Experience Design Lead

Archer; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan seeks an Experience Design Vice President to shape user experience across our data platforms engineering products. You will lead strategic design initiatives, mentor junior designers, and collaborate cross‑functionally to deliver inclusive, accessible, and customer‑friendly solutions.

Your expertise will drive north star vision and transformational design strategies. You will partner with engineering to ensure usability, leverage design systems, and translate business needs into

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in user experience design or similar roles.
• Ability to create visual representations of user journeys (storyboards, wireframes, prototypes).
• Experience building and scaling design systems in partnership with engineering (governance, adoption, accessibility).
• Inclusive design and accessibility guidelines know‑how.
• Experience developing transformational innovation strategies and north star representations.
• Advanced understanding of client-side technologies, APIs, and microservices and their UX impact.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute design/research strategies aligned with user needs across product areas.
• Diagram service flows, wireframes, and prototype interactions for key touchpoints.
• Drive adoption of a standard UX component library for consistency.
• Partner with engineering to ensure platform usability and design requirements.
• Collaborate across teams to integrate UX into product development processes.
• Gather user research feedback and use data insights to inform design decisions.

Skills

UX design

Storyboarding

Wireframes

Prototypes

Inclusive design

Design systems

APIs & microservices

Collaboration with engineering

Tools

Design systems

AI tooling

Data platforms knowledge

Job description

Archer is collaborating with J.P. Morgan to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Job Description

Shape the future of user experience with strategic design initiatives that blend business needs and user insights.

As an Experience Design Vice President in CDAO Data Platforms Engineering, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience across our products and services. Leveraging your deep knowledge of design and research practices to lead strategically important initiatives and develop innovative solutions that align with business requirements and user needs. As a subject matter expert, collaborate with cross-functional teams, guide, and mentor junior designers, and foster a culture of inclusivity and accessibility. Your expertise in experience strategy and inclusive design will ensure that our offerings are not only visually appealing but also accessible and user-friendly, enhancing the overall customer experience.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and execute design/research strategies for the platform and ensure alignment with user needs across multiple product areas
• Diagram service flows and product features, design wireframes, and prototype interactions for key touchpoints as you lead end-to-end design initiatives within a specific domain.
• Drive the use of a standard set of UX components to provide a consistent, repeatable experience across the platform
• Work alongside engineering teams as a partner to ensure that the platform is easy to use and meets the design requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate user experience design into the product development processes and ensure seamless and customer-centric solutions
• Gather feedback from user research, and learn from data insights to inform design decisions and optimize user experiences across various platforms and channels

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• 5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in user experience design or similar roles
• Demonstrated ability to create visual representations of user journeys, such as storyboarding, wireframes, and prototypes
• Experience building and scaling design systems / component libraries in partnership with engineering (governance, adoption, accessibility baked in).
• Demonstrated experience in inclusive design and accessibility guidelines, with the ability to incorporate diverse perspectives and abilities into design solutions
• Proven ability to develop experiences that meet or exceed the initial proposal of a product or experience, including the development of transformational innovation strategies and the creation of 'north star' representations to drive customer-centric decision-making
• Advanced technical skills, including an advanced understanding of client-side technologies, APIs, microservices, and the components of the technology stack, as well as their impact on user experience

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Experience in using AI tooling to help produce systems
• Working knowledge of data platforms (governance, entitlements, catalog etc)
• Experience influencing stakeholders through research, metrics and data
• Familiarity with modern delivery practices (Agile/lean), and collaborating effectively with distributed engineering teams.

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

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About The Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.