Product Design Lead - Chicago, United States - Alight

Description

Our story

At Alight, we believe a company's success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to "Be Alight."

Our Values:

Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs.

Grow with purpose – Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives.

Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others.

It's why we're so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team's expertise in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight.

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As a Product Design Lead at Alight, you will play a significant role in enhancing employee experiences for our 26 million users and their families. Your responsibilities will include leading the development of transformative enterprise products. Your expertise in design and user experience will contribute to maintaining high standards of quality and innovation at Alight. You will collaborate with Product Designers, Product Managers, and Engineers to ensure that user needs are integrated into design strategies and solutions. A comprehensive understanding of strategy, usability, interaction, visual design, and execution is essential for success in this role. At Alight, we believe in the value of diverse backgrounds and experiences, and we welcome your contribution to our success. This role requires occasional onsite from our office located in downtown Chicago so only considering candidates local to Chicago IL at this time.

Key Responsibilities:

Building and leading a talented, diverse, and inclusive team of product designers, fostering a culture of design excellence.

Leading the user experience of products from conception to launch, promoting a culture of design and driving projects with efficiency and quality, contributing to the organizational culture.

Collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary teams to ensure alignment, facilitate problem resolution, and enable joint decision-making regarding product goals.

Exploring innovative solutions and applying design to create new strategies, systems, and potentially new business ventures.

Driving the design process for new features, translating conceptual ideas into valuable products while maintaining alignment with project goals, design standards, and a focus on simplicity.

Developing and delivering design deliverables and documentation to inform and evolve design standards, including user flows, information architecture, sketches, wireframes, and visual design.

Advocating for users and providing thought leadership on interactive product experiences, pushing the boundaries of technology and team capabilities.

Knowledge, Education, Certification, Skills & Technical Proficiencies:

Experience working on large-scale, complex projects across multiple teams.

Contributing ideas to develop or improve products and services. Understanding, contributing to, and if necessary, challenging project premises, goals, and requirements.

Engaging in collaborative exercises to generate ideas and build consensus.

Fluency in best practices for information architecture and interaction design, as well as strong knowledge of user experience principles and techniques.

Expert knowledge of the end-to-end iterative product design process. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to specify and develop solutions.

Work Experience:

8+ years of experience as a UX/Product Designer in relevant industries, working with multidisciplinary teams in Agile environments.

Previous design leadership experience with direct reports under your guidance. BS Graphic Design, Visual Design, Communication Design, Human Factors (HCI), or a related field; MS a plus.

Experience designing and shipping applications or software across various platforms. Experience representing work and design direction to broader product teams and leaders, articulating goals, concepts, and decisions based on user and company impact.

Hands-on prototyping experience with tools such as Figma and HTML/CSS.

A strong understanding of user-centered design principles and methods. Familiarity with qualitative and quantitative research methods and the application of insights.

Self-starter, with the ability to drive projects forward autonomously. (Bonus) Experience in Healthcare Tech, Fintech, or Mobile App design. (Bonus) Familiarity or experience with Animation creation or accessibility design."

Flexible Working

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible. Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and "Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs" 5 years in a row.

Benefits

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it's important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options.

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight's employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Alight is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

Diversity Policy Statement

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

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We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Salary Pay Range

Minimum :

90,200 USD

Maximum :

143,100 USD

Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate's experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit:

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

Alight Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Alight Solutions is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.