User Experience; UX Lead, VP - Marketing

Position: User Experience (UX) Lead, VP - Marketing
Location: New York

## User Experience (UX) Lead, VP - Marketing Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. We do this by using extraordinary people and flexible capital to help companies solve problems. Our $1.1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis.

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** Responsibilities:
*** Lead multi-disciplinary teams in creating best-in-class user experience across a variety of projects with multiple client stakeholders
* Drive a collaborative approach across stakeholder groups, including educating and bringing along non-UX stakeholders throughout process
* Demonstrate UX leadership with a strong point of view and the ability to eloquently inspire and educate the firm
* Assess competitive landscape and understand industry patterns and trends
* Identify and pursue opportunities to improve design strategy and user objectives
* Produce and deliver wireframes, sitemaps, flows, decks, prototypes, use cases, journeys and personas (in low and high fidelity)
* Strong experience with prototyping tools to concept, test, and communicate solutions
* Guide project team developing the experiential solution architecture with best practices and subject matter expertise
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* Qualifications:

*** Prototyping and Testing
* Developing and Conducting Stakeholder Interviews
* Product Design
* Project Management
* Marketing Strategy
* Figma* Adobe Creative Cloud  + Photoshop  + Illustrator  + InDesign  + XD  + After Effects  + Principle  + Axure  + Word Press  + Microsoft Office (Word and PPT)
* Bachelor’s degree in design, Marketing, Advertising, or related field
* 10+ years of experience in creative leadership roles, with at least 5 years in a senior creative position, ideally within financial services, fintech, or other regulated B2B industries
* Natural leader with experience setting performance measures, mentoring teams, and growing capabilities across design
* Proven skill to manage complex and evolving design systems and brands
* Strong leadership and communication skills to inspire teams and influence across the organization
* A growth mindset and adaptability to tackle complex challenges with creativity and curiosity
* Balances near-term impact with a long-term vision on high-visibility projects central to growth
* Outstanding written and oral communication skills
* Strong portfolio showcasing strategic and impactful creative work across digital platforms
* Familiarity with financial services and simplifying complex financial concepts for diverse audiences
* Proficiency in design tools like Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.), Figma, and other platforms.

Experience with content management systems (CMS) and marketing automation tools is a plus
* Focus on measurable results, tying creative work to business outcomes like lead generation, brand awareness, and customer engagement
* Creative and strategic thinking to address complex challenges while adapting to evolving priorities and market conditions

The duties and responsibilities described here are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties, or responsibilities may be required of this position.  Assignments, duties, and responsibilities may be changed at any time, with or without notice, by Blackstone in its sole discretion.
** Expected annual base salary range:**$150,000 - $200,000

Actual base salary within that range will be determined by several components including but not limited to the individual's experience, skills, qualifications and job location. For roles located outside of the US, please disregard the posted salary bands as these roles will follow a separate compensation process based on local market comparables.
Additional compensation:
Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits offered…