Associate User Experience Researcher Jobs in Iowa

United States

Full time

R2025-778

We believe in the power and joy of learning

At Cengage Group, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose - driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Our culture values inclusion, engagement, and discovery

Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day. To learn more, please see https://www.cengagegroup.com/about/inclusion-and-belonging/ .

We're looking for a passionate UX Designer to join the Cengage Work team and shape the future of our eCommerce experiences. In this role, you'll design solutions that are not only beautiful and intuitive but also grounded in data and experimentation. You'll work closely with product managers, engineers, researchers, and business stakeholders to create experiences that drive measurable business outcomes.

What You'll Do

• Lead end-to-end design for eCommerce flows, from discovery and concepting to high-fidelity design and delivery.
• Translate complex business requirements and data insights into simple, engaging user experiences.
• Use A/B and multivariate testing to validate design hypotheses and inform decision-making.
• Collaborate with product and analytics teams to design experiments and interpret results.
• Apply strong interaction and visual design skills while adhering to brand guidelines.
• Advocate for the user while balancing business goals and technical constraints.
• Contribute to our design system and help elevate design quality across the organization.

What We're Looking For

• 3-5+ years of UX/UI design work experience, with a strong portfolio showcasing eCommerce projects.
• Expertise in Figma (or similar design tools) and comfort working with design systems.
• Proven experience leveraging data analytics, experimentation (A/B and multivariate testing) to drive design decisions.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and usability best practices.
• Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams, presenting and defending design decisions with confidence.
• Experience with iterative product development and agile workflows.
• Bonus: familiarity with conversion optimization, personalization, and behavioral analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Optimizely, Amplitude).
• This person needs to operate independently in ambiguity, push and partner with strong stakeholders, and create clarity where there isn't any. Strong craft and taste is table stakes, I need someone who brings product thinking, vision, and leadership without waiting for direction.

Cengage Group is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, veteran status, and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.

Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at accommodations.ta@cengage.com or at +1 (617) 289-7917.

About Cengage Group

Cengage Group, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here (https://www.cengagegroup.com/news/perspectives/2024/cengage-group-total-rewards-philosophy/) to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy .

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the company's discretionary incentive bonus program. This position's bonus target amount, which is not guaranteed and is dependent on individual performance and overall company results among other factors, is provided below.

5% Annual: Individual Target

$67,000.00 - $97,000.00 USD

Cengage, a global edtech company, supports learners, educators and institutions across more than 100 countries. With products serving nearly 16 million digital users across the Higher Education, School, Work and English Language Learning markets, we've built a learning ecosystem that connects education to employment. We combine trusted content, AI-powered insights and scalable digital platforms to power learning for every future and drive meaningful outcomes at every stage of the learning journey.

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