Principal Service Designer
About the role
Become a part of our caring community At Humana, our commitment to whole-person health drives everything we do. We serve millions of members across the country with the goal of making healthcare more human, more compassionate, and more accessible. As we continue to evolve into a leading health and well-being company, we are reimagining member experiences to deliver empathy, clarity, and ease—at every touchpoint. We're looking for a systems-minded, impact-driven Principal Service Designer to help lead that transformation.
Key Responsibilities
Service Strategy & Vision: Define and lead service design strategy across enterprise initiatives, connecting member needs to operational capabilities.
Systems Thinking: Create service blueprints, journey maps, and ecosystem models that bridge frontstage and backstage experiences, end-to-end.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Facilitate alignment across teams and business partners to deliver coherent, multi-touchpoint services.
Practice Development: Mentor designers, evolve service design methods, and contribute to the growth of Humana's design culture.
Measurement & Impact: Define success metrics and lead post-launch evaluations to ensure services deliver measurable value.
Operational Integration: Collaborate with process and operational teams to ensure services are deliverable, scalable, and grounded in real-world constraints.
Storytelling & Influence: Use compelling narratives and visual frameworks to build empathy, drive decisions, and influence senior stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
Use your skills to make an impact 10+ years of experience in service design or systems-oriented experience design
Deep fluency in service design methods: blueprinting, journey mapping, prototyping, facilitation, and storytelling
Experience designing services that span digital tools and offline delivery (e.g., human interactions, physical spaces)
Proven ability to lead through ambiguity and drive clarity in complex systems
Strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills across business functions
Experience with Agile product teams and cross-functional delivery
Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Design, HCD, or a related field
Portfolio demonstrating strategic service design leadership and measurable impact
Why Join Humana
This is more than a design role—it's a chance to lead with purpose. As a Principal Service Designer at Humana, you'll shape how millions of people experience care. You'll have the influence of a Fortune 60 company, the creativity of a design-forward team, and the opportunity to lead at the intersection of health, humanity, and systems thinking.
Work-At-Home Information
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 with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.
Description Of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.