Principal Product Designer

Vista Equity Partners - Coral Gables, FL

Full-time - Principal

Coral Gables, FL

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

About the position

The Principal Product Designer at Allvue Systems is responsible for leading the UX design process from concept to delivery, ensuring that products are intuitive, accessible, and visually appealing. This role involves creating a cohesive design system, conducting user research, and collaborating with product and development teams to enhance user satisfaction and product performance. The designer will also stay updated on industry trends and present findings to stakeholders, contributing to the continuous improvement of Allvue's software solutions in the fintech sector.

Responsibilities

• Guide the UX design process from concept to delivery, ensuring products are intuitive, accessible, and visually appealing.
• Lead the creation of an Allvue Design System that provides a modern, intuitive, and cohesive user interface and experience across Allvue's products.
• Conduct user research initiatives to gain insights into user behaviors, needs, and pain points, translating findings into actionable design solutions.
• Lead service design workshops with clients and internal stakeholders to optimize user interactions within and across software products.
• Collaborate closely with product and development teams to ensure seamless integration of UX design with product development.
• Lead usability testing sessions, analyze results, and recommend improvements to enhance user satisfaction and product performance.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in UX design.
• Present UX findings, design concepts, and project updates to executive leadership and other stakeholders.

Requirements

• 4-7 years of UX design experience, preferably in Enterprise B2B SaaS.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies and demonstrated success in integrating design with agile processes.
• Experience leading projects with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Sketch and Figma.
• A strong design portfolio showcasing a range of UX/UI projects and demonstrating user-centered design thinking.
• Experience with user research methodologies, usability testing, and data analysis.
• Familiarity with the financial technology (FinTech) sector and understanding of the alternative investment industry is highly desirable.
• Understanding of software development methodologies and best practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse teams and present to executive leadership.
• Outstanding problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically about user experience challenges.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the financial technology (FinTech) sector.
• Understanding of alternative investment industry.