Title: User Experience (UX) Designer Location: prefers candidates LOCAL to Austin, TX , AM Candidate may need to work remote at first until a seat opens up at the Austin location. Duration:18 months
TOP 3 SKILLS: - Expertise w/Foundational UX principles - Experience executing of High Fidelity Design - Documentation/Project Tracking experience (Confluence, Jira) Our Opportunity: User Experience and Design is responsible for software design across advisor services platforms, which is primarily desktop and responsive mobile. We are a multi-disciplinary group of user experience designers, visual designers, content writers and researchers. We work with strategic business and technology partners across the enterprise to build best-in-class software experiences for our users. Our business is driven by looking through our clients’ eyes, which makes it a great place to practice user-centered design. Our purpose is designing tools and experiences that enable users to achieve their financial goals. The team is responsible for: Design Consulting • Facilitate collaborative design sessions including sketching and ideation. • Lead design reviews and drive decisions. • Create design solutions with a multi-faceted team considering all aspects of the advisor experience, from consultative to end client/consumer experience • Faithfully translate the established patterns and design systems to ensure company goals are met. • Understand great designs are achieved iteratively. • Visualize ideas in a clear form (sketch, diagram, wireframe or prototype) and provide appropriate level documentation. Design Management • Set expectations with the project team and prioritize activities. • Create and maintain design schedules. • Communicate status and agreements with project team. • Review work with UX managers, keep them updated on project status and escalate items appropriately. Design Expertise and Execution • Maintain the high standards set by the group. • Conduct the primary design activities, create deliverables and conduct QA at an expert level. • Participate and support research efforts. • Commit to improving our process and methods with an emphasis on both effectiveness and efficiency. Teamwork, Collaboration and Engagement • Work well with all partners to deliver work. • Support UX team members. • Strategically listen to feedback and help guide the delivery • Collaborative and cooperative. • Has a design position but is not rigidly fixed when presented with new information. • Passionate about team, our mission and the needs of our partners and users. • Enthusiastic about UX design. Empathy & Curiosity • Understand user needs, walking in their shoes when possible. • Focus on innovation and improvement. • Regularly learns more about design theory, practice and tools. Why your work matters: • You will support an engaged set of users who rely on our products to manage their financial lives • By researching and understanding the user needs you will be able to impact how our users do business • You will learn how balance functionality against complexity on a highly visible platform which serves millions of advisors and retail customers. • You will work with an engaged design team that fosters a learning environment.
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.This position's pay range is $60.00/hr - $65.00/hr.
