We are looking for a Product UX Design Intern to join our User Experience team and help design intuitive, efficient, and delightful product experiences for Clearwater Analytics customers. You will collaborate closely with product managers, UX designers, and engineers to turn complex workflows into simple, usable interfaces.
This internship is ideal for a student or recent graduate who wants hands-on experience in an enterprise product environment, working on real features used by real clients.
What You'll Do- Partner with UX designers to understand business goals, user needs, and product requirements.
- Contribute to user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups for new and existing features.
- Support user research activities (planning sessions, taking notes, synthesizing findings, and updating artifacts).
- Help create and maintain design system components, patterns, and documentation to ensure consistency across the product.
- Produce clear interaction specs and handoff documentation for engineers.
- Participate in design critiques, incorporating feedback to refine your work.
- Assist with prototyping (low- and high-fidelity) to validate concepts with stakeholders and users.
- Collaborate with UX writers and content strategists to ensure clear, concise, and consistent in-product copy.
- Conduct competitive and comparative analyses to inform design decisions.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, documenting what worked, what didn't, and why.
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human–Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design, UX Design, Product Design, Graphic Design, Cognitive Science, or a related field.
- A portfolio (school projects, personal projects, or prior internships) that demonstrates: clear problem framing and understanding of user needs; thoughtful interaction design and information architecture; ability to explore multiple concepts and articulate design rationale; concrete examples of using AI tools to make UX designers more efficient (e.g., AI-assisted wireframing, content generation, research synthesis, or design QA) with a clear before/after story; and at least one example of designing AI into a software application (e.g., prompts, copilots, recommendations, or automation flows), showing how you handled trust, transparency, and user control. Actual screens and flows are required in your portfolio, not just a written description.
- Deep familiarity with Figma for visual design, interaction design, and prototyping (we use Figma across the UX team).
- Basic understanding of user-centered design, usability principles, and accessibility best practices.
- Strong communication skills and comfort presenting your work and reasoning.
- Ability to take direction, respond well to feedback, and iterate quickly.
- Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage time across multiple tasks.
- Experience (coursework or projects) related to enterprise, fintech, or data-heavy products.
- Exposure to design systems and component-based design.
- Basic understanding of front-end technologies (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) and how designs are implemented.
- Experience with Figma prototyping for interaction design and usability validation.
- Familiarity with accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and inclusive design principles.
- Your resume.
- A link to your portfolio (website or PDF).
- A brief note describing why you're interested in UX design, why you'd like to intern with Clearwater Analytics / CWAN, and one project you're most proud of and why.
- Note: applications without a portfolio will not be considered.
Salary Range
$0.00 - $10,000,000.00This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), PTO, parental leave, and medical leave, STD/LTD insurance benefits. Clearwater Analytics is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
Skills Required
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in HCI, Interaction Design, UX Design, Product Design, Graphic Design, Cognitive Science, or a related field
- Portfolio demonstrating problem framing, user needs analysis, interaction design, information architecture, multiple design concepts, and design rationale
- Portfolio example showing use of AI tools to improve UX design efficiency, including a clear before-and-after story
- Portfolio example of designing AI into a software application, addressing trust, transparency, and user control
- Actual screens and flows included in the portfolio
- Deep familiarity with Figma for visual design, interaction design, and prototyping
- Basic understanding of user-centered design, usability principles, and accessibility best practices
- Strong communication skills and ability to present design work and reasoning
- Ability to take direction, respond to feedback, and iterate quickly
- Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage time across multiple tasks
- Experience with enterprise, fintech, or data-heavy products through coursework or projects
- Exposure to design systems and component-based design
- Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and front-end implementation
- Experience with Figma prototyping for interaction design and usability validation
- Familiarity with WCAG and inclusive design principles
What the Team is Saying
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Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Employer-provided medical, dental, and vision coverage is consistently listed in current job postings, with disability insurance also referenced. Feedback suggests these core health benefits are solid even if plan richness is not portrayed as top-tier across sources.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with employer matching is consistently cited in company and employer-verified materials. This reliable match supports long-term savings and is presented as a standard component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Immediate eligibility for paid time off, holidays, and volunteer time, along with parental leave, appears across job postings. This breadth of leave options provides practical flexibility from day one.
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What We Do
CWAN was founded on a simple belief: investment professionals deserve modern technology that actually works for them. Not legacy systems that slow them down. Not fragmented data that creates confusion. But one comprehensive platform that gives you complete visibility and crystal-clear insights. The result? Investment management that works as seamlessly as your investment strategy. Since our founding in 2004, CWAN has been the trusted technology partner powering the world’s leading institutional investors — from insurance companies, asset managers, and hedge funds to asset owners like corporations, endowments, and pension funds managing over $10 trillion in assets.
Why Work With Us
We continue to grow, fueled by a strong foundation, an ambitious vision, and a commitment to delivering exceptional value to our clients, partners, and team members around the world. What started as a bold idea in Boise, Idaho has rapidly transformed into a global presence. We’ve expanded our footprint significantly—now operating out of 24 offices
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