About the position
Reporting to the Senior Director of Design, the UX/UI Design Manager serves a dual-purpose role on the UX/UI Design Team. They not only deliver expert level product design solutions, they are also in a position to leverage their years of experience to manage, mentor, and provide guidance to the next generation of designers looking to advance their careers. This requires a balancing act of managing their own time to ensure both their product teams and their reports are receiving the attention they need in the amounts needed for success.
Responsibilities
- Serves as the lead UX/UI designer for one or more product teams where you will deliver complex UX/UI design solution from conception to launch, ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs.
- Conducts and oversees user research, including interviews, surveys, and usability testing to inform design decisions.
- Creates high-fidelity wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs that effectively communicate design concepts.
- Delights users with modern enterprise product experiences that are efficient, learnable, and thoughtfully interconnected.
- Contributes to and help maintain design systems, style guides, and pattern libraries to ensure consistency across products.
- Collaborates closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define product requirements and implement design solutions.
- Facilitates design thinking workshops and brainstorming sessions to drive innovative solutions.
- Mentors and provides guidance to other designers, fostering their growth and development.
- Stays current with UX/UI design trends, tools, and best practices for product design, usability, and accessibility.
- Contributes to the overall design strategy and vision for the organization.
- Contributes to regular evaluation and improvement of design team process and procedure.
- Manages a set of reports with the goal of providing a framework for clarity of expected performance and professional growth.
- Gathers and collates performance feedback from other capabilities on the product team to make a total performance assessment of their reports’ performance.
- Writes quarterly and annual performance assessments of their reports to provide an assessment of performance against expectations and to plan for potential career advancement.
- Identifies opportunities for growth in their reports’ capabilities and works with them to craft goals and and plan for continued improvement.
- Holds regularly scheduled 1:1s with their reports to discuss performance against expectations, build professional relationships, and provide direction for growth.
- Responsible for adherence to the Capital Rx Code of Conduct including reporting of noncompliance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in HCI, graphic design, or equivalent work experience
- 8+ years experience in a UX/UI or Product Designer role.
- 0-2+ years experience managing people in a product delivery oriented environment.
- 1+ years proven experience mentoring teammates or managing designers and contributing to the overall skill sets of the team as whole.
- Mastery of Figma, XD, Sketch or other UX/UI design tools – is willing to work exclusively in Figma, in this role.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating real-world projects that adhere to foundational UX and UI principles and accessibility standards.
- Proven experience designing and delivering responsive designs for complex interfaces with a working knowledge of CSS media queries, Grid, and Flexbox.
- A strong attention to detail and project management skills.
- Working knowledge of HTML, CSS.
- Functional understanding of GitHub, React.js, and client-side APIs a plus
- Experience working in data-heavy, enterprise platforms - Pharmacy Benefits or Health Insurance company experience is a plus
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Intellectual and professional curiosity.
- Comfort and experience in a fast-paced, growing environment.
Benefits
- Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment
- Prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type
