Cedent - Brooklyn, OH

posted 3 months ago

Full-time - Senior
Brooklyn, OH

About the position

As the Creative Director for UX/UI Design, you will set the direction and vision for Digital Experience and Design at our company, bringing energy, passion, and storytelling to the forefront of our digital initiatives. This role requires collaboration with various stakeholders across digital, product, engineering, marketing, and channels to drive product strategy, develop product roadmaps, and create remarkable digital experiences that resonate with our users. You will be responsible for building and leading a multi-disciplinary in-house studio composed of designers, experience strategists, interface designers, and researchers, all dedicated to transforming financial services through creativity, rigor, and data-driven insights. In this position, you will lead a comprehensive research and discovery program aimed at identifying unmet user needs. You will leverage insights from this research to inform design decisions and create tangible solutions that enhance user experience. Your leadership will extend to budget management and planning for digital research, discovery, UX, and design initiatives. As a mentor, you will cultivate a talented and inspiring design community, ensuring a world-class and consistent digital user experience across multiple platforms and devices. You will own the end-to-end UX design process, from vision and strategy to delivery, which includes creating journey maps, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and development-ready assets. As a champion for design thinking, you will develop and implement tools and frameworks that facilitate organizational transformation and elevate the standards of UX/UI design knowledge and application. Your advocacy for the user will drive the integration of behavioral analytics, customer feedback, and usability testing into all product and engineering decisions. Additionally, you will establish and promote design guidelines and interaction standards through a Digital Design System that encompasses digital standards, pattern libraries, style guides, and accessibility guidelines. Your operational expertise will enable the UX and Design community to conduct the right activities at the right time, supported by best practices, interaction models, and training.

Responsibilities

  • Set the direction and vision for Digital Experience and Design.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to drive product strategy and develop product roadmaps.
  • Build and lead a multi-disciplinary in-house studio of designers and researchers.
  • Lead a research and discovery program to identify unmet needs and provide insights.
  • Turn research insights into tangible solutions.
  • Contribute to budgets and planning for digital research and design.
  • Mentor a talented design community.
  • Ensure a consistent digital user experience across platforms and devices.
  • Own the end-to-end UX design process and deliverables.
  • Champion design thinking across the organization.
  • Advocate for the user by driving the use of analytics and usability testing.
  • Establish and promote design guidelines and interaction standards.
  • Operationalize methodologies and frameworks for the UX and Design community.

Requirements

  • BA/BS in Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Design, Anthropology, Psychology, or related field.
  • Masters preferred.
  • 10+ years of experience in human-centered design.
  • 5+ years' experience as a hands-on UX practitioner.
  • 5+ years building, leading, and coaching large, distributed cross-disciplinary UX design teams.
  • Strong portfolio with a breadth of experience across various industries.
  • Ability to synthesize complex and competing needs.
  • Experience working in an agile environment.
  • Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver results through collaboration.
  • Experience with both agency and client-side preferred.
  • Excellent communicator and storyteller.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience in financial services industry.
  • Familiarity with design thinking tools and frameworks.
  • Experience with user testing methodologies.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Flexible work environment
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Collaborative team culture
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