Manager, UX Design

Summary

Join Turnitin, a global leader in education technology, as a UX Design Manager. You will lead a team of designers, crafting elegant design solutions for educational products used worldwide. Responsibilities include managing the user experience design of multiple programs, setting the UX vision, and fostering a user-centered design culture. Success requires driving operational excellence, thriving in a fast-paced environment, and collaborating effectively with cross-functional partners. The role offers a competitive salary, bonus eligibility, and a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes well-being. Turnitin is a remote-first company, offering flexibility and a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI) or equivalent professional experience
• 6+ years of industry experience in UX design or related discipline
• Experience managing a design team. Proven ability to drive better outcomes through coaching
• Experience leading design teams that deliver end-to-end experiences with large scope and complexity
• A strong portfolio of the candidate’s personal design work and design team deliverables under this candidates’ leadership, demonstrating user-centered, multi-platform and scalable design solutions

Responsibilities

• Leads a talented team of UX designers by defining and sustaining best practices
• Manages the user experience design of multiple mid-to-large-sized programs through leading a design team
• Participates in setting the vision for the UX organization and influencing the product roadmap
• Champions for user-centered design culture. Drives creative process and collaboration with cross-functional partners to propose new ideas and strategies
• Models behavior that exemplifies Turnitin values on their team. Raises the design bar for the team
• Provides coaching and feedback, with an emphasis on growing design acumen
• Creates and drives adoption of design guidelines, mechanisms, best practices, process and tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in driving viable UX frameworks and product architectures in highly ambiguous environments
• Demonstrated ability to deliver large- scale strategic design initiatives with a bias toward scalable systems and patterns
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Tracking record of successfully building, growing and retaining design talent, promoting strong creative team culture
• Change Leadership -The ability to initiate, sponsor, and implement organizational or process change; helping others to successfully manage organizational or process change
• Goal Setting & Vision Execution - Is able to set a clear vision for their direct reports that ties into the company strategy, and turn that vision into meaningful, measurable and actionable goals to be executed on
• Accountability - Holds oneself responsible for required actions, and ensures that team members/colleagues/peers also own responsibility for their designated tasks while meeting collective team and company goals. All in service of creating a high performing environment
• Collaboration & Influencing - Effectively communicates and cooperates with peers, partners, leaders & customers to achieve outcomes. Builds relationships and creates an environment wherein people can naturally work together for the good of the company and our customers
• Diversity & Inclusivity - Encourages and celebrates diversity at every level within the organization. Understanding that many cultures, traditions, beliefs, languages, thoughts and lifestyles are prevalent in both the workforce as well as the customer populations, and are respected without judgment. Works to create an environment of belonging
• Curiosity - Has a growth mindset and leads with questions vs. assumptions. Unleashes creativity and possibility by actively seeking new experiences, information, and knowledge; embraces challenge, takes risks, learns fast and welcomes change
• Resourcefulness - Possesses a mindset of abundance and redefines what’s possible; creates and advances ways of achieving results in new or difficult situations either by appropriating additional resources, or by doing more with less

Benefits

• The expected annual base salary range for this position is: $126,525/year to $210,875/year
• This position is bonus eligible / commission-based
• Remote First Culture
• Health Care Coverage*
• Education Reimbursement*
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• 4 Self-Care Days per year
• National Holidays*
• 2 Founder Days + Juneteenth Observed
• Paid Volunteer Time*
• Charitable contribution match*
• Monthly Wellness or Home Office Reimbursement*
• Access to Modern Health (mental health platform)
• Parental Leave*
• Retirement Plan with match/contribution*