Senior User Experience Designer

Overview

Application

Education changes lives. But tech hasn't lived up to its promise for the more than 1 billion students in school around the world — at least not yet. At Kognity, we're here to change that.

We're a 125-person EdTech scale-up powering learning in 120+ countries. Our intelligent platform replaces traditional textbooks and combines rich, interactive pedagogy with smart AI and data to help students and teachers thrive — from international schools to US high schools.

Why Kognity is the place to be:

• Educational Innovation – Build AI-driven solutions that actually make learning better.
• Global Reach – Our platform supports educators and learners in over 120 countries.
• Driven Culture – Work with brilliant, hard-working people who care deeply about what they do.
• Real Growth – In every role at Kognity, you will be expected to grow.

What you'll do:

• Design and deliver seamless user experiences by driving the end-to-end design flow (Discovery, Solution Design and Evaluation.)
• ‍ Play a key role in revolutionizing our design function; Design system, Information Architecture, metrics, Content & Typography guidelines, and Design principles.
• Conduct research to truly understand our users and inform wider product decisions; interviewing, prototyping, workshops, and validation.

What we're looking for:

• A track record of successfully designing and delivering customer-facing digital products.
• UX research experience; Proficiency in user research techniques, qualitative/quantitative data, user testing, interviewing and consolidating.
• Visual & Interaction Design; Experience using typography, icons, illustrations, buttons, colours, and layouts to create visually appealing interfaces.
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• Technical Skills: You'll need to be well-versed in UX tools and technologies; examples include Figma, MixPanel, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Interview process

• Discovery Call with a Recruiter: A friendly chat with a Recruiter to explore if the role is your perfect match.
• Hiring manager discussion - a talk with the VP of Product and Design to discuss the role in more detail.
• Portfolio discussion: A 30-minute discussion based on two of your recent projects with our design team.
• Case study collab: A 90-minute collaborative design task with the team.
• Values Interview: Share your journey by engaging in a lively discussion about your experiences, aligning them with the heartbeat of our company values.

Our Values

• We take ownership – We take initiative and act with self-leadership. We don't wait for someone else to solve problems we see.
• We leverage AI – We apply AI to enhance creativity, decisions, and execution to allow for impact maximization.
• We drive customer value – Success for our customers drives our progress. We create value for them in everything we do.
• We are transparent – We are radically transparent with opinions and feedback, and we share information widely.
• We take care of ourselves and each other – We work hard and passionately, but also prioritise our own well-being, and that of our colleagues.

Benefits

• Truly Hybrid — work from our Stockholm office when you like.
• ITP Pension Plan with Nordnet
• Yearly budget of 5,000 SEK to spend on health-related services.
• 30 days of paid vacation every year
• Full pay sick leave starting on day 1

Every qualified person will be evaluated regardless of age, gender, identity, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status or religion. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and welcome people of all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.

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Location

Sweden

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Remote

Department

Product