About this role
About the Aladdin UX Design Team
The Aladdin UX Design team researches and designs 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 are a team of skilled UX designers, UI designers, and UX researchers, working to reinvent and improve the Aladdin platform through the user’s lens.
We are looking for a UX designer who understands and is inspired by the complexities of crafting 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 an Associate UX Designer, You Will:
Conduct user research, including user interviews, surveys, and usability testing to gather insights and identify pain points.
Capture user needs and partner requirements via research
Be able to leverage AI tools to improve user research, ideation, and design workflows. Candidates should be able to translate AI-driven insights into clear, user-centered design decisions.
Rapidly iterate on design ideas and validate with users
Provide detailed wireframes, clickable prototypes, and accompanying specs to implementation teams
Proactively seek feedback from senior designers to ensure your designs are as polished as they can be
Help govern the quality of our software by closely following and evangelizing our standards
Collaborate within the UX team to help define and better our practice
Work autonomously, efficiently, and with a positive personality
Requirements
Experience & Education
5+ years of UX design experience, creating and evolving software design for digital products and platforms
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.
Strong Skills in:
Application design, with a deep knowledge of standard UX methodologies
Communication, with a proven ability to work with product and engineering to see designs accurately realized
Designing for AI enhanced digital experiences.
Public presentation to groups
Performing your own research when required, particularly contextual inquiry to understand user journeys and basic usability testing for validation
Figma and Axure for wireframing and prototyping
Quickly learning new concepts and moving decisively on what you’ve learned
Collaboration with a low-ego approach to finding the best possible solutions
Design Experience with the Following Is a Plus, but Not Required:
B2B offerings
Enterprise desktop software
Enterprise financial software
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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 Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.
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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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