Director, Web Experience Design (Remote)

Cengage Group; Honolulu (HI); Remote; USD 138,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group seeks a Director of Web Experience Design to shape the web strategy and lead a high-performing design team. You will align UX/UI with product, marketing, analytics, and engineering to test hypotheses, prototype ideas, and optimize conversion across the customer journey.

Responsibilities include building a culture of continuous optimization, staying ahead of AI-enabled experiences, and mentoring designers to develop future leaders. A portfolio is required for consideration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of people management leading high-performing design teams.
• Experience in ecommerce, growth, conversion optimization or other transactional digital experiences.
• Deep expertise in UX and UI design principles and modern digital design processes.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication to influence senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Portfolio is required to be considered for this position.

Responsibilities

• Set the vision for Cengage’s web experience and UX/UI strategy.
• Partner with Product, Marketing, Analytics, and Engineering to run experiments (A/B/multi-variate).
• Advance ecommerce and conversion experiences across the customer journey.
• Design cohesive experiences from acquisition to engagement.
• Use data to identify opportunities and prioritize improvements.
• Foster a culture of continuous optimization and learning.

Skills

People management

Conversion optimization

UX design

UI design

Cross-functional collaboration

Portfolio required

Job description

Massachusetts, USA

United States

Full time

R2026-1227

We believe in the power and joy of learning

At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping learners around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique

As the Director Web Experience Design, you will shape the vision and design strategy for Cengage’s web ecosystem, creating modern, compelling experiences that connect customers with our products, services, and learning experiences.

Lead and mentor a dedicated design team, setting a high bar for experience quality, visual craft, and measurable impact. Grounded in customer understanding, behavioral data, experimentation, and business insights, drive continuous improvement across discovery, engagement, ecommerce, and conversion—reducing friction, testing new ideas, and creating differentiated experiences that deliver value for customers and the business.

Job Responsibilities

• Set the vision for Cengage’s web experience , establishing a clear UX/UI strategy for how our websites help customers discover, understand, evaluate, purchase, and engage with Cengage products and services.
• Make experimentation central to how we design , partnering with Product, Marketing, Analytics, and Engineering to develop hypotheses, rapidly prototype ideas, run A/B and multivariate tests.
• Advance ecommerce and conversion experiences , continually improving and other high-value conversion moments.
• Design across the full customer journey , creating coherent experiences across acquisition, exploration, consideration, purchase, onboarding, and engagement.
• Use data to identify and prioritize opportunities , combining qualitative research with behavioral analytics, funnel performance, experimentation results, conversion metrics, and other signals.
• Build a culture of continuous optimization , moving beyond one-time redesigns toward an iterative model in which experiences are continually measured, tested, learned from, and improved.
• Stay ahead of evolving web and design practices , including AI-enabled experiences, personalization, emerging interaction patterns, ecommerce innovation, experimentation methods, accessibility, and new design and development technologies.
• Develop outstanding talent by coaching and mentoring designers, strengthening UX and UI craft, building commercial and analytical fluency, developing future design leaders, and creating an environment where teams can do their best work.

Requirements

To be considered for this role, you have:

• Proven experience in a senior Web Experience Design role , including 3+ years of people management experience leading and developing high-performing design teams.
• Strong experience with ecommerce, growth, conversion optimization, or other transactional digital experiences , with an understanding of how design influences customer behavior and business performance.
• Deep expertise in UX and UI design principles, human-centered design methodologies, interaction and visual design, information architecture, accessibility, responsive design, research-informed practices, and modern digital design processes.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, align cross-functional teams, articulate a compelling experience vision, and connect design decisions to customer and business outcomes.
• A portfolio is required to be considered for this position.

Cengage is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of any classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.

Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at [e-mail] .

About Cengage

Cengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here (https://www.cengagegroup.com/news/perspectives/2024/cengage-group-total-rewards-philosophy/) to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy .

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the company’s discretionary incentive bonus program. This position's bonus target amount, which is not guaranteed and is dependent on individual performance and overall company results among other factors, is provided below.

25% Annual: Individual Target

$138,200.00 - $200,000.00 USD

Cengage, a global edtech company, supports learners, educators and institutions across more than 100 countries. With products serving nearly 16 million digital users across the Higher Education, School, Work and English Language Learning markets, we’ve built a learning ecosystem that connects education to employment. We combine trusted content, AI-powered insights and scalable digital platforms to power learning for every future and drive meaningful outcomes at every stage of the learning journey.