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Bupa

2mo ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Design
    Product
  • Salford
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AI generated summary

  • You need end-to-end product design experience, strong stakeholder management, strategic leadership in design, ability to nurture teams, excellent communication, collaboration skills, and a growth mindset.
  • You’ll define product strategy, collaborate across teams, manage project delivery, track UX metrics, mentor team members, drive operational improvements, and advocate for the Design System.

Requirements

  • A strong background in end-to-end product design. You'll have a track-record of tackling complex problems and delivering simple solutions, using human centred design approaches.
  • Highly developed and confident stakeholder management skills, experienced in dealing with broad stakeholder groups, knowing when to bring the right people together to achieve common goals.
  • A strategic, thought leader across design process, able to influence and drive change ensuring alignment with business objectives and industry best practices.
  • Proven experience in managing, leading and nurturing large product/UX design teams. Strong coaching, mentoring and ‘chioning' your teams are key elements of your leadership style.
  • Strong communication skills; a visionary storyteller who inspires, influences and can tell a competing story.
  • Highly collaborative in approach, values others' input and expertise and seeks feedback.
  • A growth mindset.

Responsibilities

  • You'll define and articulate the product strategy and vision across multiple squads. Providing strategic direction and guidance on approach and timescales blending hands on support and leadership to add value where needed.
  • You'll build relationships and collaborate with teams including marketing, product, proposition, technology and delivery building advocacy and evangelising the principles, standards and processes of product design and development.
  • Confidently mediating across the demands of a business, the needs of the customer and the feasibility of the tech stack to design the right thing and design the thing right.
  • You'll be responsible for the timely delivery of projects aligning with business goals and UX metrics.
  • Setting, tracking and measuring UX metrics for your squads and regularly communicating the impact and value of design. Supporting post campaign reviews to optimise and improve existing and future work.
  • Managing and refining roadmaps and prioritising backlogs across squads with your colleagues, always prioritising the most valuable features for customers and the business.
  • Designing Leadership and People Management. You'll mentor, coach and inspire other members of the experience design team as a people manager. Helping to maintain and improve the inherent pillars of our team's culture; psychological safety, celebrating success, and learning from each other.
  • Driving operational enhancements within the design function, in collaboration with other members of the design leadership team, to improve ways of working and ensure consistency across the wider design function.
  • Collaborating closely with product and technology and design leadership to shape and execute Bupa's overarching strategy and vision across all relevant domains.
  • Advocating for the adoption of the organisation's Design System, ‘Anatomy' and contribution to the community.

FAQs

What is the job title for this position?

The job title for this position is Design Principal.

Where is this position located?

This position is located in Manchester.

Is this a full-time or part-time role?

This is a full-time role, requiring 37.5 hours per week.

What is the salary range for this position?

The salary for this position is up to £80K, depending on experience.

What kind of working model does this position offer?

The position offers hybrid and flexible working options.

What are the main responsibilities of the Design Principal?

The Design Principal will lead customer-centric experiences across multiple product squads, manage a group of Product Designers, and collaborate with various stakeholders to drive product direction and improve design quality.

What key skills are required for this role?

Required skills include a strong background in end-to-end product design, stakeholder management, strategic thinking, experience in managing design teams, strong communication skills, and a collaborative approach.

What kind of benefits does Bupa offer to employees?

Bupa offers numerous benefits, including 25 days of holiday, Bupa health insurance, a pension plan, performance-based bonuses, access to onsite gyms or local discounts, an employee assistance program, and various online discounts.

Is there any support for professional development in this role?

Yes, the Design Principal will provide mentorship and support to facilitate the development of Product Designers, encouraging growth and fostering a culture of care and candour.

Does Bupa value diversity in its hiring process?

Yes, Bupa encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences and actively promotes a culture of inclusivity.

Are there any specific initiatives for employee well-being at Bupa?

Bupa has a global well-being program called Viva, which focuses on mental, physical, financial, social, and environmental well-being.

What type of team will the Design Principal be working with?

The Design Principal will be part of a multi-disciplinary design team, including user researchers, product designers, content designers, and design operations.

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Bupa

Our purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

Science & Healthcare
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1947
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

upa's purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We are an international healthcare company serving over 38 million customers worldwide. With no shareholders, we reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers. We directly employ around 85,000 people, principally in the UK, Australia, Spain, Chile, Poland, New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Türkiye, Brazil, Mexico, the US, Middle East and Ireland. We also have associate businesses in Saudi Arabia and India.