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UI/UX Manager

Austin, TX

$115K/yr

Own and maintain the Summit K12 design system, including components, patterns, typography, color, accessibility standards, and interaction behaviors * Ensure the design system is documented ...

Summit K12

UI/UX Manager

Austin, TX · On-site +1

$115K/yr

Own and maintain the Summit K12 design system, including components, patterns, typography, color, accessibility standards, and interaction behaviors * Ensure the design system is documented ...

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Account Executive (TX - El Paso)

Austin, TX · On-site +1

$80K - $120K/yr

This is a field-based role, requiring travel across your territory to meet clients, present product solutions, and drive adoption of Summit K12's platform. We're looking for a strong sales ...

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Account Executive (CA)

Los Angeles, CA · Remote

At Summit K12 , we believe that every student can do well in school if instruction is tailored to their unique learning needs and they receive the encouragement to strive and achieve. Our learning ...

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Principal Project Manager

Austin, TX

Description Summit K12 is seeking a highly strategic, analytical, and systems-oriented Principal Project Manager to oversee the health, visibility, forecasting, governance, and operational management ...

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Principal Project Manager

Austin, TX · On-site +1

Remote - USA Reporting To: SVP of Product Development Description Summit K12 is seeking a highly strategic, analytical, and systems-oriented Principal Project Manager to oversee the health ...

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Business Development Representative

Allen, TX · On-site

$24.04/hr

Business Development Representative Department: Sales Employment Type: Full Time Location: Allen, TX Reporting To: Business Development Team Lead Compensation: $24.04 / hour Description The Business ...

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Business Development Representative

Allen, TX · On-site

$24.04/hr

Description The Business Development Representative is responsible for all activities required to generate leads and set appointments (demos) from our list of contacts/accounts. Key Responsibilities

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UI/UX Manager

Summit K12

Austin, TX

$115K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 4 days ago

Job description

Description
The UI/UX Manager is the owner of the Summit K12 design system and user experience execution across the platform. This is an ownership role responsible for ensuring that design standards, interaction patterns, accessibility requirements, and user experience principles are consistently applied across all products.

This role translates platform experience strategy into scalable, enforceable design systems and ensures high-quality execution from discovery through delivery. The UI/UX Manager enables speed, consistency, and clarity for Product and Engineering teams by providing clear UX guardrails and reusable components.

Key Responsibilities
  • Own and maintain the Summit K12 design system, including components, patterns, typography, color, accessibility standards, and interaction behaviors
  • Ensure the design system is documented, versioned, and actively used across all products
  • Partner with Engineering to ensure design system components are technically feasible and consistently implemented
  • Actively reduce UX fragmentation and design drift across teams
  • Translate platform-level experience strategy into concrete UX standards and design solutions
  • Ensure consistent navigation, workflows, and interaction patterns across all user types
  • Review and approve UX designs to ensure alignment with platform standards
  • Serve as the final design authority within defined platform guardrails
  • Lead and conduct usability testing, heuristic reviews, and user feedback synthesis
  • Ensure user research insights are incorporated into design decisions
  • Partner with Product Managers to inform discovery and validate solutions early
  • Advocate for accessibility, clarity, and simplicity in all user experiences
  • Integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles into the design system and product roadmap, ensuring instructional scaffolds and interaction patterns are accessible and effective for the full range of learner abilities
  • Work closely with the Platform Product Manager to align UX decisions with platform business rules and system behavior
  • Collaborate with Product Managers to ensure feature designs comply with platform UX standards
  • Partner with Engineering throughout delivery to preserve design intent and quality
  • Support Customer Success and Implementation teams by improving usability and reducing friction
  • Establish lean design workflows that support fast iteration and predictable delivery
  • Ensure clear design documentation and handoff artifacts
  • Balance hands-on design work with design review and governance
  • Prioritize work based on platform impact and user value
  • Lead, mentor, and develop UI/UX designers
  • Set clear expectations for quality, ownership, and accountability
  • Build design capability and UX maturity across the organization
  • Foster a culture of user empathy, experimentation, and continuous improvement

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Required
  • 6+ years of experience in UI/UX design, with experience owning design systems
  • Proven experience leading or managing designers
  • Strong understanding of user-centered design, design thinking, , Universal Design for Learning and interaction design
  • Experience with WCAG accessibility standards, including interpreting ACRs and remediation
  • Successfully cultivated design cohesion by partnering with cross-functional teams to implement shared design patterns
  • Strong operational mindset with the ability to define, implement, and maintain scalable design workflows
  • Proficiency in Figma or equivalent design tools
  • Experience designing SaaS or platform-based products
  • Desire to leverage AI tools (e.g., Claude Design, V0) to accelerate design and development workflows
  • Experience collaborating with distributed, cross-cultural, or global product teams across multiple time zones
  • Experience working in lean or scaling organizations
  • EdTech or complex workflow product experience
  • Understanding of the specific workflows, daily challenges, and strategic priorities of teachers, school administrators, and district leaders
  • A single, consistently applied design system across all products
  • Reduced UX inconsistency and rework during development
  • Faster delivery due to reusable patterns and clear standards
  • Positive usability feedback from teachers, students, and administrators
  • Product and Engineering teams report clarity and confidence in UX expectations

Benefits
Summit K12 offers a comprehensive benefits package. Highlights include:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with multiple plan options
  • Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) program
  • 10 paid holidays plus 1 floating holiday annually
  • Wellness resources and support programs
Summit K12 is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.