Senior Manager, Product Design, Discovery

Senior Manager, Product Design, Discovery

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Udemy is an AI-powered skills acceleration platform built to help people and teams grow. It’s personalized, practical, and focused on real-world impact.

Our mission is simple : to transform lives through learning. Your work helps people around the world build skills they can use, whether they’re picking up something new or leveling up to stay ahead.

Over 80 million learners and 17,000 businesses already learn with Udemy. If you’re excited by change, energized by learning, and ready to have a real impact, you’ll feel right at home.

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 Your Skills

Hands-On Craft : You stay close to the work—quickly turning ambiguous problems into thoughtful sketches and prototypes.

Influence Without Authority : You build strong partnerships across disciplines and levels. You can align stakeholders and confidently advocate for great user outcomes.

Strategic Decision-Making : You balance multiple inputs and perspectives, and you communicate decisions clearly to drive execution.

Coaching & Mentorship : You grow others by asking the right questions, offering feedback, and fostering ownership and confidence in your team.

What You’ll Do

Provide hands-on design leadership for the Growth & Discovery team, shaping experiences that help learners explore and engage with content.

Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality, consistent user experiences across all platforms.

Drive end-to-end design—from research and ideation to prototyping and delivery—simplifying complex problems into elegant solutions.

Evolve and operationalize design systems and team processes that support scale and consistency.

Lead & mentor teams by organizing priorities and participating in exploring a range of design ideas in order to provide different perspectives on solutions.

Champion the needs of learners and instructors through user-centered design practices.

Contribute to recruiting, hiring, and onboarding design talent, building a high-performing and inclusive team.

What You’ll Have

10+ years of experience in product, UX, interaction and strong visual UI design for web and mobile platforms.

5+ years of experience leading and mentoring product designers as well as experience building or scaling teams.

A strong portfolio demonstrating design leadership and hands‑on work across complex, user‑facing digital products.

Deep craft expertise and a strong point of view on visual and interaction design quality.

Proficiency in modern design tools (e.g., Figma), design systems, prototyping, and usability testing.

Familiarity with growth design, funnel optimization, and discovery experiences.

Experience with e-learning, AI‑enhanced products, or subscription services is a plus.

Excellent communication, documentation and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Posting Date : October 21, 2025

Application window : September 20, 2025 - 4th November, 2025

At Udemy, we strive to be transparent around compensation. Actual compensation for this role is based on several factors, including but not limited to job‑related skills, qualifications, experience, and specific work location due to differences in the cost of labor. In addition to a base salary, this role is also eligible for equity.

Hiring Compensation Range

$196,000 - $245,000 USD

Why work here?

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 U

Our 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 Australia Benefits, India Benefits, Ireland Benefits, Mexico Benefits, Turkiye Benefits & US 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.

Benefits outlined are provided as a general overview and may vary depending on the location, role, and employment classification. All benefits are subject to change at the discretion of the organization and in accordance with applicable laws and policies.

At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. We understand that not everyone will match each of the qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we’d love to hear from you!

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