Director, Product Design and Development

Director, Product Design and Development
CommunicateHealth, Inc., United States

Experience
1 Year
Salary
0 - 0
Job Type
Job Shift
Job Category
Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
Qualification
As mentioned in job details
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
May 8, 2021
Last Date
Jun 8, 2021
Location(s)

Job Description

We’re looking for an innovative and seasoned leader to oversee and help grow a passionate team of designers, developers, and product managers and associates. In this role, you’ll be the director of one of the company’s core programs Product Design and Development. Apply your product expertise and thought leadership to grow, mentor, and champion teams in designing and developing intuitive and inclusive digital products that help further CommunicateHealth’s mission: to improve lives by designing health information that’s easy to understand and use. We’re committed to work that serves people from diverse backgrounds, and we strongly encourage applications from people of color for this position.

CommunicateHealth is a small, progressive, LGBT- and women-owned company transitioning to a mid-size company, and we’re looking for a passionate leader to help us scale. Do you thrive when given the autonomy to lead the development of digital products that are built with the end user in mind? Are you energized by leading and mentoring talented individuals? If you answered these questions with an enthusiastic yes, we can’t wait to review your application!

Product Design and Technical Strategy

  • Works with clients and internal subject matter experts to set strategy and articulate the product development process and vision across multiple projects and portfolios
  • Signs off on process changes or high-impact deliverables that are new to the company or impact the success of the broader Program
  • Accurately estimates level of effort for product design and development projects
  • Develops and maintains CommunicateHealth’s standards for designing easy-to-use digital, print, and multi-media products

Leadership

  • Promotes an inclusive company culture and vision
  • Supervises, mentors, and coaches staff across CommunicateHealth’s product design and development program, creating opportunities for staff to learn and grow
  • Oversees staffing and hiring for the program, including resourcing and work planning across project teams
  • Partners with the Employee Experience team to set training and talent development strategy for the program
  • Acts as a thought leader in inclusive product design
  • Leads business development efforts by cultivating new and existing client relationships and working with senior leadership to set corporate-level business development strategy

Requirements

  • Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience
  • Demonstrated experience putting strategy and processes in place to build complex digital, print, and multi-media products
  • Significant supervisory and interdisciplinary team leadership experience
  • Excellent communication skills including thoughtful listening, the ability to express complex ideas clearly and succinctly, and the ability to communicate well in writing
  • Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive workplace and learning environment
  • Expertise in product development lifecycle methods, user experience, human-centered design

We are willing to train on

  • Federal plain language guidelines and Section 508 compliance
  • Content management systems such as Drupal and WordPress
  • Government contracting

Benefits

We care.

At CommunicateHealth, we acknowledge that our employees are the best and brightest, and we want to compensate you accordingly!

Excellent benefits

  • Open paid time off policy
  • 401K with 3% company match
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plans (CH pays 80% for individuals and 75% for families and couples)
  • Parking and commuter reimbursement (Rockville office)
  • Up to 6 weeks paid parental leave (up to 6 additional weeks of unpaid leave) and flexible schedules for working parents
  • Life insurance base plan of $50,000

A healthy social and emotional work environment

  • Flexible schedules, including Summer Fridays
  • Weekly all-staff Creative Time
  • Standing desks
  • Gym membership reimbursement (included with company-sponsored health insurance plan)

Personal and professional development and training

  • $1,500+ of professional development annually
  • Company support for applying to and presenting at professional conferences
  • Individual coaching and mentoring, including access to CH principals
  • Pro-bono and community work that align with the CH mission
  • Company-sponsored trainings throughout the year

About CommunicateHealth

Founded in 2009, CommunicateHealth is a consulting firm with a mission: We make health information easier to und

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