Product Designer, AVP

State Street•Clifton, MA

About The Position

Charles River for Private Markets is seeking a Senior Product Designer to collaborate with Product and Engineering to build new experiences that turn complex concepts and processes into simple and intuitive business outcomes for our private markets clients. The ideal candidate is curious, always seeking to challenge their own assumptions and biases, and back up their decisions with quantitative and qualitative data. In this role you will shape the future of the product, lead design on major new initiatives, and help Charles River for Private Markets, a State Street Company fulfill its mission to accelerate transparency, accuracy, and liquidity in private markets. As Senior Product Designer you will Lead a user-centered design process from concept all the way to release, measurement, and iteration that results in simple, impactful product experiences that have an impact on our metrics Partner with users, product and engineering to define and improve processes that enable us to identify problem spaces, brainstorm solutions, identify technical constraints, and ship work more efficiently Communicate your design work across the company to get feedback, inspire and excite, and drive forward conversations of what design excellence looks like for us Contribute to the growth, organization, and maintenance of our design system and component library Engage directly with customers to understand their wants and needs and comfortable leading virtual and in-person workshops Highly driven, determined & business oriented. Highly polished executive presence and sophistication to gain credibility with the firm's most senior professionals and provide leadership, guidance, and direction to a team. Demonstrated ability to deliver on assigned responsibilities through commitment to quality and attention to detail. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation we’re making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we’ve been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary in locations, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans among other perks. You’ll have access to flexible Work Program to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential. We truly believe our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspective are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome the candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift program and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you. Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success. We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

Requirements

5 years of experience shipping impactful product design work; specific experience working on a fintech, data platform or BI tools a plus
Great communication skills and ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds
A collaborative approach to design execution
A bias for action, and a willingness to make it work in situations where you may have more or fewer resources at your disposal
A portfolio that showcases your track record and dedication to continuous improvement
Can give and receive design critique effectively
Desire to work in a high-growth environment
Experience with user research initiatives as part of product discovery
Experience working within a component library system, and a demonstrated critical eye toward system maintenance and improvement
Excitement for working on a fintech product, and an understanding of how modern enterprise product design is different from legacy enterprise design

Nice To Haves

Private markets experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead a user-centered design process from concept all the way to release, measurement, and iteration that results in simple, impactful product experiences that have an impact on our metrics
Partner with users, product and engineering to define and improve processes that enable us to identify problem spaces, brainstorm solutions, identify technical constraints, and ship work more efficiently
Communicate your design work across the company to get feedback, inspire and excite, and drive forward conversations of what design excellence looks like for us
Contribute to the growth, organization, and maintenance of our design system and component library
Engage directly with customers to understand their wants and needs and comfortable leading virtual and in-person workshops

Benefits

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.

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