We are looking for a highly skilled Sr. Manager, Product Design to lead, inspire, and grow a team of product designers responsible for crafting intuitive, accessible, and elegant experiences across Discovery Education’s suite of blended learning products. This is a player-coach role, combining hands-on design leadership with direct team management. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, user research, and engineering, to shape strategy and deliver exceptional K–12 education solutions. With a deep commitment to user-centered design, you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and delivering impactful, scalable experiences for students, educators, and administrators.

In This Role You Will:

• Strategic Product Leadership
  • Partnering with product and engineering leads to define team roadmaps, resource needs, and strategic priorities
  • Leading design contributions to key strategy discussions and long-term product visioning
  • Identifying and prioritizing initiatives that ladder to product and company-level OKRs
• Hands-On Design Execution
  • Designing intuitive, functional, and elegant user experiences across DE’s digital products
  • Translating research and insights into user-centered design solutions
  • Presenting design work in compelling ways that highlight user impact
• Team Management and Mentorship
  • Leading, mentoring, and developing a team of product designers
  • Facilitating 1:1s, design reviews, career planning conversations, and skills development
  • Driving team engagement, growth, and operational excellence
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Working collaboratively with UXR, product, and engineering to integrate research and testing throughout the design process
  • Coordinating design sprints, workshops, and other co-creation activities to support discovery and iteration
  • Sourcing and hiring top-tier design talent to grow a high-performing team
• Process and Continuous Improvement
  • Advocating for UX value and best practices across the organization
  • Supporting scalable design processes that enhance team productivity and quality
  • Tracking and evaluating design impact through data and user feedback

Core Competencies for Success:

• Design leadership and team development
• Strategic thinking and innovation
• User-centered design and accessibility
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Communication and storytelling
• Design systems and pattern libraries
• Agile product development
• Design facilitation and stakeholder engagement

Credentials and Experience:

• 6+ years of experience in product design, preferably in SaaS or EdTech environments
• 3+ years of experience in a design leadership role with direct reports
• Proven track record of delivering enterprise-level design solutions within Agile teams
• Experience implementing product development methodologies (e.g., JTBD, Lean Canvas)
• Expertise in conducting and applying UX research and usability testing
• Legal right to work in the United States

The hiring range for this position is between $168,200 - $185,000 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Additionally, this position is eligible for an Annual Bonus.