Senior Manager of Product Design (Canvas)

At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers.

We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome. And that's where you come in:

We are seeking a Senior Manager of Product Design to join our highly collaborative design team. Based in our Budapest office, you will lead a team of designers who work on Canvas by Instructure, partnering closely with Product Management and Engineering leaders to define and shape a holistic experience of how our users teach, learn, and manage courses across our platform.

You will report to the Director, Product Design, also based in Budapest, and play a key role in the continued growth of our design team in this location. You will provide design guidance and feedback, identify gaps and inefficiencies, monitor team health, and implement process improvements for the team.

• At least 10+ years of experience designing for digital products with fluency in both UX/interaction design as well as UI/visual design
• At least three years of managerial experience with strong experience mentoring and coaching designers in their professional growth
• Previous experience collaborating with Product and Engineering to define the product roadmap and strategy
• A portfolio representing you and/or your team's best design work (UX and visual) on complex digital products
• Strong experience following AI-first design and development workflows
• Strong experience leveraging AI to amplify the experience of product features
• Experience using AI tools (in particular, Claude Cowork)
• Previous experience working in the EdTech space a bonus
• Very strong storytelling skills; experience presenting to executive and senior leadership
• Strong art direction skills and visual UI experience
• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong work ethic, sense of accountability and ownership
• Strong attention to detail and a systematic thinker
• Deep knowledge and experience designing for A11y best practices
• Great team player who is comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment
• Biased to action, with the ability to iterate rapidly