User Experience Designer - REMOTE

User Experience Designer – REMOTE

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Fully remote. Candidate must be based in the USA, and work EST hours.

Long‑term contract position with a major financial/investment firm. Financial services experience is highly desired. Consumer‑facing mobile and web design experience is needed. Strong portfolio demonstrating previous design work is required. Minimum of 5 years of UX design experience at a major corporation is required.

• Fast‑paced startup environment
• High‑profile projects
• Self‑starter with clear point of view and voice
• Senior designer presence in meetings
• Great communication skills and user‑centric advocacy
• Cross‑functional collaboration with internal and external partners
• Mobile‑for‑web design expertise and consumer space/retail experience
• Creative visual design, design systems, storytelling, data‑driven design, research studies, turning insights into creative solutions

• Engage in the full lifecycle of client projects including unit tests, documentation, deployment, and maintenance.
• Design conceptual wireframes, high‑fidelity mockups, information architecture diagrams, interaction specifications, and functional prototypes.
• Co‑create designs with developers, marketing, and product stakeholders.
• Communicate detailed design decisions and represent all experience touchpoints.
• Align with multidisciplinary teams across the customer office business.
• Analyze friction within existing experiences, identify root causes, and translate solutions.

• Responsive web design principles and mobile‑friendly layouts
• Web accessibility guidelines such as WCAG 2.0/2.1
• Experience with Content Management Systems
• Strong knowledge of design thinking
• Design‑related degree or relevant experience in designing products and services
• Ability to troubleshoot technical problems logically and systematically
• Knowledge of the insurance business is a plus

• Collaboration and partnership – inspire, encourage, and reward team efforts
• Continuous improvement – progressive and innovative counsel
• Effective decision making – strategic counsel and “think on feet”
• Leadership and communication – role model within the organization
• Influence of experience quality – tie design to strategic initiatives
• Humility and constructive criticism – review work of others constructively
• Empowerment – contribute to team‑building activities and growth paths
• Challenge thinking – logic and reasoning to influence best solutions
• Storytelling and presentation skills – clear, compelling presentations
• Empathy and curiosity – drive inquisitive thinking and exploration with customers and stakeholders

• Adobe Creative Cloud – preferably XD
• Figma
• Microsoft Teams
• Miro