Design Director, Cigna Digital Product Design & Architecture Team

(Product Management Senior Advisor)

Do you enjoy working in an environment in which you collaborate and solve meaningful user problems? We're looking for the right person eager to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team of UX designers, product managers, user researchers, UX copywriters, and design operations & accessibility experts.

The Digital Product Design & Architecture Team’s mission is to deliver exceptional experiences for Cigna.com visitors and customers of all demographics and abilities. We also provide governance and oversight and share best practices, solutions, and insights across Cigna – a Fortune-15 global health service company – to champion the voice of our constituency and help stakeholders and leadership realize their goals through digital channels.

About this role

The Design Director will play a key role in building a strong visual identity for Cigna.com. You’ll champion groundbreaking ideas, and bring them to life with beautiful pixel-perfect designs in collaboration with Product, UX, Brand, and Engineering. You’ll be coaching and inspiring our talented design team as we drive the digital transformation of healthcare, carefully considering how both interaction and visual design impact the overall user experience. You’ll also be an important voice in growing our enterprise design system.

Responsibilities

Develop innovative responsive layouts, microinteractions, and typography that reflect the Cigna brand and deliver on key performance metrics.

Produce storyboards, wireframes, and polished, well documented pixel-perfect solutions to complex design problems.

Take an active, hands-on role in leading ideation with the team’s designers and providing thoughtful and constructive design critiques. Clearly articulate design decisions.

Drive the evolution of the company’s digital design standards and aesthetic.

Job Qualifications

Demonstrate a distinct point of view in visual and interaction design, and have a strong grasp on user-centered design best practices, accessibility, the application of user-research findings, and design heuristics.

Demonstrate thorough understanding of responsive design and how to optimize for desktop and mobile displays.
 

Must be organized, able to work both independently and as a team, and be able to switch rapidly between different projects in a fast-paced environment.

Be able to provide an exceptional portfolio of successfully launched work that demonstrates strategic, conceptual, and creative thinking.

Must be flexible and resilient with the ability to give and take direction from multiple teams within the organization.

Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience working in an agency or on a design team.

Degree in graphic design or experience in a related field.
 

Expertise in Sketch, Adobe Creative Cloud, and InVision, or similar design tools, and familiarity with the creation and application of a design system.

About Cigna

Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) is a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. We offer an integrated suite of health services through Cigna, Express Scripts, and our affiliates including medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products. Together, with our 74,000 employees worldwide, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions. Through our unmatched expertise, bold action, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, we are a force of health services innovation.

When you work with Cigna, you’ll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich people’s lives while working together to make the world a healthier place. What difference will you make?  To see our culture in action, search #TeamCigna on Instagram.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.