Insulet Corporation

Manager, User Guide Strategy and Operations (Hybrid-Acton, MA or San Diego, CA)

Insulet Corporation$144K — $216K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in HCI, Design, Interaction Design, Human Factors, or equivalent required.
  • 7+ years of relevant experience in UX and product design, focusing on customer-centric systems.
  • At least 3 years of management experience overseeing a large UX team in mobile app development.
  • Demonstrated success in commercial execution for consumer-facing products, with knowledge of medical device development as a plus.
  • Thorough understanding of diabetes and its implications for design is preferred.
  • Experience collaborating with diverse, cross-functional teams on significant initiatives.
  • Strong UX portfolio showcasing design skills and methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a UX team focused on Omnipod products across both iOS and Android platforms.
  • Coach and develop a multi-disciplinary UX team distributed across multiple locations.
  • Balance team development with user experience enhancement.
  • Infuse the brand values of Simplicity, Freedom, and Happiness into design processes.
  • Hire and manage UX vendors to extend team capabilities, overseeing their work.
  • Collaborate with Marketing, Product Management, Software Development, and other functions to define world-class product experiences.
  • Promote User-Centered design best practices within product development teams through Agile processes.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Employee wellness programs
Full Job Description

Job Summary

Want to have an impact on Omnipod’s Product? Want to help lead a once in a lifetime career program? Our goal at Omnipod is to have a best-in-class customer experience, and we need some to help us achieve this goal in our next generation products. We are investing heavily to create a scalable product development strategy to achieve the best-in-class experience during a period of aggressive growth. We need a strong UX Manager that will drive the vision to that end, is this you?

We are looking to hire a critical member of the team to be the UX visionary. The UX Manager will be responsible for working closely with cross-functional members of the development and planning teams to design a world-class product experience while ensuring a scalable, global implementation to meet future business needs.

Position Overview:

Want to have an impact on Omnipod’s Product? Want to help lead a once in a lifetime career program? Our goal at Omnipod is to have a best-in-class customer experience, and we need some to help us achieve this goal in our next generation products. We are investing heavily to create a scalable product development strategy to achieve the best-in-class experience during a period of aggressive growth. We need a strong UX Manager that will drive the vision to that end, is this you?

We are looking to hire a critical member of the team to be the UX visionary. The UX Manager will be responsible for working closely with cross-functional members of the development and planning teams to design a world-class product experience while ensuring a scalable, global implementation to meet future business needs.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage a team of UX designers and technical writers focused on the suite of Omnipod products - Omnipod Dash, Omnipod 5, Omnipod View and our Omnipod Simulator App 6 across both iOS and Android platforms
  • Develop and coach existing multi-disciplinary UX team located in both the East and West coast offices. Collaborate heavily with UX peers and staff in Tijuana, San Diego and Boston. The team is currently 11 people with continued growth in 2021.
  • Ability to balance the development of the team with the development of the user experience. You should be as excited about managing and growing the staff, as you are about your product design expertise.
  • Focus on infusing the brand promise of Simplicity, Freedom and Happiness into all that we do internally and with our designs. Reduce complexity in our mobile app designs, our deliverables and our collaborations.
  • Engage, hire and manage UX vendors as needed to extend the teams capabilities when needed- including writing purchase orders, approving invoices and managing/overseeing their work and deliverables.
  • Collaborate with peer organizations such as Marketing, Product Management, Software Development, Human Factors, Clinical and Regulatory to help define and scope world class experiences for our products. Form strong relationships with functional stakeholders by developing and translating strategy into a multi-year road map including operational goals and objectives.
  • Drive User Centered design best practices into the product development teams through the Agile process.
  • Incorporate the adoption and integration of design research early and often through the lifecycle of the project through collaboration with the UX Research team.
  • Ability to build and manage a multidisciplinary UX team focused on the product design working in a SAFe Agile development environment with multiple integrations.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree (HCI, Design, Interaction Design, Human Factors and/or equivalent) required.
  • 7+ years of relevant experience in UX and product design, ideally with a focus on developing and implementing customer centric systems, with multiple touchpoints (Product, mobile, web) globally
  • At least 3 years of management experience including managing a large UX team working on mobile app development
  • Experience and demonstrated success in commercial execution for consumer-facing digital and physical products. Knowledge of medical device development a plus
  • Thorough knowledge of the diabetes disease state preferred
  • Experience working effectively with cross-functional teams on high-visibility initiatives
  • Advanced working knowledge of User Experience methods and Design thinking process. Understands Systems and data management. Solid technical chops in the UX toolkit such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketch, Abstract, XD, or equivalent tools.
  • Strong UX portfolio required

Physical Requirements:

  • International travel expected (at least once per quarter)
  • Ongoing US travel as needed (at least once per quarter)
  • In-person team / onsite in San Diego, CA

This position is eligible for hybrid working arrangements and requires on-site work from an Insulet office.

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Additional Information:

Compensation & Benefits: For U.S.-based positions only, the annual base salary range for this role is $144,500.00 - $216,800.00 This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:  Medical, dental, and vision insurance  401(k) with company match  Paid time off (PTO)  And additional employee wellness programs Application Details: This job posting will remain open until the position is filled. To apply, please visit the Insulet Careers site and submit your application online. Actual pay depends on skills, experience, and education.

About Insulet Corporation

Insulet Corporation is a medical device company that develops, manufactures, and sells insulin delivery systems for people with insulin-dependent diabetes. The company's flagship product, the Omnipod Insulin Management System, is a tubeless insulin pump that is worn on the body and controlled wirelessly by a handheld device. Insulet Corporation is headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts.
Learn more about Insulet Corporation
Size
2,300 employees
Market Cap
$20.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$6.8 million
5 Year Trend
+24.5%
Revenue
$904.4 million
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