UX Engineer

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best.Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale.Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* as you take on some tough challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design user flows, hi-fi mockups, and prototypes that simplify complex security data and drive compliance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including lead designers, product managers and engineers, to deliver user-centric, insight-focused experience
• Conduct usability testing to validate design decisions, incorporating user feedback to refine and improve experiences
• Translate research insights and user behavior data into clear and intuitive design solutions
• Communicate design rationale to stakeholders, aligning designs with user needs, business goals, and security opportunities
• Collaborate closely with developers to ensure design accuracy and seamless implementation
• Contribute to and maintain design systems and documentation to ensure consistency across products
• Have a divergent exploratory process with the ability to communicate trade-offs to stakeholders
• Contribute to design critiques and collaborative design challenges

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 Qualification:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in creating and shipping complex digital products 
• 2+ years Proficiency in the Figma ecosystem 
• 1+ years verbal and visual presentation skills, as well as an articulate point of view about design 
• 1+ years record of collaboration to support and influence the team's direction, vision, and planning of deliverables 
• 1+ years experience tying designs to business needs, goals, and metrics

Preferred Qualification:

• Preferred experience in working with design systems 
• Preferred experience in user research, usability testing, and journey mapping 

*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 $72,800 to $130,000 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.  

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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

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