UX/UI Design Manager

Capital Rx; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative health technology firm seeks a Design Manager to lead UX/UI initiatives and mentor a talented design team. This role involves delivering exceptional product design solutions while fostering the growth of emerging designers. You will oversee user research, create high-fidelity prototypes, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business goals. Join a mission-driven company committed to transforming healthcare through technology, where your expertise will play a vital role in enhancing user experiences and driving design excellence in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in UX/UI or Product Design with strong portfolio.
• Experience managing and mentoring designers in product delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead UX/UI design for product teams from conception to launch.
• Mentor and guide designers while managing product design processes.

Skills

UX/UI Design

User Research

Mentoring

Project Management

Communication

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in HCI or Graphic Design

Tools

Figma

Adobe XD

Sketch

GitHub

React.js

Job description

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Location: Remote (For Non-Local) or Hybrid (Local to NYC area)

Position Summary:

The Design Manager serves a dual-purpose role on the Design Team. They not only deliver expert level product design solutions, they are also in a position to leverage their experience to manage, mentor, and provide guidance to both established designers looking to deliver maximum value in their role, and 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.

Position Responsibilities:

Product Design

• 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 helps 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.

Design Team

• 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.

People Management

• 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 plan for continued improvement.
• Holds regularly scheduled 1:1s with their reports to discuss performance against expectations, builds professional relationships, and provides direction for growth.

Responsible for adherence to the Capital Rx Code of Conduct including reporting of noncompliance.

Required Qualifications:

• 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 and contributing to the overall skill sets of the team as a 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.

Nothing in this position description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

About Capital Rx

Capital Rx is a health technology company providing claim administration and technology solutions for carriers, health plans, TPAs, employer groups, and government entities. As a public benefit corporation, Capital Rx is executing its mission to materially reduce healthcare costs as a full-service PBM and through the deployment of Judi, the company’s cloud-native enterprise health platform. Judi connects every aspect of the healthcare ecosystem in one efficient, scalable platform, servicing millions of members for Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial plans. Together with its clients, Capital Rx is reimagining the administration of benefits and rebuilding trust in healthcare.

Capital Rx values a diverse workplace and celebrates the diversity that each employee brings to the table. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.