<div class="content-intro"><p>Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 175 million registered learners as of March 31, 2025. Coursera partners with over 350 leading universities and industry leaders to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations enable instructors to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning experiences to their learners. Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, citizens, and students in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join us in our mission to create a world where anyone, anywhere can transform their life through access to education. We're seeking talented individuals who share our passion and drive to revolutionize the way the world learns.</span></p>
<p><strong>At Coursera, we are committed to building a globally diverse team and are thrilled to extend employment opportunities to individuals in any country where we have a legal entity. We require candidates to possess eligible working rights and have a compatible timezone overlap with their team to facilitate seamless collaboration.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><strong>Coursera has a commitment to enabling flexibility and workspace choices for employees. Our interviews and onboarding are entirely virtual, providing a smooth and efficient experience for our candidates. As an employee, we enable you to select your main way of working, whether it's from home, one of our offices or hubs, or a co-working space near you.</strong></p></div><p><strong>Job Overview:</strong></p>
<p>The Design &amp; Research teams play a vital role in Coursera’s success. These teams are responsible for gathering learner &amp; educator insights and translating them into recommendations that help Coursera achieve a seamless experience across its platform. These teams are divided into three main areas: Product Experience, Learning Content Experience, and Core Foundations.</p>
<p>The experience of learning and transformation is inherently challenging. Your work as a designer will be to create simplicity from complexity and influence everything from the most micro-interaction to full-enterprise learning programs with thousands of employee learners. Our goal is to make education accessible to all and we need extraordinary designers to realize this.</p>
<p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Work through design problems from beginning to end, translating qualitative and quantitative data and high-level concepts into workflows, visual designs, and detailed interactions that create delightful user experiences.</li>
<li>Navigate the initial ambiguous phases of design to define product vision and strategy, aligning business and customer needs.</li>
<li>Partner with cross-functional teams—including product managers, engineers, data scientists, and researchers—to deliver products from concept to launch.</li>
<li>Create globally scalable, locally relevant, and inclusive experiences that drive business growth.</li>
<li>Balance prioritization and delivery across multiple projects while driving strategic outcomes as a Design Lead.</li>
<li>Mentor designers on best practices, raising the bar for design quality and outcomes.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Basic Qualifications:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>5-8 years experience as a UX (User Experience) / Product Designer</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Able to utilize effective communication and collaboration strategies with cross-functional partners—including product managers, engineers, data scientists, researchers, other designers, and executives—in evolving design proposals. Experience with design and collaboration tools (e.g. Figma, Figjam and others).</li>
<li>Able to consider and rationalize the technical difficulty of different designs, finding ways to test concepts as simply as possible.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Experience building new products and conducting user research to inform MVP definition and development.</li>
<li>Mastery of UX design skills required to facilitate design workshops, apply solution frameworks, create user flows, define IA, create wireframes, and create prototypes.</li>
<li>Strong visual design / UI skills with experience leveraging and building upon a design system.</li>
<li>Demonstrated expertise designing with a mobile-first lens.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Nice-To-Have:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Experience as a course instructor or teaching assistant.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Experience designing with emerging technologies, e.g. GenAI.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Depending on the topic area you are interested in: experience designing for consumer SaaS product(s), enterprise products or consumer mobile.</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on Coursera:</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/generative-ai-for-everyone">Generative AI for Everyone</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="https://grow.google/certificates/ux-design/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=paidsearch&amp;utm_campaign=ha-sem-bk-ux-phr__geo--US&amp;utm_term=google%20ux%20certification&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAqL28BhCrARIsACYJvkfFjIZZa_kL1-g6oCkW1OSjZMQi81pk7opSIFPCdf5tjEBuGFZlJgMaAizREALw_wcB">Google UX Certification</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/uva-darden-design-thinking-social-sector">Design Thinking for the Greater Good</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/design-strategy">Design Led Strategy</a></strong></li>
</ul>
<p>Coursera offers competitive pay and equitable compensation practices. Our job titles may span more than one career level. This role's targeted hiring base salary range is between<em> $126,500 </em>and<em> $200,000.</em>&nbsp;The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to prior work experiences, training/education, transferable skills, business needs, and geographical location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for variable pay, equity, and benefits.&nbsp;</p><div class="content-conclusion"><div>Coursera is an&nbsp;Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected class.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact us at accommodations@coursera.org.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>For California Candidates, please review our <a class="postings-link" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VoafvZVMx9IqfEymgE5GfuWC7OkzlAnc/view?usp=sharing">CCPA Applicant Notice</a> here.</div>
<div>For our Global Candidates, please review our <a class="postings-link" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hlfSN3KDu9VH44MhZv5wrw2wf1uiRF-C/view?usp=sharing">GDPR Recruitment Notice</a> here.</div>
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Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller, with a mission
to provide universal access to world-class learning. It is now one of the
largest online learning platforms in the world, with 175 million registered
learners as of March 31, 2025. Coursera partners with over 350 leading
universities and industry leaders to offer a broad catalog of content and
credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates,
and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations enable instructors to deliver
scalable, personalized, and verified learning experiences to their learners.
Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their
employees, citizens, and students in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data
science, technology, and business. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit
corporation and a B Corp.

Join us in our mission to create a world where anyone, anywhere can transform
their life through access to education. We're seeking talented individuals who
share our passion and drive to revolutionize the way the world learns.

**At Coursera, we are committed to building a globally diverse team and are
thrilled to extend employment opportunities to individuals in any country
where we have a legal entity. We require candidates to possess eligible
working rights and have a compatible timezone overlap with their team to
facilitate seamless collaboration.  **

**Coursera has a commitment to enabling flexibility and workspace choices for
employees. Our interviews and onboarding are entirely virtual, providing a
smooth and efficient experience for our candidates. As an employee, we enable
you to select your main way of working, whether it's from home, one of our
offices or hubs, or a co-working space near you.**

 **Job Overview:**

The Design & Research teams play a vital role in Coursera’s success. These
teams are responsible for gathering learner & educator insights and
translating them into recommendations that help Coursera achieve a seamless
experience across its platform. These teams are divided into three main areas:
Product Experience, Learning Content Experience, and Core Foundations.

The experience of learning and transformation is inherently challenging. Your
work as a designer will be to create simplicity from complexity and influence
everything from the most micro-interaction to full-enterprise learning
programs with thousands of employee learners. Our goal is to make education
accessible to all and we need extraordinary designers to realize this.

**Responsibilities:**

  * Work through design problems from beginning to end, translating qualitative and quantitative data and high-level concepts into workflows, visual designs, and detailed interactions that create delightful user experiences.
  * Navigate the initial ambiguous phases of design to define product vision and strategy, aligning business and customer needs.
  * Partner with cross-functional teams—including product managers, engineers, data scientists, and researchers—to deliver products from concept to launch.
  * Create globally scalable, locally relevant, and inclusive experiences that drive business growth.
  * Balance prioritization and delivery across multiple projects while driving strategic outcomes as a Design Lead.
  * Mentor designers on best practices, raising the bar for design quality and outcomes.

**Basic Qualifications:**

  * 5-8 years experience as a UX (User Experience) / Product Designer

**Preferred Qualifications:**

  * Able to utilize effective communication and collaboration strategies with cross-functional partners—including product managers, engineers, data scientists, researchers, other designers, and executives—in evolving design proposals. Experience with design and collaboration tools (e.g. Figma, Figjam and others).
  * Able to consider and rationalize the technical difficulty of different designs, finding ways to test concepts as simply as possible. 
  * Experience building new products and conducting user research to inform MVP definition and development.
  * Mastery of UX design skills required to facilitate design workshops, apply solution frameworks, create user flows, define IA, create wireframes, and create prototypes.
  * Strong visual design / UI skills with experience leveraging and building upon a design system.
  * Demonstrated expertise designing with a mobile-first lens.

**Nice-To-Have:**

  * Experience as a course instructor or teaching assistant. 
  * Experience designing with emerging technologies, e.g. GenAI. 
  * Depending on the topic area you are interested in: experience designing for consumer SaaS product(s), enterprise products or consumer mobile.

**If this opportunity interests you, you might like these courses on
Coursera:**

  * **[Generative AI for Everyone](https://www.coursera.org/learn/generative-ai-for-everyone)**
  * **[Google UX Certification](https://grow.google/certificates/ux-design/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=ha-sem-bk-ux-phr__geo--US&utm_term=google%20ux%20certification&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqL28BhCrARIsACYJvkfFjIZZa_kL1-g6oCkW1OSjZMQi81pk7opSIFPCdf5tjEBuGFZlJgMaAizREALw_wcB)**
  * **[Design Thinking for the Greater Good](https://www.coursera.org/learn/uva-darden-design-thinking-social-sector)**
  * **[Design Led Strategy](https://www.coursera.org/learn/design-strategy)**

Coursera offers competitive pay and equitable compensation practices. Our job
titles may span more than one career level. This role's targeted hiring base
salary range is between _$126,500_ and _$200,000._  The actual base pay is
dependent upon many factors, including but not limited to prior work
experiences, training/education, transferable skills, business needs, and
geographical location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be
modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for variable pay,
equity, and benefits.

Coursera is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and considers all
qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, national origin, protected
veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected class.



If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable
accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact
us at accommodations@coursera.org.



For California Candidates, please review our [CCPA Applicant
Notice](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VoafvZVMx9IqfEymgE5GfuWC7OkzlAnc/view?usp=sharing)
here.

For our Global Candidates, please review our [GDPR Recruitment
Notice](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hlfSN3KDu9VH44MhZv5wrw2wf1uiRF-C/view?usp=sharing)
here.



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