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Creative Circle · 4 days ago

Senior Product / Visual Designer (Financial Services)

United States

Contract

Remote

Senior Level

$65/hr - $85/hr

6+ years exp

Creative Circle is a financial service organization seeking an accomplished Senior Product / Visual Designer to lead their team in crafting intuitive and impactful user experiences across digital products. This role involves collaborating with product managers and developers to design, test, and iterate on digital experiences, ensuring usability and satisfaction for users.

Human ResourcesRecruitingStaffing Agency

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Allie Gribble

Responsibilities

Define new solutions that align to the organization's vision and the needs of users using problem-framing approaches and well-known tools such as Jira and Figma within a product model and agile-like processes

Apply best practices to common design problems using human-centered design methods in the digital product development process

Address specific product capabilities that need to be solved, such as optimizing a process or improving user engagement, based on direction received from team leads or managers

Communicate decision-making rationale confidently to cross-functional team members and senior stakeholders in a clear way

Utilize design facilitation skills to foster collaboration within cross-functional teams, and storytelling to build trust and establish long-term relationships

Mentor and collaborate with junior team members, providing guidance and support in best practices and methodologies

Models leadership opportunities

Supports and/or develops an environment in which employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients

Qualification

User Experience DesignHuman-Centered DesignCross-Functional CollaborationFigmaAgile MethodologiesProactive AttitudeCommunicationMentoring SkillsProblem-Solving

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Interaction Design, UI/UX Design, Web Product Design, Web Development or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background

6+ years of experience in a related field, with at least 3 years of experience in user experience, interaction design, product innovation and research in a product development team required

Proven experience in leading projects and contributing to the development of multiple shipped digital products

Ability to develop processes and approaches for tackling design problems, anticipating challenges, and uncovering quality solutions

Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain rationale for design decisions and clarify success metrics

Demonstrated application of human-centered design with a keen understanding of business and technical impacts on digital design

Self-directed and proactive, with a passion for driving progress and making meaningful contributions

Able to turn research into action that solves the user definition of a problem

Experience in cross-functional collaboration roles, with a focus on delivering business value

Extensive knowledge of how to leverage a design system and how to push the boundaries of the design system to achieve product and user goals

Relevant agile experience

Preferred

Knowledge and experience working in diversified financial service

Familiarity with current UX research, theories and methodologies (especially user-centered design processes), as well as understanding of how human factors impact ROI and the product development lifecycle