Staff VP Product Design

Anticipated End Date:

2025-09-17

Position Title:

Staff VP Product Design

Job Description:

Staff VP Product Design 

Location:   May be located in any Elevance Health PulsePoint office preferably in Mendota Heights.

This role requires associates to be in-office at least 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered.  Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law. 

Summary 

Responsible for leading the product design vision and execution across Elevance Health’s enterprise products. This role connects business priorities to user and customer needs, delivering intuitive, human-centered, and AI-enabled product experiences. Oversees design strategy, product prototyping in Figma (or equivalent i.e. Figma Make, Vercel), and design systems that scale across platforms.

Position Responsibilities 

• Leads enterprise product and journey design in collaboration with key stakeholders to deliver cohesive digital-first experiences. Defines and activates signature design strategy across lines of business and ensures partners deliver on objectives. 

• Defines emerging best practices and consistent approach to human centered design product design, prototyping, and design systems. 

• Enables business partners to understand, design, measure, and continuously improve digital product experiences across web, mobile, and emerging platforms. 

• Activates relevant insights from existing data, research, and AI, and voice of the customer to influence  UI/UX and product development to transform consumer experience and engagement. 

• Partners with key business stakeholders to  accelerate 0–1 product builds and unify new capabilities with design systems and signature experience strategy.  

• Executes or commissions relevant new studies and research to support , product design decisions, usability testing, and customer strategy, and collaborates with relevant teams..  

Position Requirements 

Requires a BA/BS related to human centered design, product/service design or related field and minimum of 10 years experience related to customer and employee experience including minimum of 5 years leadership experience; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.  

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences 

•  Strong digital product design portfolio required, demonstrating Figma and prototyping expertise. 

• Proven experience designing for direct-to-consumer (D2C) and business-to-consumer (B2C) products at scale. 

• Demonstrated 0–1 product build experience (taking products from concept through launch). 

• Demonstrated ability to apply human-centered design in digital product development, including user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity UI. 

• Example of applying AI and machine learning in design workflows (e.g., personalization, generative design, or AI-assisted user experience). 

• Strong collaboration skills across product, engineering, research, and business stakeholders. 

• Experience building and scaling design teams, design systems, and DesignOps practices. 

• Knowledge of accessibility, inclusive design, and industry best practices. 

• Ability to translate complex requirements into usable, engaging, and measurable product experiences. 

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 Corporate Title: Staff VP Experience Design

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $200,000 to $300,000.

Locations: Minnesota

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company.  The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race