Principal, Enterprise Design Systems

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Humana is committed to delivering innovative digital experiences that improve the quality of life for our members and enhance how they engage with us. As a Principal Designer for the Enterprise Design System, you will be responsible for the vision, leadership, and continuous advancement of our design system  will play a pivotal role in bridging design and engineering, especially as generative AI reshapes how teams collaborate and deliver digital experiences.

You will champion technical rigor, seamless designer-engineer workflows, and elevate the design system’s contribution to both usability and delivery velocity throughout the enterprise.

• Own and evolve the design system’s architecture, ensuring it scales with business needs and technical advancements including generative AI workflows

• Define and advocate for best practices in collaboration between designers and engineers as roles and responsibilities converge

• Guide the transformation of the design system into a technically robust platform, including full documentation, well-structured APIs, and deep integration with front-end engineering

• Define and track success metrics for the design system, including adoption, usability, and impact on delivery velocity and experience consistency

• Set standards for quality, performance, accessibility, and consistency for the components, tools, and APIs in the system

• Oversee comprehensive documentation efforts that serve users at multiple technical levels, surpassing traditional design system documentation depth

• Evaluate and drive the adoption of modern design tools, code workflows, and AI-enabled platforms to support seamless multi-disciplinary teams

• Collaborate actively with Platform Engineering, Product Management, and other stakeholders to ensure the design system aligns with enterprise needs

• Foster a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and learning across the organization

• Mentor and empower designers and engineers, helping teams adopt new technologies and workflows

• Build internal community engagement and knowledge sharing

• Establish contribution and governance models and processes for ongoing maintenance and evolution of the system

• Ensure cross-functional adoption through clear communication, enablement, and support structures

• 8+ years in digital product design, front-end engineering, or design systems leadership

• Demonstrated expertise in accessibility standards and inclusive design with the ability to translate accessibility requirements into scalable components, patterns, and documentation.

• Demonstrated expertise in managing enterprise-scale design systems with deep integration to engineering platforms

• Proficiency in front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and frameworks (React, Angular)

• Proven track record in bridging design and code, including fluency with Figma, Git Hub, Storybook, API documentation, and/or similar tools

• Advanced understanding of emerging design technologies, including generative AI and code-heavy designer workflows

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to produce and review highly technical documentation

• Experience with agile, iterative development and change management in large organizations

• Prior experience working within Platform Engineering or collaborating with engineering leadership

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:

• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.

• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership.

• Employees who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.

• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees…