Full-Time

Senior UX Designer

Updated on 9/4/2026

NovoEd

NovoEd

51-200 employees

B2B platform for collaborative online learning

No salary listed

Remote in Canada

Remote

Category
Product & Experience Design (1)
Required Skills
UI/UX Design
Usability Testing/Engineering
Wireframe
Figma
Graphic Design
HTML/CSS

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Requirements
  • At least 7 years of experience designing products used by end users and clients at scale.
  • A proven track record of solving complex real-world problems with strategic thinking and elegant, user-centered solutions.
  • Proficiency with wireframing, user flows, high-fidelity mockups, prototyping, user interviews, and usability testing.
  • Expert-level proficiency with Figma, including components and design libraries.
  • Experience maintaining visual and interaction consistency within established design systems and contributing to their evolution.
  • A strong visual design foundation with attention to detail and pixel-perfect execution.
  • Understanding of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 and inclusive design principles.
  • Experience designing responsive web and mobile experiences.
  • Understanding of HyperText Markup Language, Cascading Style Sheets, and development constraints.
Responsibilities
  • Design scalable, collaborative, and social online learning experiences used by Fortune 500 companies, universities, and training organizations.
  • Own one to two major projects at a time as the design lead, shaping solutions from initial problem exploration through final implementation.
  • Partner with product management to frame problems, define project scope, explore design approaches, and make well-reasoned recommendations.
  • Provide production-ready mockups and assets, and work with engineers to balance quality and feasibility.
  • Conduct user research and usability testing to validate design decisions and understand user goals.
  • Align stakeholders, propose solutions, and adjust scope when challenges arise.
  • Contribute to product strategy and roadmap discussions.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience designing artificial-intelligence-powered features that enhance user workflows and personalize experiences.
  • Familiarity with generative artificial intelligence tools to accelerate workflows.
  • Ability to take projects from problem definition through execution, manage stakeholder relationships, and drive decisions independently.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity during early exploration phases and synthesize unclear requirements into actionable design directions.
  • Ability to build productive relationships with cross-functional partners, including product managers and engineers.
  • Ability to present complex ideas clearly, anticipate concerns, and lead productive discussions that result in actionable outcomes.
  • Ability to remain focused on core problems while adapting to new information or priorities.
  • Ability to balance data-driven decisions with cognitive empathy and make design choices when complete research is unavailable.

NovoEd is a B2B platform that helps organizations run scalable, high-impact learning experiences for their workforce. It enables capability-building through social and collaborative learning, including peer-to-peer learning, team-based projects, and guided feedback and mentorship, applied to leadership development, skill-building, and onboarding. The product works as a cloud-based platform for enterprises to design and deliver experiential, collaborative training programs that can be scaled across the organization. NovoEd differentiates itself by focusing on experiential, collaborative learning and real-work application at scale, rather than standalone courses or isolated training modules. Its goal is to improve employee performance and readiness for business challenges by providing structured, collaborative, and scalable learning experiences.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$4.8M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2012

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What believers are saying

  • August 2026 Brandon Hall wins with 3M and Abbott strengthen proof of ROI.
  • April 2026 EdTech Awards recognized Mentor+, NovoAI, and Learn+ across seven categories.
  • December 2025 Supplier LOCT awards show NovoEd wins regulated, sustainability-focused enterprise programs.

What critics are saying

  • NovoEd remains tiny at roughly 60 employees, limiting enterprise services and sales coverage.
  • Private Devonshire ownership since 2018 hides financing pressure while shrinking strategic optionality.
  • Cornerstone, Docebo, and LMS suites attack NovoEd's budget with broader HR workflows.

What makes NovoEd unique

  • Stanford-rooted platform combines learning, mentoring, and practice for enterprise talent development.
  • NovoEd's 2026 awards with 3M, Abbott, Kohler, and HOW validate implementation depth.
  • Mentor+, Learn+, and Practice+ create a bundled system competitors lack.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Parental Leave

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Phone/Internet Stipend

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-1%
NovoEd
Aug 19th, 2026
NovoEd honored with 14 Brandon Hall group(tm) 2026 HCM Excellence awards(r) alongside client partners 3M, Abbott, Kohler, and The HOW Institute for Society.

