Principal UX Designer

Overview:

Nerdy is looking for a Principal UX Designer to join our Consumer team. This is the team that focuses on all the things that the Learners and Students experience on our platform, with a specific emphasis on helping the teams supporting the early acquisition and trust building that gets our learners to feel confident we are the right solution for them. 

As a Principal UX Designer, you will leverage your extensive UX expertise and strong customer-centric product judgment to craft innovative digital shopping, checkout and onboarding experiences that connect consumers seamlessly with our suite of products and services. Operating comfortably in a dynamic, rapidly evolving environment, you'll partner closely with your product equivalent to prioritize efforts across various customer touchpoints, synthesizing inputs from consumer insights, market trends, and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities and develop cohesive, forward-looking UX/product solutions. Your role will be instrumental in shaping our long-term consumer experience strategy, mentoring fellow designers, and ensuring the delivery of impactful, user-focused design outcomes that enhance engagement and drive growth.

About Nerdy:

At Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) -  the company behind Varsity Tutors - we’re redrawing the blueprint of learning. Our Live + AI™ platform fuses real-time human expertise with proprietary generative-AI systems, setting a new bar for measurable academic impact at global scale. 

We recruit the kind of technologists and operators you’d bet on as solo founders - people who turn ambiguous problems into shipping code, iterate faster than markets move, and compound their advantage with every data point. In an era where great employees can deliver 10-times the leverage of the merely good, we back those who play to win.

Fortune favors the bold. Join us.

How we compete:

• AI-Native at every level
  From the CEO to day-one hires, everyone builds and ships with generative AI. If you’re not wielding AI, you’re not done.

• Entrepreneurial velocity
  Move at founder speed, prototype in hours, and measure in real user outcomes. Slow teams die.

• Free-market rigor
  Ideas rise or fall on merit and results - no committees, no politics, no cap on upside.

• Full-stack ownership
  You design, build, and run what you ship; accountability is a feature, not a bug.

• Reward for contribution
  Pay rises with impact, not years. Outstanding results earn outsized rewards. We evaluate both what you achieve and how you achieve it: living our leadership principles and using AI effectively are formally measured and rewarded.

• Relentless exploration
  Push the frontier of generative AI in live learning and - because only the paranoid survive - questioning every legacy assumption along the way.

• Is Apolitical
  You stay focused on mission-aligned outcomes, not distractions or unrelated causes.

If you’re a technically minded builder who thrives on open competition, personal responsibility, and the chance to redefine how the world learns - while continually stretching the limits of what generative AI can do - come do the most ambitious and rewarding work of your career here. Learn more at nerdy.com.
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Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in design, with a strong background in digital product, brand, or marketing design.

• Proven track record of leading high-impact design projects and influencing strategic decisions and portfolio of high-quality output 

• Expertise in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, and prototyping tools.

• Strong understanding of UX/UI principles, accessibility standards, and human-centered design.

• Experience contributing to and maintaining scalable design systems.

• Excellent leadership, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to inspire and influence teams.

• Strong problem-solving mindset, balancing creativity with business objectives.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

• Experience in consumer-grade digital products, SaaS, or EdTech is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the overall UX design vision and strategy for your area—Consumer and Retention— ensuring cohesion across all customer touchpoints.

• Maintain and evolve a strong design system that scales across multiple platforms and touchpoints.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, marketing, and engineering, to deliver cohesive and impactful designs.

• Drive high-level strategic initiatives while also being hands-on in executing key design projects.

• Indirectly mentor and guide other designers, leading by example through your work, communication and stakeholder management, to fostering a culture of creativity, innovation, and excellence.

• Advocate for user-centered design principles and ensure all output enhances the user experience and behavior.

• Conduct and partner on research, usability testing, and competitive analysis to inform and refine design decisions.

• Push the boundaries of design by staying current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices.

• Present design concepts and strategies to leadership and stakeholders, clearly articulating rationale and impact.

Unleash Your Potential at Nerdy:

At Nerdy, you'll earn your success through meritocracy and exceptional outcomes. Our benefits reward performance and initiative:

• Competitive Compensation & Advancement: Market-leading salary paired with clear promotion pathways and equity (RSUs) - become an owner in our success.

• Retirement Made Simple: 401(k) plan with company match and immediate vesting. 

• A Remote-First Culture: We embrace flexibility across time zones and working styles to attract top talent and meet learners where they are.

• Flexible Time Off: Recharge on your terms, ensuring maximum productivity.

• Continuous Learning: Access an all-inclusive learning membership for you and your household, including 1:1 tutoring hours, unlimited on-demand classes, and our full suite of learning products and services.

• Supercharge with AI: Leverage cutting-edge AI tools to accelerate your workflow.

• You’re Covered: Medical, dental, vision, life, STD & LTD plans plus strong maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves - numerous options for you and your family.

The Bottom Line:
If you're driven by impact, energized by ownership, and excited to help shape what’s next, you’ll thrive here. We move fast, think big, and reward those who deliver. This isn’t a traditional corporate environment - it’s a place to do the most meaningful work of your career.