Experience Design Vice President (COS)

Aumni; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

J.P. Morgan is seeking a Vice President Experience Design in Payments Client Onboarding and Service (COS) to shape user experiences across our products. Lead strategically important initiatives, mentor designers, and champion inclusive design at scale.

You will guide end-to-end design for a colleague-facing platform that supports client payment lifecycles, focusing on accessibility, collaboration across teams, and data-informed decisions to improve front-to-back connectivity.

Qualifications

• Experience in user experience design or similar roles.
• Experience in managing and developing a design team.
• Ability to create visual representations of user journeys (storyboards, wireframes, prototypes).
• Inclusive design and accessibility knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute design/research strategies for complex projects and ensure alignment with business objectives and user needs across multiple product areas.
• Provide direction, development and guidance for other designers within a globally distributed team.
• 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 adoption of inclusive design practices and accessibility guidelines, mentor junior designers and foster a culture of diversity and inclusion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate user experience design into the product development processes and ensure seamless and customer-centric solutions.
• Analyze market trends, gather feedback from user research, and learn from data insights to inform design decisions and optimize user experiences across various platforms and channels.

Skills

User experience design

Design team leadership

Wireframes & prototypes

Inclusive design & accessibility

North star frameworks

Technical literacy (APIs & microservs)

Job description

As a Vice President Experience Design in Payments Client Onboarding and Service (COS), 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.

You will be working on a colleague facing technology platform that supports management of our clients Payment lifecycle. We are building a centralized desktop for setup, maintenance, servicing, and operations activities to improve front to back organizational connectivity, enabling our teams to collaborate and seamlessly support our clients through a shared utility.

Job responsibilities

• Develop and execute design/research strategies for complex projects and ensure alignment with business objectives and user needs across multiple product areas
• Provide direction, development and guidance for other designers within a globally distributed team
• 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 adoption of inclusive design practices and accessibility guidelines, mentor junior designers and foster a culture of diversity and inclusion
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate user experience design into the product development processes and ensure seamless and customer-centric solutions
• Analyze market trends, gather feedback from user research, and learn from data insights to inform design decisions and optimize user experiences across various platforms and channels

Job Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience or equivalent expertise in user experience design or similar roles
• Experience in managing and developing a design team
• Demonstrated ability to create visual representations of user journeys, such as storyboarding, wireframes, and prototypes
• 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 literacy, 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 working with AI tooling, design concepts and deliverables is a plus

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. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. Lead the design strategy, ensuring innovative, inclusive, and user-friendly experiences in our product offerings.