Manager, User Experience

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Hyderabad, Telangana, IND
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Cloud • Social Impact • Software
Blackbaud is the leading provider of software for powering social impact.
The Role
Leads and develops a team of UX designers and researchers while partnering with Product and Engineering to shape customer-focused product strategy. Promotes human-centered design, research, usability testing, accessibility, design systems, and AI-enabled experiences. Establishes UX metrics, monitors customer feedback, improves operational practices, and demonstrates the business impact of user experience investments.
Summary Generated by Built In
We’re looking for a collaborative, customer-focused, and strategic Manager, User Experience to lead a team of talented design and research professionals who create experiences that help purpose-driven organizations achieve more. This role blends people leadership, product partnership, and design excellence to ensure customer needs are understood, prioritized, and reflected throughout the product development lifecycle.
Success in this role requires a strong commitment to Results Driven and Customer Focused leadership. You’ll partner closely with Product and Engineering leaders to shape experiences that are valuable, usable, accessible, and cohesive while helping Blackbaud expand what’s possible for the social impact community. This is an opportunity to lead high-performing teams, influence product strategy, and drive measurable outcomes that improve both customer satisfaction and business results.
What you'll do
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of user experience designers and researchers through coaching, feedback, talent development, and clear career growth planning.
• Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to define product strategy, customer outcomes, and experience priorities that align customer needs with business objectives.
• Champion human-centered design by promoting customer research, usability testing, accessibility, and evidence-based decision making throughout the product development process.
• Guide teams through discovery, concept validation, and solution development, including the thoughtful use of AI-enabled capabilities that solve validated customer problems and improve outcomes.
• Improve experience quality and operational excellence by driving adoption of design systems, shared practices, and scalable ways of working across teams.
• Establish meaningful experience metrics, monitor customer feedback and product health indicators, and demonstrate the business impact of user experience investments through measurable results.
What you'll bring
• 10+ years of user experience experience spanning customer research, interaction design, and product design, with 5+ years leading and developing user experience professionals.
• Knowledge of human-centered design methodologies and customer research practices, including usability testing, validation techniques, and accessibility principles.
• Understanding of product development processes and experience strategy, with the ability to connect customer insights to product direction and business outcomes.
• Experience partnering within cross-functional product, engineering, and business teams while influencing stakeholders and facilitating strategic decision-making.
• Experience with software-as-a-service products, modern design systems, AI-enabled experiences, user experience metrics, and Agile product development environments.
• Ability to leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate delivery, improve quality, increase team effectiveness, and continuously explore emerging capabilities that enhance customer experiences.

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Blackbaud powers social impact through purpose‑driven technology and responsible AI. Guided by our Intelligence for Good® vision, we’re building a culture where innovation, trust, and human expertise come together to help organizations make a greater difference in the world.


Blackbaud is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Skills Required

  • 10+ years of user experience experience spanning customer research, interaction design, and product design
  • 5+ years leading and developing user experience professionals
  • Knowledge of human-centered design methodologies and customer research practices
  • Experience with usability testing, validation techniques, and accessibility principles
  • Understanding of product development processes and experience strategy
  • Experience connecting customer insights to product direction and business outcomes
  • Experience partnering with cross-functional product, engineering, and business teams
  • Experience influencing stakeholders and facilitating strategic decision-making
  • Experience with software-as-a-service products, modern design systems, AI-enabled experiences, UX metrics, and Agile product development environments
  • Ability to leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate delivery, improve quality, increase team effectiveness, and explore emerging capabilities

Blackbaud Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Blackbaud and has not been reviewed or approved by Blackbaud.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, and “wellbeing days” are emphasized, and feedback suggests PTO is a consistent strength. Remote/hybrid flexibility further supports time-away needs.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing programs, health coaching, and flexibility (including remote/hybrid schedules) are highlighted as part of a holistic support approach. Tuition reimbursement, wellness recognition, and home-office support add everyday value.
  • Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Benefits extend to mental health support, fertility options, and travel support for abortion care, with parental leave also included. These offerings signal attention to diverse needs across life stages.

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The Company
HQ: Charleston, SC
3,400 Employees

What We Do

Blackbaud unleashes the potential of the people and organizations who change the world. As the leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social impact, Blackbaud expands what is possible across the nonprofit and education sectors, at companies committed to social responsibility, and for individual change makers. Built specifically for fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving, grantmaking, corporate social responsibility and education management, Blackbaud’s essential software accelerates impact through unmatched expertise and powerful data intelligence. Millions of people across more than 100 countries connect, give, learn, and engage through Blackbaud platforms.

Why Work With Us

We’re here to fuel impact that creates a better, more connected world. When nonprofits, social impact teams, schools and individual change-makers have powerful and effective foundational infrastructure, they transform our communities and our world.

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