The Design team is committed to leading the development of intuitive and engaging interfaces, prioritizing seamless user experiences and improved usability. An Experience Designer in the design team takes a holistic view of product balancing desirability, usability, viability, and feasibility all with a constant focus on how our customers, our partners, and the business all gain value through this complete 360-degree view of the product & service experience.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Analyze tough problems and think though design challenges in a systematic way
- Work under the guidance of a more senior UX designer, while still having ownership over own work
- Follow an iterative design process to wireframe, prototype, and validate design ideas
- Produce work that follows UX best practices, internal guidelines, and also brings fresh ideas to the table
- Collaborate with other designers, product owners, and technologists, and contribute to the larger design team through research, presentations, and internal projects
Qualifications
- Experience completing most UX deliverables
- Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of experience as a UI/UX Designer or Product Designer
- A self-starter who is user-focused, detailed, and solutions-oriented
- Basic knowledge of the fundamentals of user-centered design, visual design, brand development, and how products are put together
- An extreme passion for understanding the user, and a strong communicator of the user's perspective throughout the design process
- An understanding that UX is more than just UI but includes all user-centered design activities from research, concepting, flows, sitemaps wireframes, prototypes, annotations, and more
- Working knowledge of design and prototyping tools, such as Figma, Sketch, Mural, and Jira and anything else needed to get the job done
- A strong online portfolio available for viewing
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Compensation Range:
Pay Range - Start:
$76,650.00
Pay Range - End:
$142,350.00
Geographic Specific Pay Structure:
195 - Structure 110: 84,350.00 USD - 156,650.00 USD
195 - Structure 115: 88,130.00 USD - 163,670.00 USD
We believe in fairness and transparency. It's why we share the salary range for most of our roles. However, final salaries are based on a number of factors, including the skills and experience of the candidate; the current market; location of the candidate; and other factors uncovered in the hiring process. The standard pay structure is listed but if you're living in California, New York City or other eligible location, geographic specific pay structures, compensation and benefits could be applicable, click here to learn more.
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At Northwestern Mutual, we believe that our lives and our work matter. And that doing what’s right is good for everyone. We follow through by designing tech that improves the community and cultivating creative ways to make finance accessible anywhere. These guiding principles have allowed our company to grow for more than 160 years.
Here, you’ll be with a team who emphasizes integrity and prioritizes security to design experiences that better everyone. You’ll work in cross functional teams to create optimal solutions that are rooted in innovative strategy and thoughtful execution. And you’re provided development tools and opportunities to become a leader all with the support of a collaborative team. You’ll be surrounded in a culture that values innovation and works to always evolve to stay ahead of trends and client needs.
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