Position Summary
Pearson Virtual Schools is seeking a Senior UX Designer to lead the design of
AI-powered learning experiences for students, teachers, and families across our
K–12 virtual school platforms. In this role, you will work end-to-end, from
framing design problems and contributing to user research through prototyping
and validating high-fidelity experiences that reach hundreds of thousands of
learners.
You will partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, Data Analytics,
and UX Research to translate learner insights and business goals into intuitive,
accessible, and engaging product experiences, including interfaces that make
AI-driven features legible and trustworthy for students and educators. This is a
role for someone who moves fluidly between ambiguity and precision: contributing
to the research needed to frame a problem clearly, then execute with craft and
rigor to solve it well.
You will influence product strategy and roadmap decisions, contribute to our
shared design system, and raise the quality bar for the team around you. We are
looking for candidates who are excited by hard questions about how people learn,
motivated by improving learning outcomes, and ready to design for a generation
of learners whose expectations of digital experiences are higher than ever.
This is a primarily remote role, with occasional travel for in-person
collaboration with colleagues and customers.
What You’ll Do
Research & Insight
Conduct usability tests, structured interviews, and contextual observations
to validate design decisions and uncover user needs throughout the design
process.
Partner with Product and UX Research to contribute to study design,
synthesize findings, and translate insights into clear design direction.
Interpret qualitative and quantitative signals, including product analytics,
usability results, and A/B test outcomes, to inform and validate design
decisions.
Identify usability and engagement gaps through prototype testing and ongoing
user feedback, resolving issues before they reach production.
Stay current with evaluation methods and UX best practices, sharing relevant
techniques that strengthen the team’s design process.
Design & Prototyping
Own end-to-end product design, from user flows and rough concepts through
wireframes, high-fidelity designs, and developer-ready specifications,
driving an iterative process from first concept to final handoff.
Design AI-powered experiences including conversational interfaces, adaptive
learning flows, generative content surfaces, and intelligent recommendation
features, making complex AI and ML outputs intuitive and trustworthy for K–12
users.
Think in systems: design for all states, edge cases, error conditions, and
empty states, not just the happy path, so every scenario a learner encounters
has an intentional, considered response.
Deliver responsive designs across web and mobile, ensuring layouts and
interactions hold up across devices, breakpoints, and screen sizes.
Use AI tools as design accelerants, including AI design tools, to iterate on
more concepts faster and bring ideas to life earlier in the process.
Define and maintain interaction patterns, UX standards, and component
contributions for the shared design system, ensuring consistency and quality
across products.
Treat accessibility as a design foundation: ensure all work meets WCAG 2.2
standards from the start, not as a late-stage check.
Collaboration & Strategic Influence
Partner with Product Management, Engineering, and Data Analytics to shape
product direction, influence roadmap prioritization, and support investment
decisions with design rationale grounded in user insight.
Communicate research findings and design decisions in compelling,
story-driven ways, tailoring the narrative for audiences ranging from
engineers to product leadership to business stakeholders.
Balance user needs, business goals, and delivery constraints to advocate for
decisions that move the product forward without compromising the learner
experience.
Champion underserved user groups, including students with disabilities,
English language learners, and students in under-resourced settings, as an
active voice in every product conversation.
Mentorship & Team Contribution
Serve as a mentor across the design team, sharing expertise in design craft,
research methods, and decision-making to support the growth and quality of
the team.
Contribute to team practices, design critique, workshop facilitation, shared
documentation, and workflow improvements, that raise the efficiency and
quality of the broader team.
Model a standard of curiosity, rigor, and craft that sets the bar others
aspire to reach.
What We’re Looking For
Experience & Education
7+ years of experience in UX design or a closely related discipline, with a
portfolio demonstrating end-to-end ownership of complex, shipped products and
measurable impact on user outcomes.
Experience conducting usability tests and mixed-method research activities,
gathering insights through interviews, contextual inquiry, and usability
studies, and translating findings into actionable design decisions.
Experience designing for AI-powered product features, such as conversational
interfaces, adaptive systems, generative content surfaces, or ML-driven
recommendations.
A strong portfolio and track record matter most to us. A Bachelor’s degree in
HCI, interaction design, cognitive science, or a related field is welcomed,
but candidates from all educational backgrounds, including bootcamp graduates
and self-taught designers, are equally encouraged to apply.
Experience working in Agile or Lean UX environments, collaborating closely
with engineering and product throughout the delivery cycle.
Skills & Competencies
Expert proficiency in Figma for design and prototyping; familiarity with
research and testing tools such as User Testing or similar.
AI literacy, comfortable applying AI tools to design workflows and designing
for AI-powered product experiences, including generative and adaptive
interfaces.
Data fluency, comfortable working with product analytics platforms,
interpreting A/B test results, and using quantitative signal to inform and
validate design decisions.
Strong information architecture, user journey mapping, and interaction design
skills, including interaction patterns, micro-interactions, and transitions,
across web and mobile platforms.
Solid grasp of visual design fundamentals, including typography, color
theory, and visual hierarchy, to create interfaces that are polished,
legible, and build user trust.
Deep understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2 and Section 508) and
inclusive design principles, with experience embedding both into the design
process from the start, particularly for diverse and underserved learner
populations.
Experience contributing to or maintaining a shared design system, with an
understanding of component-level design consistency at scale.
Excellent communication and storytelling skills, able to present design
rationale and research findings persuasively to audiences ranging from
engineers to product leadership.
Demonstrated ability to navigate competing priorities, align cross-functional
partners, and influence roadmap decisions with design rationale grounded in
user insight.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in the K–12 education sector, with a working understanding of the
needs of students, families, and educators.
Familiarity with AI-assisted design and research tooling, including prompt
engineering for design workflows.
Background in mixed-methods research, including behavioral analytics and
quantitative study design.
Understanding of pedagogy and instructional design principles, and how they
inform the design of effective K–12 learning experiences.
Familiarity with learning management systems (LMS) and how students and
educators interact with them in a virtual school environment.
Compensation at Pearson is influenced by factors including skill set,
experience, and location.
The full-time salary range for this role is $105,000 – $135,000. This position
is eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. Information on
benefits can be found here [https://pearsonbenefitsglobal.com/].
Applications will be accepted through 18th September 2026. This window may be
extended depending on business needs.
Apply today and imagine the impact you can make.
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