About this role
UX Design Lead
Help shape the future of digital experiences at BlackRock!
About the Aladdin UX Design Team
The Aladdin UX Design team researches, designs and engineers the user experience for the Aladdin investment and risk analytics platform which is used by institutional wealth managers and investment professionals worldwide.
We practice a human-centered design approach—designing software grounded in user need—to enable our users to tap into the power of BlackRock’s Aladdin enterprise platform. We’re growing a team of skilled UX designers, visual designers, researchers, and front-end developers to help reinvent the platform through that lens.
We are looking for a UX designer who understands and is inspired by the complexities of designing software for the enterprise.
About You
You seek insight into user needs to derive efficient, friendly interaction design. You understand the holistic journey a user takes in order to provide them with valuable tools for task completion. You are not afraid of complexity, depth, and balancing the demands of a wide, varied user base when crafting software.
You love owning big interaction problems and providing the thought leadership vital to drive them toward success by collaborating hand-in-glove with product owners and engineers.
As a VP UX Designer, You Will:
Design detailed wireframes, journeys, info architecture, and prototypes
Ensure design is consistent with our UX guidelines and approved interaction patterns
Lead the design of user interfaces using participatory and iterative design techniques, including heuristic evaluations, observational studies, customer interviews, usability testing, and other forms of requirements discovery
Augment our research professionals when necessary by facilitating user interviews and testing
Collaborate with key project team members, including visual designers, researchers, product managers, and technology leads to deliver end-to-end solutions
Be a positive, friendly representative and evangelist for user-centered design
Requirements
Experience & Education
10+ years application design experience in either product or agency environments
BFA degree in HCI or a related field
Work Samples
Portfolio samples that show deep UX thinking and sophisticated problem solving
Candidates who proceed to in-person interviews will be required to perform a small UX design exercise, which they will then present to the team.
Expert-level Skills in:
Developing UX artifacts such as wireframes, prototypes, site maps, user journeys
Figma and/or Axure
Detailing the work (i.e. functional specs, annotations, user stories, etc.)
Communication and storytelling through presentation
Ability to collaborate with development teams to ensure design implementation meets high quality standards
Strong Skills in:
Leading a user-centered discovery phase for projects, such as running workshops and facilitating discussions with partners
Working within lean/agile product development models
Experience facilitating or assisting user research and user testing – and subsequently identifying user needs, actions, behaviors and emotions through research
Design Experience with the Following Is a Plus, but Not Required:
B2B offerings
Enterprise desktop software
Enterprise financial software
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work pilot is designed to help you experience the best of both worlds: connecting with colleagues in person, building connections as a new joiner and strengthening our collaborative One BlackRock culture, while enjoying the flexibility to spend time on what’s important to you – professionally and personally. In line with local health guidance and regulations, employees average 4 days in the office and 1 days at home each week.
Please keep in mind that at BlackRock, the health, safety and well-being of our people will always be our top priorities. For every city in which we operate, we will continue to monitor local case rates and trends while following guidance from government and local health officials in making decisions about our work environments.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock
BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.
BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.
BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.Similar Jobs
What We Do
As the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock partners with investors around the globe to help them (and those on whose behalf they invest) plan for life’s most important goals – like retirement, home ownership and their children’s education. Our clients range from governments, foundations and other large institutions to those investing on behalf of individuals, including firefighters, nurses, teachers and factory workers. BlackRock was founded with the idea of creating a better asset management firm — one that was purpose-driven, focused on clients and risk management, and propelled by data and technology. Our breakthrough Aladdin® platform is BlackRock’s technological backbone, helping investors see and manage their whole portfolios in one place – from constructing investments to monitoring risk and executing trades. Used by hundreds of external institutions around the world, Aladdin combines powerful analytics and a common language to help investment teams make faster, more informed decisions across public and private markets. It’s a key part of our business and one of the reasons we’re trusted to manage more assets than any other investment manager today. At BlackRock, we challenge conventions and raise the bar for what’s possible. We harness technology to unlock new solutions, simplify complexity, and deliver investment strategies that meet people where they are. Whether it’s retirement planning, wealth building or navigating market shifts, we’re here to help clients invest more easily, more affordably and with more choice as we chart a path toward financial well-being together. Learn more: Careers.BlackRock.com
Why Work With Us
Without our people, technology is irrelevant. When we combine the power of people with the power of technology, we amplify our ability to create better outcomes for our employees, clients, shareholders and society alike.
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