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Transform the future of education with Coursera as a Product Designer on a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning.
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At Coursera, a leading online education platform, we're driven by a vision to enable anyone, anywhere to transform their lives through access to education. We've partnered with over 325 top universities and industry leaders to offer a wide range of learning opportunities, and as a certified B Corp, our commitment to social impact is integral to our business model. Join our diverse global team and contribute to the democratization of education.
- Design user-centric strategies and solutions based on learner and partner insights.
- Simplify complex concepts for a diverse range of users.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to bring innovative educational products to life.
- Influence design decisions and advocate for user needs.
- Lead and mentor within a dynamic design team.
- 7+ years of UX/Product Design experience.
- Proficiency in responsive web design and familiarity with design systems.
- Strong collaborative skills and tool expertise (e.g., Figma, Jira).
- Ability to present design ideas clearly to stakeholders.
- Experience in user research and product development.
If you're ready to shape the future of education and meet the qualifications above, apply to join Coursera. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion and diversity. For applicants with disabilities, accommodations are available at [email removed - click apply for more details]. Explore more about our impact and opportunities at #LI-Remote.
Coursera was launched in 2012 by two Stanford Computer Science professors, Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 148 million registered learners as of March 31, 2024.
Coursera partners with over 325 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, Guided Projects, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Institutions around the world use Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in fields such as data science, technology, and business. Coursera became a B Corp in February 2021.
Join us in our mission to create a world where anyone, anywhere can transform their life through access to education. We're seeking talented individuals who share our passion and drive to revolutionize the way the world learns.
We at Coursera are committed to building a globally diverse team and are thrilled to extend employment opportunities to individuals in any country where we have a legal entity. We require candidates to possess eligible working rights and have a compatible timezone overlap with their team to facilitate seamless collaboration. As a remote-first company, our interviews and onboarding are entirely virtual, providing a smooth and efficient experience for our candidates.
Job Overview:
As a Product Designer on our Core Foundation Team, you will be an integral part of our Design, Research, and Brand Creative teams, translating learner and partner insights into user-centric experience strategies and design solutions.
Learning and transformation can be quite challenging. As a product designer, your role involves simplifying complex concepts and shaping everything from small-scale interactions to large-scale product solutions that serve thousands of learners.
Our goal is to ensure that education is within reach for everyone, and we are looking for exceptional designers to help us achieve this.
Responsibilities:
- Navigate through the ambiguous phases of the product design process by linking business and customer needs to help define the vision and strategy.
- Work through design problems from start to finish, turning research insights and high-level concepts into ideas that create excellent user experiences.
- Use both qualitative and quantitative insights to guide design decisions.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, data scientists, and researchers to bring products from initial definition to deployment and beyond.
- Develop experiences that fuel business growth while being globally scalable, locally relevant, inclusive, and equitable for all.
- Influence design decisions with stakeholders from various departments and advocate for the customer.
- Manage prioritization and delivery across multiple projects in a strategic Design Lead role.
- Set a positive example and coach less-experienced designers on best practices for design thinking, elevating the standard of design outcomes.
Basic Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience as a UX/Product Designer.
- Experience in designing responsive, accessible web-based experiences.
- Utilizing, optimizing, and contributing to design systems and UI pattern libraries.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.
- Expertise in design, research, and collaboration tools, (eg: Figma, user testing, confluence, and Jira).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Simplifying complex technical concepts and effectively testing design solutions.
- Mastery in facilitating design workshops, developing solution frameworks, creating user flows, and building prototypes.
- Crafting and presenting findings and proposals compellingly to stakeholders.
- Consider and rationalize the technical difficulty of different designs and find simple ways to test concepts.
- Experience building new products and conducting user research to inform MVP definition and development.
Nice-To-Have:
- Experience working across multiple platforms, including responsive web, mobile, and other digital interfaces.
- Experience maintaining localized and right-to-left experiences.
- Experience leading design-thinking workshops.
- Hybrid skill set across the design capabilities from UX to interaction and visual design.
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