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Where we work
Udemy is a global company headquartered in San Francisco, with additional U.S. offices in Denver and Austin, and international hubs in Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Türkiye. This is an in-office position, requiring three days a week in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and flexibility on Mondays and Fridays.
About You
You have a high bar for product design, and raise the bar for those around you through internal/external thought leadership, driving culture, and leading large scale initiatives
You are a self-starter, able to bring projects from ideation to launch without much guidance
You’re highly-collaborative and have a low-ego approach.
You are curious and up to date on new industry trends and tools.
You actively manage your time and communication strategy when partnering with collaborators across multiple time zones
You’re an advisor and ambassador for design, who brings diverse stakeholders together to align and work together to solve problems.
You present your designs and design process clearly to stakeholders and senior leaders, building trust in the process.
You have experience in leveraging design systems in your work to reduce the cost of shipping products while maintaining a cohesive user and brand experience.
You can move high-priority projects toward delivery in a fast-paced agile environment.
About this role
As our Staff Designer on the Growth & Discovery team, you will contribute to our UX strategy and execution for Udemy's global consumer and B2B learning products.
Udemy’s unique blended model is powered by the synergy between our global D2C marketplace and our B2B business, and design leadership experience in (one or more of) the Ecommerce, B2B and Subscriptions spaces is essential. Udemy was a first mover in the creator economy, and our success is rooted in our ability to transfer knowledge effectively and authentically between our expert practitioner instructors and our learners. Leveraging the latest advances in ML and learning science, we are constantly developing new ways to deliver learning outcomes. You will help frame and present these new offerings to our learners, business partners, and instructors around the world.
What you'll be doing
Leverage expertise and collaborate with a cross-functional team spanning consumer research, data science, product management, and engineering to test, iterate and launch features that advance our mission
Drive the design process and quality by taking solutions through multiple iterations and feedback rounds to ensure the best user experience.
Seek and translate qualitative and quantitative insights into opportunities, consider cross-functional dependencies and make informed recommendations when solving problems
Validate solutions through research and user feedback, evaluating and understanding the impact, gaps, and opportunities for improvement
Facilitate the team’s efforts to solve priority problems and opportunities through workshops and other ideation methods
Balance business needs and user needs, while drawing on your deep product design expertise, evaluating new risks and opportunities as they arise
Support and advise on solutions across multiple projects - shipping at scale
Prioritize and complete work with some autonomy, seeking occasional input from leads and stakeholders
Apply big-picture thinking to break down ambiguous opportunities into an actionable roadmap
Give and solicit feedback in order to continually raise the bar for quality and craft
Embrace our culture of experimentation and A/B testing
What you’ll have
8+ Years of Product design / UX design experience, with experience in mobile design.
A portfolio of end-to-end product design work that showcases your involvement, from research and discovery to visual design and collaborating with engineering teams for implementation that demonstrates your ability to lead and ship products that users love.
Expertise in driving stakeholder relationships with Product Managers, Researchers and Engineers in previous roles
Excellent interaction design, visual design craft, and prototyping skills
Experience showcasing an end-to-end design process across multiple projects, that include interaction and visual design artifacts, multiple iterations, and high-fidelity prototypes
Track record of designing and shipping products and leading projects to successful outcomes for global users and the business
Ability to navigate ambiguity, and drive clarity that brings the user, technology, and business together
Excellent English oral and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate and present rationale behind your design decisions
Experience influencing and presenting to senior leaders.
You’ll grow here.
Learning is part of the job. You’ll get full access to Udemy courses, a monthly UDay to invest in yourself, and a budget to spend on whatever helps you improve. Many people are diving into AI lately, but what you focus on is up to you.
AI is real here.
We use it in the way we learn and the way we work. You’ll have the space and tools to experiment, apply, and get better at using AI in practical ways.
You’ll own your work.
We trust people to lead, make decisions, and follow through. You don’t need to wait for permission or layers of approval to have an impact.
You’ll build with others.
We collaborate openly and shape ideas together. Everyone has a voice, and good thinking is welcomed from any direction.
You’ll see your impact.
What you build helps people grow their skills, change their careers, or find a path forward. You’ve got the experience, why not use it to help others gain theirs?
Bring your curiosity. We’ll bring the platform and the support. Let’s LEARN together.
Our Benefits Start with UOur benefits start with you and were built to provide you and your family with the protection and care you need, making it easy to access the right coverage when you need it most. Benefits vary by region, and we encourage applicants to review our US Benefits, Ireland Benefits & Turkiye Benefits pages to get an understanding of some of the benefits we offer. For details on region-specific benefits, please refer to the information provided during the hiring process.
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