UX Design Senior Associate

JOB DESCRIPTION

Financial management tools should demonstrate the same care and craft as consumer software, designed with contemporary user- and human-centered practices. Product Designers are part of multi-disciplinary teams, including experience researchers and content designers, committed to designing the future of banking. In this role, you will be part of a multi-year transformation into the fin-tech future of institutional banking incorporating emerging technologies such as block chain, data science, machine learning and cyber-security into the Payments products we create.

Job Summary

As a Senior UX Design Associate on our Payments Operations team, you will engage in the full range of design practice activities, from up-front research, insights, and strategy to ideation, prototyping, and testing, through to delivery of final designs. You will be a part of multi-disciplinary teams, including Researchers and Service Designers. You will also participate in cross-functional collaboration with Product Managers and Engineers. We expect you to have strengths in the core interaction design parts of this process, and a desire to continually broaden and improve your skills.

Our team, which sits within JP Morgan's institutional bank (serving corporate clients), leverages emerging technologies to develop and refine the tools considered most essential to the users that keep this business at the top of the industry. 

Working as a valued member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team (User Research, Service Design, Visual Design, Product Managers, Business Stakeholders, Engineers) you will work closely with the business and users, following best practice User-Centered Design to deliver innovative and creative solutions to complex problems. 

Job Responsibilities

• Design and re-design product experiences across our offerings
• Partner with UX Researchers and Lead Designers, participate in upfront user research to better understand user needs and behaviors, and usability testing to see how your solutions work for users
• Collaborate directly with engineering peers, advocating for the user’s perspective when working cross-functionally
• Perform ideation and prototyping to explore different options, including unexpected, but still workable solutions
• Diagram the interactivity of the product, including user flows and wireframes
• Detail the designs, built upon our Design System, that brings our solutions to life
• Present work and articulate design decisions to Product Team leadership

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant design discipline (e.g., Interaction Design, HCI, User Experience Design), certification from credible bootcamp or similar accelerated learning program, or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of three years of relevant work experience 
• Plans and structures their own work, executing quality work within expected time frames
• Demonstrated experience with user-centered design approaches
• Prior work involves collaboration within design teams (with other designers, UX researchers, and content designers) and cross-functionally with product managers and software engineers
• Demonstrates strong Interaction Design skills paired with proficiency in Visual/UI Design or Information Architecture; Development in adjacent skills such as User Research, UX Writing, and Prototyping
• Able to show how your understanding of technical constraints and opportunities informed your design solutions
• Intermediate communication and presentation skills, including articulating the rationale behind design decisions within the team

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills

• Prior experience designing applications within complex business domains (financial services, other) 
• Developing understanding of Accessibility Guidelines and Inclusive Design practices
• Has shipped digital products or a launch-ready prototype
• Understanding of basic technical context of their designs; familiar with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Foundational understanding of business needs, and how design connects with it

ABOUT US

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

ABOUT THE TEAM
J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.