Web/UX Designer

Required:

• 2+ years as a UX designer a key contributor to the success of products that have launched
• An outstanding portfolio that demonstrates how have created experiences that solved business and user needs
• Bachelor's degree in design or related field preferably, master’s degree a plus
• Excellent skills in Figma and Adobe CC
• Thrive in a collaborative, explorative environment and value being on a diverse team that you can bounce ideas off of, get critical feedback from, and unite with to mature design thinking within a large organization
• Practice active listening and contribute in group situations (i.e. brainstorms, audits, critiques, whiteboard sessions, etc.)
• Excited by complex projects with high levels of ambiguity and are resilient in the face of obstacles
• Relentless desire to validate assumptions and uncover a problem’s root cause by testing, learning, and iterating
• Have a knack for balancing user goals, technology needs and business objectives and can clearly explain the rationale for your designs and how they achieve both
• Constantly seek opportunities to evangelize and promote design thinking in a large organization
• Work experience in Banking or Lending products is a plus

 
Responsibilities:

• Working closely with the UX lead, help execute the product vision by being involved in every step of the end-to-end product design process
• Understand the underlying needs and motivation of our clients to ensure we achieve business goals and provide value to our clients
• Craft intuitive and elegant experiences that empower our clients to make confident financial decisions
• Work closely with our research team to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data and make value-driven design decisions that translate into clear, simple UIs
• Create and present a variety of design deliverables (sketches, wireframes, user flows and prototypes) in a way that engenders confidence in you and your solutions with the team and the greater organization
• Form holistic solutions that integrate seamlessly into our wealth management product ecosystem
• Design and deliver responsive/adaptive solutions that are optimized for web and mobile interfaces and partner with engineers to translate designs into successful products
• Work closely with the larger Wealth Management UX team to share design best practices, align on patterns, and promote a design-centric culture at the firm
• Advocate for all user abilities by thoroughly testing design deliverables to meet WCAG ADA compliance