(Charleston, SC)
Benefitfocus is the leader in software and services for the healthcare benefits market by providing employers, insurance carriers and consumers a single Web-based platform for shopping, enrolling, managing and exchanging benefit information. Since its founding in 2000, Benefitfocus has been a growing company solidly positioned in the 2 trillion dollar healthcare industry.
Benefitfocus is seeking a dynamic and innovative leader for our User Experience Group (UxG). As the Design Manager, you will work with the Carrier Product Management team, Engineering, Marketing, Communication and Executive leadership teams to define and shape the future direction of the Benefitfocus software offering and its corporate design standards. You can expect to:
- Manage and mentor a team of 6 to 8 interaction engineers and interface designers
- Lead recruiting, training and professional development activities for the User Experience Group
- Ensure all team members are completing tasks and deliverables on time and with a high level of quality
- Work with internal teams to define and evolve overall Benefitfocus corporate design standards
- Ensure a high-level of usability and user-centric design across all Benefitfocus products
- Develop and maintain formal management metrics to measure individual and team performance, including weekly management of associate time reporting and completion of assigned project tasks
Qualifications:
- BA/BS degree required
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Human Factors, Design or similar discipline highly desired
- Proven experience establishing and enforcing design standards for an online/web-based software company
- Demonstrated mastery of human factors, user interaction, information architecture and user-centric design
- Expert knowledge and understanding of key Web 2.0 standards and best practices, including W3C standards, CSS styling, DOM scripting, and AJAX
- Enterprise software engineering and coding background (e.g. J2EE, .Net) highly desired
- Ability to lead and mentor as a hands-on designer and as a web interface coder
- Ability to work across different organizations, drive consensus and deliver high-quality software
- Strong presentation and communication skills
- Experience working in a Software as a Service environment (preferred)
- Experience working within a high growth software/technology environment
Apply: Please send resume to Jill at jill.wysocki@benefitfocus.com or apply online at www.benefitfocus.com/careers.
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