Senior Manager, UX

The opportunity
Unity is seeking a strong UX Design Leader to join our Go-To-Market (GTM) and Marketplace organization. This is a high-impact leadership role with a broad scope, overseeing the end-to-end journey from the first marketing touchpoint to the deepest layers of our commerce and learning ecosystems.

You will lead a global team of talented UX designers, shaping how millions of creators discover, learn about, and purchase Unity's suite of products and services. From the initial marketing impression to the Unity.com website, the learning pathways, and the complex commerce stack—including licensing, entitlements, and asset acquisition—you will ensure a seamless, connected, and strategic experience across the entire organization.

What you'll be doing

• Leadership & Management: Lead, mentor, and scale a global team of UX designers, promoting a culture of innovation, teamwork, and inclusivity.
• End-to-End User Journey: Own the UX product strategy, taking into account the entire GTM funnel, including marketing interactions, the Unity.com website layer, and the learning ecosystem.
• Commerce & Licensing: Oversee the design of intuitive commerce workflows, managing how users and customers interact with purchases, entitlements, and product licensing.
• Asset Store & Ecosystem: Exercise UX ownership of the Asset Store and ensure various asset elements intertwine seamlessly with other products at Unity.
• Systems Thinking: Employ design thinking to reason through complex systems and integrations, championing a connected experience across all touchpoints.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Marketing, Commercial, Product, and Engineering leaders to align design goals with strategic business objectives.
• AI Innovation: Champion UX improvements and innovative design solutions in a world of AI, ensuring Unity remains at the forefront of the industry.

What we're looking for

• Proven Leadership: Extensive experience in UX leadership, with a track record of managing and growing design teams on a global scale.
• Strategic Visionary: Ability to develop a strategic viewpoint of a connected experience, looking beyond individual products to the entire ecosystem.
• Systems Expert: Strong understanding of complex systems and integrations required to deliver a unified user experience.
• Communication & Influence: Excellent collaborator with strong verbal, visual, and written communication skills; able to lead design conversations and conduct reviews with senior leadership.
• Commerce Experience: Proficiency in designing for commerce stacks, marketplaces, or licensing systems is highly valued.
• Technical Awareness: A natural curiosity for technology and a passion for empowering creativity through innovative tools.

You might also have

• Previous product design experience in AR/VR or 3D environments.
• Familiarity with Unity or other game engines.

Additional information

• Relocation support is not available for this position
• Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

Base Salary Range: We determine the base salary for this role based on your primary work location:
Zone A: 137,800 - 206,600 CAD gross
Zone B: 148,800 - 223,200 CAD gross

This range reflects the anticipated base salary for this position. Beyond base salary, this role may be eligible for equity awards and participation in our company incentive plans (such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions). The final offer amount will depend on several factors, including geographic location and the candidate’s relevant experience, professional background, and skill set.

Benefits

At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.

Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.

While specific benefits vary, here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally: Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance | Commute subsidy | Employee stock ownership | Competitive retirement/pension plans | Generous vacation and personal days | Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs | Office food snacks | Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support | Employee Resource Groups | Global Employee Assistance Program | Training and development programs | Volunteering and donation matching program

Life at Unity

Unity [NYSE: U] is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D — closing the gap between ideas and reality. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.

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This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.
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