: You build strong partnerships across disciplines and levels. You can align stakeholders and confidently advocate for great user outcomes.
Strategic Decision-Making: You balance multiple inputs and perspectives, and you communicate decisions clearly to drive execution.
Coaching & Mentorship: You grow others by asking the right questions, offering feedback, and fostering ownership and confidence in your team.
What You’ll Do
Provide hands-on design leadership for the Growth & Discovery team, shaping experiences that help learners explore and engage with content.
Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality, consistent user experiences across all platforms.
Drive end-to-end design—from research and ideation to prototyping and delivery—simplifying complex problems into elegant solutions.
Evolve and operationalize design systems and team processes that support scale and consistency.
Lead & mentor teams by organizing priorities and participating in exploring a range of design ideas in order to provide different perspectives on solutions.
Champion the needs of learners and instructors through user-centered design practices.
Contribute to recruiting, hiring, and onboarding design talent, building a high-performing and inclusive team.
What You'll Have
10+ years of experience in product, UX, interaction and strong visual UI design for web and mobile platforms.
5+ years of experience leading and mentoring product designers as well as experience building or scaling teams.
A strong portfolio demonstrating design leadership and hands-on work across complex, user-facing digital products.
Deep craft expertise and a strong point of view on visual and interaction design quality.
Proficiency in modern design tools (e.g., Figma), design systems, prototyping, and usability testing.
Familiarity with growth design, funnel optimization, and discovery experiences.
Experience with e-learning, AI-enhanced products, or subscription services is a plus.
Excellent communication, documentation and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Posting Date: October 21, 2025
Application window: September 20, 2025 - 4th November, 2025
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