Lead Product Designer - Curate Partners : Job Details

Lead Product Designer

Long Term Contract to Hire

On-site 4 days a week-Locations: NYC, Pittsburgh, Lake Mary FL

The candidate should be an experienced professional with a full understanding of their area of specialization. An ideal candidate should have experience providing guidance and technical expertise for the most complex user experience activities that include user research and testing, interactive design, and visual design.

Responsibilities

• They will review documentation of research findings presented to product and development teams, as well as new and modified user personals.
• The candidate will be expected to participate and provide guidance in the creation of concepts, information architecture, user interface designs, wireframes, storyboards, prototypes, and specifications to meet project schedules
• Be able to synthesize situations and information across multiple factors. As well as seek to build their expertise while applying company policies and procedures in the resolution of a variety of issues.
• Be able to build good relationships with people on their immediate team and cross-functional teams. Know their key stakeholders and peers, with the goal of better understanding the connection of their own work.
• Help organize team process, as well as mentor and train more junior designers. And be a strong communicator that checks for understanding and asks questions to understand others point of view.
• Overall, they will be expected to be highly independent, needing little instruction on day-to-day work and general instructions on new assignments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, user experience, design, human computer interaction or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required, advanced degree preferred,
• 10-12 years experience in product design or related field
• Strong creative, design and communication skills
• Experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
• Open to United States Citizens only