Principal Designer II

GEICO is looking for an accomplished, customer obsessed, and results oriented Principal Designer II. The ideal candidate will be comfortable collaborating with senior executives across multiple lines of business, engineering, and product management to shape the vision of our product’s experiences and ensure our design work meets the highest standards.

As a Principal Designer II, you will be responsible for influencing and contributing to teams of designers across multiple projects. You will work with our customers, business leaders, engineers, and product leadership to determine design requirements, product roadmaps and OKRs. You will constantly improve our product experiences and our design process and methodologies. You will be an exemplary leader in a multi-disciplinary design and research organization that values people, human-centered design, and a growth mindset.

As the design lead for GEICO’s digital messaging strategy, your role will revolve around shaping and executing a cohesive and impactful communications plan through collaboration with Brand Marketing that aligns with the company’s overarching goals while placing and keeping the customer’s needs top of mind to guide decisions. You will play a key role in assessing, (re)defining and maintaining our brand voice and identity across the end-to-end digital customer experience, and across channels and touchpoints. This is an IC-role that will require close and constant partnership across and with brand marketing, business, product, engineering, as well as other design leaders and teams. In addition to strategy creation and leadership, the ideal candidate should also be eager to roll up their sleeves and create, test, and deliver content.

This position is a hybrid role that requires to be on-site 3 days a week at one of the following locations:

Chevy Chase, MD; Chicago, IL; Fredericksburg/Richmond, VA

Job Responsibilities

· Brings a deep expertise in UX and UI design to our design teams to influence and craft the direction of our product’s experiences.

· Collaborates with product, engineering, and business executives to uncover customer and business needs.

· Contributes to design systems and standards to ensure consistent user experiences across all digital touchpoints.

· Translates complex ideas into understandable concepts and solutions that evolve and enhance the product experience.

· Advocates for the customer through human-centered design methods, including discovery, research sessions, and user testing.

· Facilitates and participates in workshops with internal and external stakeholders to align with business needs.

· Drives end-to-end product design by framing problems, developing insights, and designing new methodologies/practices to serve customer needs.

· Contributes to projects by developing user flows, wireframes, journey maps, and user interface design specifications.

· Mentors designers providing guidance and feedback to individuals grow their skills and careers.

Basic Qualifications:

· 12+ years of experience with User Experience design

Preferred Qualifications:

· Demonstrate ability to work across design processes e.g. user research, user experience design, UI design and specifications.

· An exceptional portfolio showcasing groundbreaking design work across multiple platforms and technologies.

· Ability to influence work across multiple teams and lines of business

· Effective executive level communication and storytelling skills

· Proficiency with design tools (i.e., Figma) to deliver concepts and enable successful collaboration across teams

· Familiarity leading and working in an established design system within agile development team

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Benefits:

As an Associate, you’ll enjoy our Total Rewards Program* to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Training and Licensures

*Benefits may be different by location. Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

**Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.