What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager, Enterprise UX Design position at Bright Horizons?
Primary Purpose
The Senior Manager, Enterprise UX Design will support managing, planning, strategy and facilitation of UX research as part of an enterprise design team, supporting products across multiple products and business suites. This role is focused on driving cross-enterprise design initiatives, scaling and managing design system rollout, and collaborating across product teams to support solutioning and execution of product and service designs. Role will include solution design, UI design, UX testing and stakeholder management. This role will manage junior and senior designers and collaborate directly with UX researchers and product owners.
This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week onsite at our headquarters in Newton, MA.
Bright Horizons is a leading education and care company that helps employees thrive at work and at home by partnering with employers to offer high-quality child care, elder care, and educational support. Our workplace reflects this commitment—with collaborative environments, meaningful benefits, and a culture that supports both career growth and personal well-being. Whether you’re caring for children or powering the systems and partnerships that make it all possible, at Bright Horizons, you’re the difference.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities
Be part of a community where people grow, futures are shaped, and lives are changed. We offer the rewards, opportunities, and support you deserve because making a difference goes both ways. We’re changing the world of work and family, and it starts with you. At Bright Horizons, you’re the difference.
Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $145,000-$154,000. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.
This position is also eligible for a bonus.
Benefits:
Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
At Bright Horizons, you’re more than your job title — you’re the difference. Whether you’re nurturing a child’s first steps or supporting the systems behind the scenes, your work creates real impact. We’re a community that celebrates individuality, invests in your growth, and supports your whole self. Because when you thrive, so do the children, families, and clients we serve. Join us and help build a brighter future — for yourself and for others.
Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources: Know Your Rights, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).
If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in completing these application materials or any aspect of the application and hiring process, please contact the recruitment helpdesk at 855-877-6866 or bhrecruit@brighthorizons.com. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
The Senior Manager, Enterprise UX Design will support managing, planning, strategy and facilitation of UX research as part of an enterprise design team, supporting products across multiple products and business suites. This role is focused on driving cross-enterprise design initiatives, scaling and managing design system rollout, and collaborating across product teams to support solutioning and execution of product and service designs. Role will include solution design, UI design, UX testing and stakeholder management. This role will manage junior and senior designers and collaborate directly with UX researchers and product owners.
This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week onsite at our headquarters in Newton, MA.
Bright Horizons is a leading education and care company that helps employees thrive at work and at home by partnering with employers to offer high-quality child care, elder care, and educational support. Our workplace reflects this commitment—with collaborative environments, meaningful benefits, and a culture that supports both career growth and personal well-being. Whether you’re caring for children or powering the systems and partnerships that make it all possible, at Bright Horizons, you’re the difference.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities
- Lead UX design across several enterprise initiatives for a global suite of products and services
- Design compelling experiences for our client partners to manage their Bright Horizons benefits by partnering with our growth, marketing and product leaders.
- Lead user research initiatives and usability testing efforts for our B2B apps and related internal tools.
- Support junior and senior level designers on design thinking and modern design standards. Uses strong creative, technical and problem-solving skills to provide solution-oriented recommendations based on the results.
- Concept-to-delivery support for the client liaison (B2B) and consumer facing (B2C) experiences for Bright Horizons partners and customers.
- Support adoption, scaling, rollout and governance of Bright Horizons design system
- Deliver highly functional, user-focused designs, wireframes, prototypes and annotations.
- Work with Product Managers to define user research needs, and provide solution-oriented recommendations based on the results.
- Participate in reviewing development work to make sure all user experience specifications and designs are implemented properly
- Stay current with design trends and BH Design System updates.
- Accessibility audit remediation for B2B apps.
- Bachelor's Degree
- In lieu of a degree, an additional 3 years of experience may be considered
- 7 years of experience as a Senior or Principle UX designer with design ownership of a successful B2C or B2B mobile application/experience
- 3 years of experience with Figma design software
- Must have a portfolio that demonstrates breadth of work across enterprise organizations that include design for consumer facing products, data dashboards and service support tools.
- Strong visual design sense, with a clear command of interaction design, and usability.
- Experience creating, deploying and governing visual design systems.
- Experience designing for accessibility (WCAG/ADA requirements).
- Experience with design sprints / workshop facilitation
- Must be detail-oriented, able to self-direct work and motivate team members.
- The ability to clearly articulate design decisions.
- Excellent communication skills, both orally and written, and an ability to build great relationships across the organization.
- Experience incorporating AI and LLMs into UX design process or designing consumer facing solutions that employ LLM or conversational AI.
Be part of a community where people grow, futures are shaped, and lives are changed. We offer the rewards, opportunities, and support you deserve because making a difference goes both ways. We’re changing the world of work and family, and it starts with you. At Bright Horizons, you’re the difference.
Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $145,000-$154,000. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.
This position is also eligible for a bonus.
Benefits:
Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Long-term and short-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools
- Tuition assistance and education coaching
- Caregiving support and resources for the children and adults in your family
- Learn more at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/us/en/health-and-wellness
At Bright Horizons, you’re more than your job title — you’re the difference. Whether you’re nurturing a child’s first steps or supporting the systems behind the scenes, your work creates real impact. We’re a community that celebrates individuality, invests in your growth, and supports your whole self. Because when you thrive, so do the children, families, and clients we serve. Join us and help build a brighter future — for yourself and for others.
Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources: Know Your Rights, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).
If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in completing these application materials or any aspect of the application and hiring process, please contact the recruitment helpdesk at 855-877-6866 or bhrecruit@brighthorizons.com. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Salary : $145,000 - $154,000