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Senior Director, Product Design

Udemy
$272,000-$340,000
United States, California, San Francisco
600 Harrison Street (Show on map)
Sep 16, 2025
Join Udemy. Help define the future of learning. 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. Learn more about us on our company page. About You You are a visionary design leader passionate about building world-class UX and design solutions that inspire, delight, and compete at the highest level. At Udemy, teaching and learning are two sides of the same coin-your mission is to empower learners to grow and creators to thrive, designing experiences that elevate both audiences together. You are equally at home inspiring teams, engaging with executives, and influencing outcomes at the highest levels of an organization. You see design not just as a function but as a force that uplifts culture, drives innovation, and fuels business transformation. You cultivate talent across borders and time zones, building collaborative, resilient teams that deliver results with creativity and precision. Curious and forward-looking, you embrace the emerging AI era and are fluent in the tools and methods that will define the next generation of digital experiences. You are eager to shape the future of the creator economy, subscription services, and the intersection of learning, teaching, and technology. About the Role As Sr. Director of Product Design for Teach & Learn UX, you will lead one of Udemy's most strategically important design domains-defining the experience for millions of learners and instructors worldwide. Reporting to the VP of Design & Research, you will shape the end-to-end experience of learning and teaching across web and mobile platforms, ensuring Udemy continues to set the standard for intuitive, elegant, and effective educational experiences. You will work cross functionally with your peers in Product and Engineering to build high performing, coherent and beautiful product experiences. In this role you will: Set the vision for teaching and learning 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 careers-grounded in collaboration, inclusion, and shared purpose. Scale impact, operationalizing design processes and systems that enable consistent, high-quality outcomes across products, regions, and modalities. Your leadership will directly shape the way learners around the world gain skills to transform their lives and careers, while empowering instructors to thrive in the global creator economy. What You Bring 10+ years of product design leadership, including 5+ years leading and mentoring multi-disciplinary design teams at scale. 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. Fluency in emerging AI design 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 You've 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. You've 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. Udemy's learner and instructor experiences are measurably more cohesive, intuitive, and impactful, with flagship features launched under your leadership. You've 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 you've built as collaborative, inclusive, and career-defining. Why Join Us At Udemy, design is a seat at the table. You will join a world-class design leadership team with alumni from Disney, Amazon, Autodesk, Apple, and Hulu-leaders who understand what it takes to deliver category-defining experiences at global scale. We are united by a mission to transform lives through learning, at a company that already serves 70M+ learners and 16,000+ enterprises worldwide. As part of Udemy's design organization, you will: Shape the future of a platform at the heart of the global skills economy. Partner with senior leaders across Product, Engineering, and Research who share your ambition for impact. Drive bold innovation in areas like AI, subscription models, and the creator economy. Build and lead a diverse, global team of passionate designers who are hungry to uplevel the craft. This is an opportunity to leave a lasting mark on the way the world learns-and to do so alongside some of the most talented leaders in design and technology. Posting Date:September 16, 2025 Application window:September 16, 2025 - 30th September, 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 $272,000 — $340,000 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 LEARNtogether. 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! Information regarding data privacy is available within the Udemy Careers Privacy Notice.