UX/UI Designer

Role Description

1) Engagement Overview

Optum Advisory is supporting the modernization of a Customer Communications Management platform to deliver a future-ready solution with emphasis on customer-led control, self-service, visibility/analytics, and governance. A key workstream is the design and delivery of two portals:

Customer-facing portal: onboarding/configuration, status visibility, self-service interactions

Internal operations portal: operational monitoring, issue management, workflow support

This role will lead UX strategy and execution across both portals and partner closely with product, engineering, and program leadership in an agile delivery environment.

2) Objectives (What Success Looks Like)

The UI/UX Lead will:

Establish a cohesive UX strategy across customer and operations experiences (IA, workflows, patterns, interaction standards)

Translate platform goals into intuitive journeys that improve self-service and operational efficiency

Produce engineering-ready Figma deliverables to accelerate build and reduce rework

Ensure designs align to must-have themes (self-service, visibility, governance, omnichannel support, compliance considerations)

3) Scope of Work (Core Responsibilities)

1. UX Strategy & Experience Architecture

Define end-to-end portal experience strategy aligned to customer priorities (self-service, transparency, role-based access, tracking, dashboards)

Develop/validate information architecture, navigation, and cross-portal consistency standards

Establish reusable patterns and interaction models to support scalable delivery across releases

1. Discovery & Requirements Collaboration

Collaborate with product, engineering, analytics, and stakeholders in discovery/requirements sessions

Support user research (planning, prototypes, usability testing) to validate workflows and reduce delivery risk

Translate service blueprints and requirements into prioritized portal journeys and user flows

1. Design Execution & Engineering Handoff

Create detailed UX/UI deliverables in Figma: user flows, wireframes, prototypes, UI specs, annotated handoffs

Provide multiple design options, document tradeoffs, and iterate based on feedback and technical constraints

Participate in design reviews and clearly articulate rationale to stakeholders and engineers

Define final UI rules (layout, typography, spacing, components) aligned to Optum/client brand standards as needed

1. Delivery Partnership & Advisory Representation

Operate effectively in agile delivery (sprint planning, refinement, backlog readiness)

Manage design work to milestones and support predictable delivery timelines

Represent Optum Advisory and the Payer Technology / Digital & Design culture with strong communication, curiosity, and professionalism

4) Expected Deliverables

UX strategy and experience principles for customer and operations portals (experience guardrails)

Portal information architecture and navigation model

End-to-end user flows and key journey maps for priority use cases

Figma prototypes for critical workflows

Engineering-ready UI specifications (components, states, behaviors, accessibility notes)

Design review outputs (decisions, rationale, revisions)

Required Skills

7+ years designing digital experiences (web/responsive; enterprise workflows preferred) with portfolio demonstrating end-to-end UX and UI execution

5+ years working in agile delivery with cross-functional teams

Expert in user-centered design, usability, information architecture, and design documentation practices

High proficiency in Figma for prototyping and handoff specifications

Strong communication skills and comfort presenting to senior stakeholders; able to explain design tradeoffs clearly

Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with multiple stakeholders and high attention to detail

Desired Skills

Experience designing CCM and communication tools supporting healthcare payers/regulatory environments and/or omnichannel communications (e.g., Quadient, SmartCOMM, Messagepoint)

Experience with role-based access, auditability, and accessibility (WCAG familiarity)

Experience designing dual-portal ecosystems (external customer portal + internal operations tooling)

Exposure to service blueprinting or operational workflow design (process-to-experience translation)

Vendor Candidate Submissions (Please Include)

Portfolio link (self-service and/or operations tooling examples preferred)

Summary of Figma-based handoff and design system experience

Example of agile delivery partnership (how they collaborate with engineers/POs)

Accessibility and regulated domain experience (if applicable)