Interaction Designer [AQ-17673]

Job summary

The role involves solving complex financial workflows and transforming them into intuitive, user-centric digital solutions. The designer will also maintain the design system and collaborate across product squads to drive the delivery of self-service capabilities.

Job details

Aquent is proud to partner with a leading financial institution dedicated to empowering individuals to manage their finances confidently and independently. This organization stands at the forefront of digital innovation, continuously striving to simplify complex financial experiences and deliver intuitive, user-centric solutions that directly impact the day-to-day lives of millions. Your design expertise will be instrumental in shaping the future of digital interactions for a vast user base, creating tangible value for countless individuals. Are you ready to make a significant impact? This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated and collaborative design team within a key digital channel. In this pivotal role, you won’t just be designing in isolation; you’ll be a vital connector, collaborating across various product squads and partnering directly with the team responsible for scaling a robust digital ecosystem. Your mission is to craft intuitive, simplified self-service capabilities, directly influencing how users confidently manage their financial lives. This is your chance to move beyond execution to true ownership, becoming a key voice in strategic decision-making as you develop deep domain expertise in digital financial services. We are looking for a designer who can build strong cross-functional relationships, guiding projects with empathy, cultivating a growth mindset, and instilling a systems-thinking approach across the team. You will have the opportunity to expand your skills and help others grow in business concepts, advanced systems thinking, and co-creative workshop facilitation, fostering a holistic Product Designer Mindset. What You’ll Do Solve Complex Challenges: Tackle ambiguous, complex workflows and transform them into elegant, user-centric design solutions that simplify financial experiences for millions. Champion the Design System: Collaborate with designers and developers to implement the design system, ensuring code and documentation remain highly accurate, uniform, and up to date, thereby enhancing consistency across all digital touchpoints. Drive Product Delivery: Actively participate in product delivery through proactive planning, task assignment, and high-quality execution, contributing directly to the launch of impactful digital solutions. Advance the Practice: Mentor peers, promote design system adoption, and actively maintain and evolve shared design libraries, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Must-Have Qualifications 4–7 years of dedicated experience in Interaction/UX Design, with specific expertise across Interaction and Visual design. Design Systems Expertise: Proven experience creating assets and maintaining comprehensive documentation for design systems. Advanced Responsive Design: Strong mastery of current best practices for both Responsive Web and Mobile platforms. UX Methodology & Content-First Approach: A demonstrable understanding of Design Thinking processes, with a preference for content-first design strategies. Critical Thinking & Autonomy: Strong decision-making skills and the ability to navigate uncertainty proactively. Communication: Exceptional English communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to clearly articulate design rationale to cross-functional stakeholders. Nice-to-Have Qualifications Proficiency in UX Research methodologies. Deep understanding of Inclusive Design and Accessibility. Experience facilitating design workshops or design sprints. Bilingualism in French is a strong asset. About Aquent Talent Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive. Client Description Are you ready to join a distinguished financial institution that is committed to empowering clients and communities? Our client is a leading provider of banking and financial services, renowned for its customer-centric approach and innovative solutions. With a rich history of success and a strong focus on diversity and inclusion, our client is dedicated to building a better future for all. Join us in our mission to make a positive impact and drive meaningful change.

What you’ll do

The role involves solving complex financial workflows and transforming them into intuitive, user-centric digital solutions. The designer will also maintain the design system and collaborate across product squads to drive the delivery of self-service capabilities.

Requirements

Candidates need 4-7 years of experience in Interaction and Visual design with a strong mastery of responsive web and mobile platforms. Proficiency in design systems, design thinking methodologies, and exceptional English communication skills are required.

Benefits

• Subsidized health plans • Subsidized vision plans • Subsidized dental plans • Paid sick leave • Retirement plans with a match • Free online training through Aquent Gymnasium

Listed skills

• UX design · Preferred
• Critical Thinking · Preferred
• Visual Design · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Interaction Design
• UX Design
• Visual Design
• Design Systems
• Responsive Web Design
• Mobile Design
• Design Thinking
• Content-First Design
• Critical Thinking
• Stakeholder Communication
• UX Research
• Inclusive Design
• Accessibility
• Workshop Facilitation
• Design Sprints

Job areas

• Art & Design
• Creative & Media
• Technology
• Finance & Accounting
• Software