IT Architecture, VP

State Street•Clifton, NJ

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

State Street is looking for a highly-motivated, visually biased, versatile Senior Product Designer to join our user experience (UX) design team within Corporate, Markets and Data. State Street Product Designers have tremendous responsibility in defining the product and experience strategy, understanding and communicating user needs, and working with teams across multiple areas to prototype and build new digital experiences. We are looking for experienced designers who love to transform large-scale, complex problems into intuitive, simple and impactful products. We know that the success of our business depends on our ability to deliver exceptional customer experiences, and we need designers who can collaborate with engineers, product owners, and others across the business to bring them to life. This role can be performed in a hybrid model, where you can balance work from home and office to match your needs and role requirements. Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We’re driving the company’s digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation. We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We’re looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company. Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry. 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.

Requirements

8+ years industry experience in innovating digital product design
Agile critical thinker with passion for navigating and resolving complexity and ambiguity
Demonstrates high level of client focus, service-mindset and ownership; running to problems and accountability as we escort designs from concept to production
Experience/aptitude in UX design (ability so create sitemaps, wireframes, user journeys, prototypes, etc.)
Success cresting and launching products/experiences in a large production program with product owners, engineering and design
Seeks to understand user behavior and motivations using qualitative and quantitative research methods
Experience working with design systems and demonstrable understanding of the benefits of re-use and design standardization
Ability to build consensus around your creative vision, defend decisions with research or industry best practices and guide your colleagues on executing it
Experience in design thinking/human centered design process
Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and negotiate outcomes to drive commercial value creation
Demonstrated experience building relationships and influencing senior leadership
Proficient in FIGMA, experience with Adobe Create Suite, and prototyping tools
Degree or Master's degree in design, UX, industrial design, HCI or related field

Nice To Haves

A background designing complex financial or data applications a big plus
Understanding of web standards, capabilities, and best practices (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)
Motion design experience

Responsibilities

Collaborate with product owners, user experience professionals and engineers to identity new product opportunities, define problems & goals, and oversee the development process
Assist in the planning and execution of user research and usability testing
Contribute to new feature definition and exploration, from concept through execution, within an integrated team that meets business needs, user needs, and technical feasibility
Produce and oversee the creation of wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and production quality designs that effectively communicate design directions and detailed designs
Create end evolve consistent affordances across product families to enhance and standardize the usability of the interfaces
Partner with and direct other designers and developers to deliver user-friendly mobile-first customer experiences
Own designs across the entire product development lifecycle from design concepts through to production and deployment, and a custodian of quality in the last mile of product delivery
Advocate for a clean, simple user-centered interface
Help grow a diverse and talented team while focusing on cultivating a culture of collaboration and experimentation focused on optimal customer experience
Ensure quality and consistency of work assigned to members of the design team
Assist in the development and maintenance of the State Street Design System and component library

Benefits

Competitive and comprehensive benefits packages
Generous medical care
Insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages
Savings plans
Flexible Work Programs
Wealth of development programs and educational support
Retirement savings plan (401K) with company match
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
Eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans
Inclusive development opportunities
Flexible work-life support
Paid volunteer days
Vibrant employee networks