Senior UX Designer - AI Learning Experiences (Remote)

Pearson; Lincoln (NE); Remote; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson seeks a Senior UX Designer to lead AI-powered learning experiences for K–12 students, teachers, and families. You will partner with Product, Engineering, Data Analytics, and UX Research to translate insights into intuitive, trustworthy interfaces across web and mobile.

This is a primarily remote role with occasional travel for in-person collaboration with colleagues and customers. You will influence product strategy, contribute to the design system, and raise quality standards while

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in UX design or a closely related discipline, with a portfolio demonstrating end-to-end ownership of complex, shipped products and measurable impact on user outcomes.
• Experience conducting usability tests and mixed-method research activities, gathering insights through interviews, contextual inquiry, and usability studies, and translating findings into actionable design decisions.
• Experience designing for AI-powered product features, such as conversational interfaces, adaptive systems, generative content surfaces, or ML-driven recommendations.
• A strong portfolio and track record matter most to us. A Bachelor’s degree in HCI, interaction design, cognitive science, or a related field is welcomed, but candidates from all educational backgrounds, including bootcamp graduates and self-taught designers, are equally encouraged to apply.
• Experience working in Agile or Lean UX environments, collaborating closely with engineering and product throughout the delivery cycle.

Responsibilities

• Conduct usability tests, structured interviews, and contextual observations to validate design decisions and uncover user needs throughout the design process.
• Partner with Product and UX Research to contribute to study design, synthesize findings, and translate insights into clear design direction.
• Interpret qualitative and quantitative signals, including product analytics, usability results, and A/B test outcomes, to inform and validate design decisions.
• Identify usability and engagement gaps through prototype testing and ongoing user feedback, resolving issues before they reach production.
• Stay current with evaluation methods and UX best practices, sharing relevant techniques that strengthen the team’s design process.
• Own end-to-end product design, from user flows and rough concepts through wireframes, high-fidelity designs, and developer-ready specifications, driving an iterative process from first concept to final handoff.
• Design AI-powered experiences including conversational interfaces, adaptive learning flows, generative content surfaces, and intelligent recommendation features, making complex AI and ML outputs intuitive and trustworthy for K–12 users.
• Think in systems: design for all states, edge cases, error conditions, and empty states, not just the happy path, so every scenario a learner encounters has an intentional, considered response.
• Deliver responsive designs across web and mobile, ensuring layouts and interactions hold up across devices, breakpoints, and screen sizes.
• Use AI tools as design accelerants, including AI design tools, to iterate on more concepts faster and bring ideas to life earlier in the process.
• Define and maintain interaction patterns, UX standards, and component contributions for the shared design system, ensuring consistency and quality across products.
• Treat accessibility as a design foundation: ensure all work meets WCAG 2.2 standards from the start, not as a late-stage check.

Skills

Portfolio

Figma

AI literacy

Data fluency

Information architecture

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree (HCI or related)

Tools

User Testing

Job description

Pearson seeks a Senior UX Designer to lead AI-powered learning experiences for K–12 students, teachers, and families. You will partner with Product, Engineering, Data Analytics, and UX Research to translate insights into intuitive, trustworthy interfaces across web and mobile.

This is a primarily remote role with occasional travel for in-person collaboration with colleagues and customers. You will influence product strategy, contribute to the design system, and raise quality standards while