NovoEd honored with 14 Brandon Hall group(tm) 2026 HCM Excellence awards(r) alongside client partners 3M, Abbott, Kohler, and The HOW Institute for Society. Melissa Fiske August-18 Great learning experiences are not defined by technology alone. They are defined by the impact they create: stronger leaders, more capable teams, meaningful behavior change, and measurable business results. That impact was recognized in the 2026 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards, where NovoEd earned 14 awards alongside client partners 3M, Abbott, Kohler, and The HOW Institute for Society. The awards span leadership development, learning and development, sales performance, talent management, and learning measurement, recognizing programs designed to turn learning into meaningful performance at scale. From developing leaders prepared to navigate complex challenges to strengthening sales performance and supporting enterprise-wide transformation, the winning programs reflect the different ways organizations are investing in the skills and capabilities their people need to succeed. Together, these partnerships demonstrate what is possible when innovative learning technology, thoughtful program design, and real-world application come together to create talent development experiences that make an impact on both people and the business. Read the full announcement on PR Newswire here.

PR Newswire
Apr 7th, 2026
NovoEd's ai-enabled Talent Development Platform honored in The EdTech Awards 2026.

NovoEd's ai-enabled Talent Development Platform honored in The EdTech Awards 2026. Apr 07, 2026, 08:00 ET Integrated System of Products from Leading Enterprise Talent Development Technology Provider Recognized in Seven Key Categories SAN FRANCISCO, April 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - NovoEd, the leading enterprise talent development technology provider that empowers organizations to scale high-impact learning, mentoring, and practice, has been recognized for its integrated talent development system in The EdTech Awards 2026. Celebrating its 16th year, EdTech Digest's EdTech Awards is the world's largest recognition program for education technology, honoring the biggest names in edtech who are transforming education through technology in ways that are meaningful, measurable, and lasting. Built upon learning science and packed with enterprise-grade capabilities that drive efficiency, security, and scalability, NovoEd's AI-enabled Talent Development Platform empowers enterprise organizations to develop employees and retain talent across global workforces on a single platform. The platform unites three solutions - Learn+, Mentor+, and Practice+ - each purpose-built to address key talent development areas. The NovoAI product works across these solutions to streamline operations and optimize output throughout the platform. * Corporate Training Solution * Mentoring Solution (Mentor+) * Professional Skills (Workforce, Upskilling) Solution * Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solution (NovoAI) * Authoring Tools Solution (NovoAI) * New Product or Service (Mentor+) * Professional Development Learning Solution (Learn+) "Across every sector, there is a growing recognition that learning must be more human-centered, more adaptive, and more connected to real-world experience. NovoEd's integrated learning system combines hands-on practice, on-the-job application, and actionable feedback that moves beyond the talent development status quo and transforms people into an organization's strategic advantage," said Scott Kinney, NovoEd CEO and Chairman of the Board. "The NovoEd team is honored to be recognized by The EdTech Awards for our work, which is constantly evolving to enable L&D and HR leaders to support and enhance the human interactions that are core to our platform and to learning science." The EdTech Awards program recognizes people for outstanding contributions in transforming education through technology to enrich the lives of learners everywhere. Featuring edtech's best and brightest, the annual program shines a spotlight on cool tools, inspiring leaders, and innovative trendsetters across the K-12, Higher Education, and Skills and Workforce sectors. "Congratulations to The EdTech Awards 2026 finalists and winners. We're no longer asking if technology will transform learning - it already has. The leaders honored here are defining what comes next," said Victor Rivero, who, as Editor-in-Chief of EdTech Digest, oversees the program. "The future of learning isn't something we're waiting for - it's unfolding right now, shaped by innovators who aren't reacting to change, but creating it across classrooms, workplaces, and beyond." This year's finalists and winners were narrowed from the larger field and judged based on various criteria, including pedagogical workability, efficacy and results, support, clarity, value, and potential. View the full list of the finalists and winners of The EdTech Awards 2026 here. About EdTech Digest and The EdTech Awards EdTech Digest, a leading source of cool tools, interviews, and trends showcasing the future of learning, annually honors the best and brightest people, products, and groups working in edtech with The EdTech Awards. Cool Tool, Leadership, and Trendsetter honorees span the K-12, Higher Ed, and Skills & Workforce sectors. About NovoEd Founded in 2012 out of the Stanford Social Algorithms Lab, NovoEd is an enterprise talent development technology provider that enables organizations to scale high-impact learning, mentoring, and practice. Built on proven learning science, the NovoEd Platform drives engagement, collaboration, and skill application to develop a future-ready workforce. Global enterprises rely on NovoEd to foster deep capability-building and continuous workforce transformation. Visit novoed.com to learn more. SOURCE NovoEd

AIJourn
Dec 16th, 2025
NovoEd Sweeps Gold Medals in All Categories Entered in the Brandon Hall Group 2025 Technology Excellence Awards

