Visual Designer, Associate Director

Overview

Fitch Ratings is seeking a world‑class Visual Designer to elevate the quality, clarity, and consistency of our digital product ecosystem. This role focuses on designing high‑fidelity user interfaces for complex, workflow‑driven applications used daily by global financial professionals. As part of the Ratings Workflow Solutions team, you will shape how Fitch’s products look, feel, and perform—bringing precision, hierarchy, and polish to data‑dense experiences where trust, efficiency, and usability matter deeply.

You will partner closely with Product Designers, UX Researchers, Engineers, and senior stakeholders to translate user needs and product strategy into beautiful, scalable, and usable digital interfaces. This role is ideal for a designer who is passionate about product UI craft, thrives in complex problem spaces, and wants their work to ship, scale, and make a measurable impact.

• High Visibility:
  Collaborate directly with senior stakeholders and have a direct impact on the design and user experience of high-profile products used by industry leaders.
• Amazing Team:
  Join a diverse team of talented and experienced professionals who are passionate about design and innovation.
• Great Benefits:
  Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes a competitive salary, health insurance, retirement plans, and generous paid time off.

• Lead Visual Quality Across Digital Products:
  • Set and maintain a high visual bar across Fitch Ratings Workflow applications.
  • Design refined, accessible, and responsive interfaces that balance elegance with functional clarity.
  • Apply strong visual hierarchy to make complex data and workflows intuitive and efficient.
• Design for Scale and Systems:
  • Contribute to and evolve a multi‑brand design system used across multiple products.
  • Define reusable UI patterns, components, and standards that support consistency and quality.
  • Ensure visual integrity is maintained from concept through implementation.
• Partner Deeply Across Disciplines:
  • Collaborate with Product Designers and UX Researchers to translate insights, journeys, and requirements into high‑quality visual solutions.
  • Work closely with engineers during handoff and build phases.
  • Engage directly with senior stakeholders, articulating visual decisions with clarity and confidence.
• Champion Craft, Accessibility, and
  
  Innovation:
  • Leverage AI‑assisted design tools to accelerate exploration, iteration, and refinement.
  • Advocate for accessibility best practices, inclusive design, and modern UI standards.
  • Continuously refine designs based on usability testing, qualitative feedback, and quantitative product data.

• 7+ years of experience in visual, UI, or product design with a strong focus on digital products or applications.
• An exceptional portfolio demonstrating high‑quality UI design for complex, data‑rich, or workflow‑heavy products.
• Expert‑level proficiency in Figma, including high‑fidelity UI, component libraries, and Dev Mode documentation.
• Deep understanding of typography, layout systems, color theory, and interaction design in product environments.
• Strong design judgment and the ability to clearly explain visual decisions and tradeoffs.
• Experience working within cross‑functional, Agile product teams.

• Experience contributing to or leading design systems used across multiple products or brands.
• Experience designing enterprise, fintech, SaaS, or internal workflow applications.
• Comfort designing within technical constraints (component frameworks, performance considerations).
• A portfolio that shows both big‑picture systems thinking and fine‑grained UI detail.
• Experience mentoring designers or elevating visual quality across a team.

You’ll join a 25‑person UX organization that includes Product Designers, UX Researchers, and Design System Specialists. The team’s mission is to deeply understand Fitch’s internal and external users and deliver intuitive, efficient, and trustworthy digital experiences through close collaboration with product, engineering, and business partners.

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