Product Designer (Expert-Level) [AQ-19426]

Job summary

Lead complex digital product design initiatives for direct investing experiences, creating prototypes, user flows, visual assets, and accessible designs across web and mobile. Align design with business strategy and measurable outcomes, guide stakeholders and cross-functional teams, and advance scalable design standards through research, analytics, and AI experimentation.

Job details

The Digital Product Designer – Product Experience provides thought leadership, strategic advice, and creative expertise to senior stakeholders and design peers on the creation and evolution of digital product experiences. Operating as an expert individual contributor, this role shapes current and future design practice through mastery of interaction and visual design. In this role, you will lead cross-cutting, complex projects defining how clients interact with direct investing products and services while advancing overall design standards. You will bridge creative execution with business strategy, connecting design decisions directly to measurable outcomes and organizational goals. Key Responsibilities Artifact Creation & Execution (40%) Project Leadership: Lead design initiatives of medium-to-high complexity requiring cross-functional alignment across multiple teams and business units. Prototyping & Flow Design: Create rich interactive prototypes and complex user flows across web, mobile, and editorial experiences. Content & Visual Assets: Provide thought leadership on iconography, information graphics, imagery, and data visualization. Governance & Documentation: Manage processes, governance, and sharing of design documentation throughout its lifecycle. Brand Evolution: Build brand-forward digital experiences that maintain consistency with core brand value propositions while pushing creative boundaries. Inclusive Design: Ensure all interactive patterns and visual displays adhere strictly to accessibility and inclusive design principles. Validation & Testing: Conduct advanced design testing and validation informed by strategic business objectives. Design Strategy & Business Alignment (30%) Strategic Alignment: Connect design decisions to business objectives, market positioning, and organizational strategy. Craft Excellence: Provide design direction and oversight to ensure high craftsmanship aligned with design systems. Executive Stakeholder Management: Present design strategy convincingly to executive stakeholders and incorporate feedback into iterative designs. Design Advocacy: Advocate for a human-centric design process with Business and Product partners. Research Application: Identify knowledge gaps, make research recommendations, and facilitate the application of research insights to design solutions. Metrics & Analytics: Establish and track metrics demonstrating design’s contribution to business outcomes (conversion, engagement, customer satisfaction). Competitive Intelligence: Research UI behavior, visual-spatial strategies, and perform competitive design audits aligned with business goals. Collaboration & Partnerships (15%) Storytelling & Communication: Break down complex topics and present effectively to broad audiences and senior stakeholders through clear storytelling and rationale. Client Advocacy: Balance client needs with business objectives, using conceptual thinking and marketing principles to inform design decisions. Cross-Functional Synergy: Collaborate with Business, Product, and Research peers to build strong functional partnerships. Team Empowerment: Drive a shared vision across teams and proactively clear obstacles to team success. AI Experimentation & Innovation (10%) Emerging Technologies: Research emerging design strategies and technologies within financial services. AI Integration: Actively experiment with AI tools and methodologies to modernize workflows and unlock new creative possibilities. Proofs of Concept: Contribute new practice examples, innovations, and proofs-of-concept derived from research and experimentation. Design Practice Contribution (5%) Scalable Standards: Develop design patterns and standards that scale across products. Thought Leadership: Share insights and industry thought leadership via internal and external presentations. Talent Development: Assist in sourcing, mentoring, and recruiting high-performing design talent. Expected Behaviors & Capabilities Domain Mastery: Demonstrates deep domain knowledge in financial services and direct investing, navigating complexity and ambiguity with ease. Strategic & Operational Balance: Thinks both strategically and operationally, maintaining hands-on design excellence while shaping broader product vision. Outcome-Focused: Establishes metrics and supports teams to deliver repeatable, successful outcomes. Executive Presence: Communicates with clarity to both design peers and executive leadership, clearly translating design impact into business value. 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

Lead complex digital product design initiatives for direct investing experiences, creating prototypes, user flows, visual assets, and accessible designs across web and mobile. Align design with business strategy and measurable outcomes, guide stakeholders and cross-functional teams, and advance scalable design standards through research, analytics, and AI experimentation.

Requirements

The role calls for expert-level design capability, deep knowledge of financial services and direct investing, and the ability to balance hands-on craft with strategic leadership. Candidates should be able to influence executive stakeholders, collaborate across business, product, and research teams, apply research and analytics, and communicate design impact in terms of business outcomes.

Listed skills

• Product Design · Preferred
• Visual Design · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred
• Cross-Functional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Product Design
• Interaction Design
• Visual Design
• Prototyping
• User Flow Design
• Design Strategy
• Accessibility
• Inclusive Design
• Design Systems
• Stakeholder Management
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• User Research
• Metrics and Analytics
• Competitive Analysis
• AI Experimentation
• Financial Services

Job areas

• Art & Design
• Creative & Media
• Management & Leadership
• Finance & Accounting