VP Digital Experience & Design

Company :
Highmark Health
Job Description :
JOB SUMMARY
Exciting opportunity to join a purpose-driven company and lead a growing team of talented digital experience and design professional for all of Highmark Health, a $22B diversified healthcare industry leader. This role will partner with digital product management, development and data management peers, and strategic partners like Google and Verily Life, to build and deliver our Living Health dynamic platform - Highmark Health's vision to transform healthcare by focusing on both the customer and clinician experiences. Learn more about our vision for Living health at www.living.health _.
This leader will be responsible for delivering world-class digital products, experiences and a design system that are rooted in and solve customer and clinician needs, and create simplified journeys and experiences across a host of platforms (web, mobile app, wearable devices, etc.) that remove barriers preventing people from better engaging in their health._
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform management responsibilities, including, but not limited to: involvement in hiring and termination decisions, coaching and development, rewards and recognition, performance management and staff productivity. Plan, organize, staff, direct and control the day-to-day operations of the department; develops and implements policies and programs as necessary; has budgetary responsibility and authority.
- Develop and administer a set of digital experience and design standards and playbooks,human-centered UX/UI practices, structured process for digital design delivery, and oversight & governance to ensure consistency of the digital experience across the enterprise's numerous digital platforms
- Lead the team charged with developing and evolving the Living Health integrated digital platform experience and design in support of strategic objectives, as well as the actual delivery of UX and design artifacts and usage across all enterprise digital products in close relationship with digital product management and product ownership/development leaders.
- Actively engage and build relationships with digital experience and design groups across the organization to align strategies, develop best practice training, leverage resources, and maximize value
- Ensure the implementation and adherence of government regulations, mandates, and process improvement initiatives.
- Other duties as assigned or requested.
EDUCATION
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Graphic/Visual Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, Psychology/Sociology, Anthropology or UI Design
Substitutions
- None
Preferred
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Graphic/Visual Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, Psychology/Sociology, Anthropology or UI Design
EXPERIENCE
Required
- 10 years in Digital Design, UI or UX execution
- 10 years in managing design, UX/UI, content and strategy professionals
- 5 years of leading the design and UX/UI functions for large, complex digital ecosystems
- 5 years of practicing Human Centered Design and/or Design Thinking process and methods
Preferred
- 5 years in creating and managing digital design and UX standards
- 5 years of working in Agile Development techniques and tools
- 3 years in managing complex initiatives in highly regulated industries like healthcare, finance or government
- 3 years of driving transformational change, leading teams, developing talent, and building relationships
LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS
Required
- Human-Centered Design Certification (e.g. - LUMA Institute) or other Design Thinking Course Completion
Preferred
- CX/UX Certification or Course Completion (HFI, IDEO, etc.)
SKILLS
- Customer focus, results orientation, strategic design thinking, change advocacy, continuous improvement, and project/process management expertise
- Proficiency in all Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), as well as technical ability to learn various other online applications to document and share information (Atlasian/Jira tools, Mural, Roadmunk, etc.)
- Strong oral & written communication and presentation skills, inclusive of story-telling
- Strong relationship management skills, including the ability to persuade, create consensus and negotiate deliverables
- Proven people leadership, development, coaching and mentoring skills
- A good UX designer must have empathy for the user, a deep understanding of user-centered design (UCD) and strong analytical abilities. They must have an understanding of technical limitations as well as business strategies and goals, backed by a knowledge of different technologies. UX designers conduct user research, interviews and surveys, and use the information to create sitemaps, customer journey maps, wireframes, and prototypes
Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement : This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company's Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
Furthermore, it is every employee's responsibility to comply with the company's Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

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