Corporate Vice President, Product Design
About The Position
We’re building the next generation of innovative digital products in our industry, and we’re looking for an energetic, proactive Director of Product Design to help deliver this vision. We’re looking for a dedicated Principal digital designer who can execute a strategic vision for NYL, building within and across a portfolio of digital products used by consumers and NYL agents into one seamless, intuitive experience. The Director will collaborate with a team of Directors of Product Design and work across a portfolio of digital products in our Value Streams (outcome-based departments). You’ll be collaborating extensively to not only craft help individual cutting-edge, user-centered digital product experiences, but also connect end-to-end digital experiences and other multi-channel experiences within and across the Value Streams for our customers and agents. This position has a tremendous impact on our business and plays a crucial role in the NYL ecosystem. This role will also contribute to the growth and maturity of digital product design capability including maturing processes, establishing professional growth and advancement pathways, nurturing a design culture and providing coaching and mentorship, and advocating for the value of design in the organization.
Requirements
- Portfolio Please include a portfolio or case studies as a document or link with your resume when applying, including any passwords. Please DO NOT use Drop box or other file sharing solution, we cannot access it.
- Expert understanding of human-centered design principles, interaction design, visual design, and user experience.
- A bachelor's in a relevant field such as Design, Interaction Design, Communication Design or a related discipline. Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.
- At least 5 years in digital product design, including a track record of shipping high quality digital designs for consumers and a range of digital product types (e.g., responsive web, apps, portals, etc.)
- Experience with designing for multiple projects in a fast-paced, very deadline-driven environment
- Experience leveraging design systems and comfort working with content-heavy experiences and structured systems
- A successful track record of shipping digital experience designs in a Scaled Agile (SAFe) environment across a range of front-ends and platforms (e.g., content management systems, low/no-code platforms, framework-based front ends, native apps)
- Familiarity with technical architecture concepts including service-oriented architecture and micro-services, data models, and front-end programming (e.g., HTML, CSS)
- Mastery of design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe Creative Suite) and digital whiteboard/facilitation tools (e.g., Figjam, Miro)
- Adaptable with the ability to bring clarity and structure to ambiguity.
- Strong communication skills: Ability to leverage your expert communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and executives.
- Strong organization and attention to detail.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in life insurance, financial services, or other highly regulated industry for complex application or servicing experiences
Responsibilities
- Design concepting and detailed design handoff to development
- Contribute to work across our digital product portfolio
- Cross-functional creation and collaboration
- Leadership and collaboration
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements: We’re blending the best parts of both worlds so you can maximize your work experience and gain a better work-life balance
- Time away: Generous time off plans, holiday schedules, and summer Fridays
- Extensive health coverage: Medical, dental, vision coverage, and bonus flexible spending accounts
- Caring support for new parents: Fertility treatments and support, eight weeks paid leave for all parents whether through birth, adoption, foster care, or surrogacy, total parental leave for up to six months, and back-up childcare options
- Opportunities to prosper professionally and career coaching: Career development, including professional training and development programs, and tuition reimbursement
- Wellness benefits: On-site amenities, including gym facilities, cafes, and wellness centers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