NovoEd sweeps Gold Medals in all categories entered in the Brandon Hall Group 2025 Technology Excellence Awards. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - NovoEd, the leading enterprise talent development technology provider that empowers organizations to scale high-impact learning, mentoring, and practice, is pleased to announce its Gold Medal wins in Brandon Hall Group's 2025 Technology Excellence Awards program. The company was recognized for its integrated talent development system that unites three powerful products - Learn+, Mentor+, and Practice+ - to enable organizations to create, deploy, and track diverse programs within a comprehensive system - and to scale with ease. The esteemed Brandon Hall Group Technology Excellence Awards program has a dedicated focus on entries from solution providers that offer innovative technologies to learning, talent management, talent acquisition, HR, workforce management, and sales enablement organizations, as well as technology organizations and departments. The entries were evaluated by a panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group analysts, and executives based upon these rigorous criteria: fit the need, program design, functionality, innovation, and overall measurable benefits provided to partner organizations. "Today's organizations face diverse and distinct challenges that require continuous business transformation. That progress begins with people," said NovoEd CEO and Chairman of the Board Scott Kinney. "NovoEd's integrated learning system combines hands-on practice, real-world application, and actionable feedback that moves beyond the talent development status quo and transforms people into an organization's strategic advantage. It is an honor to be recognized for our initiatives and advancements by Brandon Hall Group, the leading authority in the Human Capital Management industry." NovoEd was awarded Gold Medals in the following Brandon Hall Group 2025 Technology Excellence categories: * Best Advance in Content Authoring Technology * Best Advance in Conversational AI for Employee Experience * Best Advance in Generative AI Learning Solution * Best Advance in an Integrated Talent Management Platform * Best Advance in Learning Management Measurement/Business Impact Tools * Best Advance in Online Mentoring Tools * Best Advance in Skills Intelligence and Skills-Based Platforms * Best Advance in Social Learning Technology * Best Advance in Software for a Training Company * Best Advance in Unique Learning Technology * Best Use of Generative AI for Employee Development "The Technology Excellence Awards celebrate the most forward-thinking innovations shaping the future of learning, talent, and human capital management. This year's winners exemplify how technology can unlock new possibilities - improving performance, enabling smarter decision-making, and transforming how organizations support and develop their people," said Rachel Cooke, Brandon Hall Group Chief Operating Officer and leader of the Excellence Awards program. "Our Technology Excellence Awards are built on a rigorous evaluation framework that measures true innovation, functional excellence, and quantifiable business impact. The solution providers and organizations recognized this year reflect the highest standards in the industry, demonstrating how technology can accelerate capability, efficiency, and results," said Mike Cooke, Brandon Hall Group Chief Executive Officer. To view the full list of the Brandon Hall Group 2025 Technology Excellence Awards winners, visit https://excellenceawards.brandonhall.com/winners/. About NovoEd Founded in 2012 out of the Stanford Social Algorithms Lab, NovoEd is an enterprise talent development technology provider that enables organizations to scale high-impact learning, mentoring, and practice. Built on proven learning science, the NovoEd Platform drives engagement, collaboration, and skill application to develop a future-ready workforce. Global enterprises rely on NovoEd to foster deep capability-building and continuous workforce transformation. Visit novoed.com to learn more. About Brandon Hall Group(TM) Brandon Hall Group(TM) is the home of the HCM Excellence Awards(R)- the most prestigious and sought-after awards in Human Capital Management. For more than 30 years, these awards have set the gold standard in recognizing organizations for innovative and effective HCM practices across Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Human Resources, Sales Performance, and Technology. Known as the "Academy Awards of Human Capital Management," Brandon Hall Group's awards programs attract entrants from leading corporations worldwide, as well as mid-market and smaller firms. With more than 150 categories, the awards shine a spotlight on the most innovative and effective organizational achievements and the solution providers who power them. Visit brandonhall.com to learn more. SOURCE NovoEd

Eastern Progress
Sep 16th, 2025
NovoEd Honored for its Role in Advancing AI Leadership in the Brandon Hall Group(TM) 2025 HCM Excellence Awards(R)

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - NovoEd, the leading enterprise talent development technology provider that empowers organizations to scale high-impact learning, mentoring, and practice, is excited to announce its five medals in partnership with a strategic client partner in the 2025 Brandon Hall Group(TM) HCM Excellence Awards(R).

HR Tech Pub
May 16th, 2025
NovoEd Launches Mentor+: Scalable 1:1 Learning, Mentoring and Coaching Solution

NovoEd, the leading enterprise talent development technology provider, announces the launch of NovoEd Mentor+, a comprehensive and dynamic 1:1 learning platform for connecting people, fostering culture, boosting employee engagement, and cultivating future leaders through the power of corporate mentoring and coaching.