Lead UX Designer, Design Systems

Job Summary

Create an excellent end-user interaction and overall experience for users navigating our web-based applications and websites. This person seeks to improve the user experience by making their interactions simple, useful, scalable, accessible, and visually compelling.

Responsibilities:

·       Work with Product Managers, Developers, Sales, Marketing, and Operations to understand user needs, project goals, and business requirements.

·       Partner in user research studies and evaluation of user feedback.

·       Create consistent, comprehensive, and functional wireframes or prototypes.

·       Present designs to peers, stakeholders, and developers and iterate based on feedback.

·       Design, write, communicate, and update UX/UI guidelines.

·       Review UIs to verify that design and UX/UI guidelines were implemented correctly.

·       Advocate for end users throughout the company.

·       Recommend priority for fixing UX bugs.

·       Exhibits extensive knowledge of user needs in CW's industry

·       Creates usability plans for multiple efforts

·       Sets target usability efforts across product lines

·       Has significant network of industry connections

·       Independently determines best approaches to solving problems

·       Initiates conversations with required parties and proactively resolves issues across disciplines without requiring oversight

·       Simplifies complex patterns

·       Considers accessibility and browser compatibility when creating design and wireframes and ensures that the implementation meets these requirements

Requirements:

·       10+ years of experience in product leadership roles in insurance, financial services, financial technology or data products

·       Experience with a focus on either Accounting, Aggregation of Investment Portfolio Data, Reporting or other complimentary solutions / services would be highly beneficial

·       History of successfully mentoring a product / specialist team

·       Knowledge of industry challenges such as regional regulations

·       Demonstrated success of putting client success at the heart of your decisions

·       MS Office and Salesforce

·       Excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong ability to synthesize and communicate results of data analysis

·       Strong organizational and interpersonal skills

 What we offer: 

·       Business casual atmosphere in a flexible working environment  

·       Team-focused culture that promotes innovation and ownership  

·       Access cutting-edge investment reporting technology and expertise 

·       Defined and undefined career pathways, allowing you to grow your way  

·       Competitive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits 

·       Maternity and paternity leave  

·       Personal Time Off and Volunteer Time Off to give back to the community 

·       RSUs, as well as an employee stock purchase plan and a 401 (k) with a match   

·       Work from anywhere 3 weeks out of the year  

·       Work from home Fridays 

Why Join Us? This is an incredible opportunity to lead a passionate engineering team that is shaping the future of investment management technology. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, apply now!