Vice President, UX Research

Ascensus • Dresher, PA

146d • $150,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Ascensus powers the savings system across America for nearly 16M people saving for retirement, education, and expenses for those living with a disability. As a key role in UX Research, you will drive the research program across lines of business, including strategy and process, as well as hands-on usability testing. This is a key role on a highly talented UX team and is central to evaluating current and informing future digital experiences. Responsible for driving the strategy, evolving the process, and conducting user testing for our client's current and future digital experiences.

Requirements

• Experience driving large-scale research initiatives, from qualitative to quantitative, from evaluative and generative.
• Bachelor's degree in Interaction Design, HCI, User Research, Cognitive Psychology or comparable discipline.
• Minimum 7 years conducting user research and usability testing on digital experiences in a B2B and B2C environment.
• Demonstrated people leadership and management skills with the ability to manage in a matrix environment.
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written), as well as the ability to interact and influence all levels of an organization.
• Excellent decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to think strategically about complex client needs and translating them into simple interactions.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Knowledge of the retirement, 529, financial services or a related industry a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with UX, product, technology, marketing, and analytics teams to evaluate digital journeys, identifying key pain points and new opportunities.
• Plan, conduct, and analyze moderated and unmoderated usability tests.
• Identify and prioritize shorter term tactical initiatives that balance demonstrable client facing benefits with the longer term roadmap.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and document the current client functionality and key events to identify common needs across users and gaps within current experiences.
• Serve as the user experience advocate through communication of research findings and design recommendations to build commitment and ensure clarity of the strategic approach.
• Develop a formal client feedback process to test assumptions and approaches to the user experience to ensure strategies align with client expectations, industry trends and set appropriate client expectations.
• Manage key user research initiatives and provide consultative support to initiatives outside the program that have impact on the client experience.
• Develop deep knowledge of the record-keeping industry and key competitors to ensure competitive positioning and the ability to capture opportunities for differentiation.
• Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.

Benefits

• 401(k) match
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid-Time-Off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree