Principal UX Designer, AWS Skill Builder, Skill Builder, AWS Training and Certifications

Job description

Description
AWS Training and Certification is building Gen AI powered, state of the art learning experiences, transforming learning across digital, instructor-led and immersive modalities.

We are seeking a Principal UX Designer who thrives on building delightful experiences designed for a diverse set of learning modalities, considering learners at all skill levels, abilities, and across all walks of life.

You will influence org-level strategy by driving a long-term UX vision and leading strategic alignment across partner teams.

Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will solve complex design and technical problems that require a full understanding of the org's tech systems and external dependencies.

You will thrive by translating learner feedback into customer-obsessed experiences, unblocking yourself, and navigating ambiguity.

You will maintain a relentless focus on delivering high-quality, accessible, real-world experiences, while also defining scalable mechanisms and best practices for the team.

Your deep knowledge of generative AI will help shape how we build the next wave of agentic, creative-focused solutions.

About the team
The AWS Training and Certification team is dedicated to cultivating millions of highly skilled cloud professionals by delivering industry-leading training experiences and certifications.

Starting with Skill Builder – a comprehensive hub for all AWS skill acquisition – the team is dedicated to offering deeply personalized experiences for individuals, and highly customizable experiences for organizations across modalities, assessments and certificates.

Customers can access training content – both free and paid – from a wide variety of training products such as digital courses, learning plans, instructor led classroom training, simulated learning environments, game based learning formats, hands-on labs, and social cohorts.
Basic Qualifications
- 10+ years of design experience
- Experience in life cycle design projects from design strategy through execution
- Experience with best practices for User Interface Design, Information Architecture, and Interaction Design
- Familiarity with creative production tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, motion or 3D tools)
- Experience designing tools or systems that incorporate AI/ML
- Deep curiosity about and familiarity with generative AI
- Exposure to agentic systems, conversational interfaces, or LLM-powered workflows
- Experience prototyping with front-end technologies (HTML/CSS/JavaScript or similar)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience providing and effectively communicating strategic and tactical recommendations based on data
- Experience designing large-scale systems and applications
- A portfolio demonstrating exceptional design thinking, polished interface craftsmanship, and impactful prototypes
- Familiarity with responsible AI principles, including safety, fairness, and transparency
- Excellent collaboration, storytelling, and communication skills, with the ability to influence diverse stakeholders

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies.

Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.

These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.

If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.

If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.

The base pay for this position ranges from $147,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $244,000/year in our highest geographic market.

Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Amazon is a total compensation company.

Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits .

This position will remain posted until filled.

Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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