Sr. UX Designer

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We are looking for a Sr. UX Designer to join our FinTech client’s team. You will be part of a centralized UX Design team within the client’s organization, contributing to projects ranging from UX research, usability testing, accessibility, visual design, etc., all to solve business challenges with the goal of creating a more seamless and customer-focused ecosystem for users across the country. You will partner closely with the client’s team of Product Managers, Developers, and Business Stakeholders to create high quality UX deliverables that contribute to the design of end-to-end user experiences that help the client accomplish their most challenging goals.

Would you like to…

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Engineers, and other cross-functional stakeholders to understand business objectives, needs, and constraints.
• Use strong storytelling and presentation skills to communicate conceptual ideas, design rationale and the specifics of human-centered design process in all phases of the product development lifecycle, including product ideation and definition, UX design, and user research, detailed design, and optimization.
• Communicate complex design concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences at varying levels of the organization with minimal conflict and complications between collaborative and cross-functional personnel.
• Provide insights to the product development team and document user goals, needs, motivations and pain points through user personas, use cases, and experience maps and make recommendations to improve the user experience and create new concepts to bring them to life.
• Craft plans for and conduct UX research and validation research
• Create testing plans for A/B, User Testing, etc.
• Partner with content strategists to drive content-first designs.
• Partner with developers and QA engineers to ensure the delivered experience aligns with the vision.
• Create high quality UX deliverables/assets based on user goals and priorities, and applying industry best practices for accessibility, including annotated wireframes, flow diagrams, storyboards, mockups, high-fidelity prototypes, and production ready final assets.
• Leverage and be a champion of the design system and style guide to support a holistic and consistent experience.

We would like you to have…

• 5-7 years designing digital product experiences for enterprise-level organizations
• Experience designing digital products in the financial services industry
• Experience working with design systems and style guides
• Knowledge of Figma and other tools for generating low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes, as well as JIRA for partnering with developers, and an understanding of current web technology capabilities and cross-device considerations
• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Information Architecture, HCI, or equivalent project/portfolio experience
• A design thinking mindset and comprehension of human-centered design principles.
• An ability to break down complex problems/tasks and transform them into intuitive, accessible, inclusive experiences that are user-centric and data-driven.
• A demonstrated understanding of which design methods and instruments can be employed to help cross-functional partners understand and address user needs.
• Experience crafting end-to-end, omni-channel experiences through a deep understanding of user research, interaction design, visual design, and prototyping.
• An ability to thrive in ambiguity and work independently, quickly, and reliably in an agile development environment with cross-functional partners to deliver omni-channel experiences, including desktop, mobile web and mobile app experiences.
• An ability to balance the needs of diverse user groups, understanding business requirements and goals, and delivering solutions within implementation constraints.
• An ability to advocate for the design process while balancing product requirements and technical capabilities.
• Experience delivering on multiple projects in various stages of the product lifecycle in a highly asynchronous, dynamic environment.

Would you like to work for a global organization that…

• Embraces work-life balance – our employees’ well-being remains a top priority for us
• Offers a comprehensive benefits package effective Day 1. Options include health, vision, & dental insurance, FSAs, discounts on pet insurance, PTO, paid holidays, and more
• Promotes a culture of learning and advocacy across the globe - diversity will enable us to strengthen our impact
• Encourages innovation and experimentation
• Understands that changes will occur, and that adaptability is crucial to assist when it does

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