Lead UX Designer — Web Strategy & Innovation

Cengage Group; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 102,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group is seeking a Principal UX Designer to shape our web experience across complex systems. You will translate business needs into intuitive, scalable solutions and partner with Marketing, Product and Engineering to drive priorities.

You will lead end-to-end design, apply data and user research, and explore AI-assisted workflows to accelerate delivery. A strong portfolio and 8+ years in UX are required.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of UX, web strategy, and design experience.
• Proven track record across web or platform experiences.
• Influence cross-functional roadmaps through design leadership.
• Portfolio showing end-to-end web design and business impact.
• Ability to use data and user research to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define web experience strategy across key product areas.
• Translate complex requirements into scalable user experiences.
• Use data, research, and experiments to inform decisions.
• Apply AI tools to accelerate design processes.
• Lead end-to-end design from discovery to delivery.
• Collaborate with marketing, product, and engineering.
• Influence cross-functional partners with clear rationale.
• Build and scale experimentation programs with metrics.

Skills

UX design

Web strategy

UI design

Research

Front-end dev

Tools

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Job description

Cengage Group is seeking a Principal UX Designer to shape our web experience across complex systems. You will translate business needs into intuitive, scalable solutions and partner with Marketing, Product and Engineering to drive priorities.

You will lead end-to-end design, apply data and user research, and explore AI-assisted workflows to accelerate delivery. A strong portfolio and 8+ years in UX are required.