Senior UX Designer & AI-Driven Web Strategy

Cengage Group; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group in Des Moines is seeking a Principal UX Designer to shape and elevate our web experience through strong product thinking, design craft, and systems thinking.

You will define web experience across complex systems, translate business needs into intuitive, scalable solutions, and partner with Marketing, Product and Engineering.

This role demands leading end-to-end design, driving cross-functional alignment, and using data, research, and AI to inform and accelerate decisions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of UX/Web design experience across web or platform experiences.
• Portfolio showing end-to-end web design work with measurable impact.
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners and shape roadmaps through design leadership.
• Proficiency in data, analytics, and user research to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define Web experience strategy across key product areas and guide high-impact decisions.
• Translate complex requirements into clear, scalable user experiences.
• Use data, research, and experimentation to inform decisions and drive improvements.
• Apply AI to accelerate and reimagine design and build processes.
• Lead end-to-end design from discovery to delivery with cohesion across experiences.
• Balance strategic thinking with hands-on design work and collaboration with engineers.
• Influence cross-functional partners and leadership through clear communication and tradeoffs.
• Lead experimentation programs with hypothesis development and success metrics.

Skills

UX Design

Web Strategy

Product Design

Research

Data Analytics

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

AI Tools

Job description

Cengage Group in Des Moines is seeking a Principal UX Designer to shape and elevate our web experience through strong product thinking, design craft, and systems thinking.

You will define web experience across complex systems, translate business needs into intuitive, scalable solutions, and partner with Marketing, Product and Engineering.

This role demands leading end-to-end design, driving cross-functional alignment, and using data, research, and AI to inform and accelerate decisions.