Senior Director, Product Design

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Where we Work

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 this Role

As a Senior Director of Product Design for for our Core Product UX you will lead one of Udemys most strategically important design domainsdefining the experience for millions of users worldwide. Reporting to the VP of Design & Research you will shape the end-to-end experiences across web and mobile platforms ensuring Udemy continues to set the standard for intuitive elegant and effective upskilling experiences. You will work cross functionally with your peers in Product and Engineering to build high performing coherent and beautiful product experiences.

What youll be doing

• Set the vision for the core product UX at Udemy ensuring our platform is not only functional but inspiring competitive and visually iconic.

• Elevate design across multiple global teams (US and Europe) acting as a player-coach who guides by example while mentoring senior talent.

• Influence at the highest levels presenting confidently to C-level stakeholders and driving alignment between design product and business strategy.

• Lead innovation in AI-powered UX prototyping the future of personalized learning content creation and global classroom experiences.

• Build culture creating an environment where designers do the best work of their careersgrounded in collaboration inclusion and shared purpose.

• Scale impact operationalizing design processes and systems that enable consistent high-quality outcomes across products regions and modalities.

What youll have

• 10 years of product design leadership and leading leaders including 5 years leading and mentoring multi-disciplinary design teams at scale and 3 years in an executive function overseeing budgets career development organizational change management and culture building.

• A deep understanding of creator economy incentives and drivers.

• A portfolio that demonstrates not only excellent design execution but also your ability to drive vision influence outcomes and scale impact across complex ecosystems.

• Deep experience designing for web and mobile platforms; fluency in video-based subscription or creator-driven products is a strong plus.

• Comfort and confidence engaging with executive stakeholders; proven ability to align design strategy with business goals and outcomes.

• Expertise in design systems UX strategy and operational excellence to drive efficiency and consistency including deep collaboration with Marketing and Product Marketing

• Deep understanding fluency and hands-on experience in emerging AI design prototyping and and frontend coding tools and experience shaping AI-powered product features.

• A track record of building strong collaborative team cultures across geographies.

• Vibrant connections across the design industry with the ability to represent Udemy externally and ensure our design org is connected visible and influential in the broader community.

• Exceptional communication skills that inspire trust alignment and clarity across disciplines.

• Passion for our mission: transforming lives through learning on a truly global stage.

What Success Looks Like in 12 Months

• Youve defined and communicated a clear UX vision that aligns with company strategy and inspires the org.

• Your teams in the US and Europe are operating at a higher craft level producing modern competitive and visually excellent experiences.

• Youve earned trust at the C-level influencing strategic product and business decisions through compelling design narratives and outcomes.

• You have built strong and productive relationships with your partners in the Content & Creator Strategy Enterprise and Consumer Marketplace teams.

• Udemys core product experiences are measurably more cohesive intuitive and impactful with flagship features launched under your leadership.

• Youve embedded AI-powered design approaches into workflows and products driving innovation in how learners and instructors engage with the platform.

• The design org has stronger visibility and influence across Udemy and in the broader design community with you as a visible ambassador.

• Your team describes the culture youve built as collaborative inclusive and career-defining.

Posting Date: December 1 2025

Application window: December 1 2025 - 15th December 2025

Why work here

Youll grow here.
Learning is part of the job. Youll 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. Youll have the space and tools to experiment apply and get better at using AI in practical ways.

Youll own your work.
We trust people to lead make decisions and follow through. You dont need to wait for permission or layers of approval to have an impact.

Youll build with others.
We collaborate openly and shape ideas together. Everyone has a voice and good thinking is welcomed from any direction.

Youll see your impact.
What you build helps people grow their skills change their careers or find a path forward. Youve got the experience why not use it to help others gain theirs

Bring your curiosity. Well bring the platform and the support. Lets LEARNtogether.

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