Senior UX Designer - Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As a Senior UX Designer in the UHC Consumer Product Office, you will work closely with various studio disciplines, design leadership, principle designers, strategists, product and business stakeholders to create compelling UI/UX designs for various features and experiences.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. This position follows a hybrid schedule with four (DC)/three (Twin Cities) in-office days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• SME/Take ownership for a large feature/ experience
• Build and effectively communicate the design vision with high quality visual artifacts such as wireframes, mockups, interactive prototypes, storyboards etc.
• Partner with research and strategy teams in the design and fielding of research studies, then translate user needs and research findings into usable design improvements and/or new opportunities.
• Interpret insights (analytics, VoC, market feedback etc.) to anticipate user needs and proactively design innovative solutions
• Continually advocate for the user and ensure there is a shared understanding of the problems we are solving (Be the voice of the user in prioritization, new products and features).
• Guide discussion and critique of work, solicit requirements from stakeholders, be a key partner in helping deliver on the vision.
• Actively engaged in the team culture and contributing in learning and presentation opportunities across design organization.
• Comfort in ambiguity and changing user needs with self-motivation mindset around solving complex problems
• Provide design recommendations based on technical feasibility, usability findings, A11y, legal and design best practices.
• Demonstrates curiosity and growth mindset contributing to a product design environment that supports continuous learning and innovation
• Leverages best practice design principles and trends to contribute with insights and stellar user experiences
• Be a trusted design partner in a cross functional team (designers, engineers, product, researchers etc.), delivery designs on time and to the highest quality
• Collaborate and contribute reusable design components in partnership with Design System team
• Makes design decisions that takes into health equity considerations (including but not limited to: disability status, health literacy levels, demographics, cultural backgrounds, etc.) to improve healthcare access for all members
• Work on multiple projects at a time
• Works with less structured, more complex issues

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of hands-on experience with interaction design or UX design
• 4+ years incorporating user feedback in the design process (user research, NPS, Voice of the customer)
• 4+ years of experience with prominent industry design tools (Figma, Miro, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Axure)
• 2+ years of experience building and/or utilizing personas to inform design decisions
• 2+ years of experience working in cross functional teams
• 2+ years of experience presenting to stakeholders
• Solid communication skills with comfort leading, hosting, and presenting information

Preferred Qualifications:

• User-centric member-portal design experience
• Healthcare, government, finance or other highly regulated industry experience
• Experience and proven ability to work across a matrixed multi-tiered organization and deliver the best possible outcomes
• Experience with Agile product development
• Experience designing for AI-powered experiences
• Experience using an enterprise design system
• Experience with graphic design and/or information architecture
• Designing for mobile apps
• Designing for Accessibility

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $89,900 to $160,600 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.