Staff Product Designer

Coursera; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online education platform is seeking a Staff Product Designer to lead design strategy for major product areas. You will collaborate with product, engineering, and research teams to create cohesive and impactful learner experiences. Ideal candidates have 7-9 years of experience in UX/Product design, strong communication skills, and proficiency in tools like Figma. This role offers competitive compensation and a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• 7-9 years of experience as a UX or Product Designer with a strong portfolio.
• Mastery of core UX methods and ability to guide teams from discovery through delivery.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design vision and strategy for major product areas.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams to create inclusive product experiences.
• Mentor and provide feedback to other designers.

Skills

User research

Design systems

Responsive design

Collaboration

Communication skills

Tools

Figma

FigJam

Job description

Coursera was founded in 2012 by Stanford professors Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller to make world-class learning accessible to everyone, everywhere. Today, over 190 million learners and 375+ university and industry partners use our platform to gain skills in fields like AI, data science, technology, and business. As a Delaware public benefit corporation and Certified B Corp, we’re driven by the belief that learning can transform lives through learning.

Why Join Us

At Coursera, we’re looking for inventors, innovators, and lifelong learners ready to shape the future of education. You’ll help build global programs and tools that power online learning for millions turning bold ideas into real impact. People who thrive here are customer-first builders who move fast, simplify ruthlessly, and iterate relentlessly on the metrics that matter.

We’re a globally distributed team and let you choose the best way you work, whether it's from home, a Coursera hub, or a co-working space near you. Our virtual hiring and onboarding make it easy to join us and start making an impact from anywhere. If you’re ready to make a global impact, scale unique products exclusive to Coursera, and expand your career horizons, apply below.

Job Overview

The Design & Research teams play a crucial role in Coursera’s success by gathering learner and educator insights and translating them into recommendations that help Coursera achieve a seamless experience across its platform.

As a Staff Product Designer, you will lead the design strategy and execution for a major product or feature area within the Learning Content Experience. You’ll collaborate across multiple pods and partner closely with product, engineering, research, and data science teams to craft learner and educator experiences that are cohesive, accessible, and impactful.

Your work will involve creating clarity from ambiguity and translating complex problems into simple, elegant, and inclusive solutions that scale globally. Our goal is to make education accessible to all, and we need exceptional designers like you to help realize this vision.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design vision, strategy, and execution for a major product or feature area—shaping its strategic direction while ensuring design quality and craft excellence across every stage of the product lifecycle.
• Define and navigate highly ambiguous and complex problem spaces, leveraging insights across customer, business, and operational areas to frame initiatives and advocate for a strategic perspective and vision across related pods.
• Partner closely with product managers, engineers, researchers, and data scientists to design and ship high-quality, scalable, and inclusive product experiences.
• Partner with research and data leads to synthesize quantitative and qualitative insights into cohesive, actionable design recommendations.
• Design new functionality within existing systems and drive the definition and socialization of new frameworks that guide cohesive and scalable execution.
• Engage technical partners in shaping business logic and implementation decisions to ensure human-centered, technically sound solutions.
• Mentor and provide feedback to designers across pods, raising the bar for design quality, storytelling, and collaboration.
• Communicate design rationale effectively to influence cross-functional stakeholders and align on product direction.
• Model design excellence and foster a culture of feedback, craft rigor, and continuous improvement within your team and across the organization.

Basic Qualifications

• 7-9 years of experience as a UX or Product Designer, with a portfolio demonstrating end-to-end ownership of complex solutions across one or multiple product areas.
• Mastery of core UX methods—including facilitating workshops, conducting user research, synthesizing insights, creating user flows, defining information architecture, and producing wireframes and prototypes—with the ability to guide teams from discovery through delivery and ensure decisions are grounded in user needs.
• Strong interaction and visual design skills, with experience leveraging and contributing to design systems.
• Demonstrated ability to design responsive, mobile-first experiences informed by user research and data insights.
• Proficiency in design and collaboration tools such as Figma, FigJam, and related platforms.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with proven success collaborating with PMs, engineers, researchers, and data scientists.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing AI-driven products and using AI tools in design, including prompt-based interactions and best practices.
• Experience designing for consumer SaaS, enterprise, or EdTech platforms, or mobile-first applications.
• Experience mentoring other designers or contributing to design community programs.
• Experience using AI for product design and development and evangelizing best practices
• Passion for education, learning transformation, and Coursera’s mission to make world-class learning accessible to everyone.

Compensation

Coursera offers competitive pay and fair compensation practices across all regions. Job titles may span multiple career levels, and the targeted hiring base salary range for this role in Canada is $140,000 - $175,000. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as experience, education, transferable skills, business needs, and location. This range may be adjusted over time and may include eligibility for variable pay, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

Coursera is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a welcoming and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request at [e-mail]. Learn more in our CCPA Applicant Notice and GDPR Recruitment Notice .