Lead UX Designer

Pearson VUE

Lead Specialist, UX Designer leading design for major product areas in higher education. Collaborating with teams to create user-centered designs that drive impactful learning experiences.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeHoboken • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $195,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead design for major product areas, full user journeys, and platform-level initiatives
Create high-fidelity, pixel-perfect designs including user flows and interactive prototypes
Define and evolve reusable components and patterns for the design system across multiple product teams
Lead user research initiatives (or co-lead with researchers) including study planning and synthesis
Present design work and strategic recommendations to senior leadership
Facilitate design workshops that build shared understanding of user needs

Requirements

What you’ll need

7-10 years of product design experience
Experience leading design for major features or product areas affecting millions of users
Experience designing AI-powered experiences is critical
A strategic thinker who brings exceptional judgment to complex decisions
Equally comfortable designing pixel-perfect interfaces and defining scalable design systems
Must be fluent in English

Benefits

Comp & perks

This position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program

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Hard Skills & Tools

product designuser flowsinteractive prototypesdesign systemsuser researchAI-powered experiencespixel-perfect designreusable componentsdesign workshopsstrategic recommendations

Soft Skills

leadershipstrategic thinkingjudgmentcommunicationcollaborationfacilitationuser empathyproblem-solvingpresentation skillsadaptability