Senior Product Designer, Vice President

BNY Mellon; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Product Designer, Vice President to join their Global Collateral team in Manchester. This hybrid role emphasizes user-centered design, where you'll lead impactful design choices and collaborate closely with product managers and engineers. You'll create visually engaging web interfaces while mapping user journeys to enhance experiences. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, agile environment. If you're passionate about design and eager to drive user experiences, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in digital product design in regulated spaces.
• Research experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead user-first design choices addressing user needs and insights.
• Map and analyze end-to-end user journeys to identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align design with business goals.

Skills

User-Centred Design

Journey Mapping

Interaction and UI Design

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Effective Communication

Mentorship and Leadership

Education

Degree in User Experience Design

Degree in Design

Degree in Human Computer Interaction

Degree in Psychology

Tools

Figma

Miro

Job description

Senior Product Designer, Vice President

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world’s financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.

We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Product Designer, Vice President to join our Global Collateral team. This role is located in Manchester (hybrid).

The right candidate is a highly skilled designer who excels in collaboration, design execution, and the ability to drive impactful user experiences rooted in research.

We are a collaborative and supportive cross-functional team committed to creating experiences that meet our users’ needs. You will be working across multiple teams on diverse projects in a fast-paced, agile environment where your contributions will make an immediate impact.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

• User-Centred Design – Lead with a user-first approach, ensuring all design choices address user needs, behaviours, and insights from research.
• Journey Mapping – Map and analyse end-to-end user journeys across customers, operations, servicing teams and systems to identify pain points, key moments, and opportunities for improvement.
• Interaction and UI Design – Demonstrates mastery in designing complex web interfaces and workflows, creating products that are both highly functional and visually engaging.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration – Work closely with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to align design efforts with business goals.
• Proficiency in Design Tools – Possess advanced skills in tools such as Figma and Miro, to create high-fidelity wireframes, prototypes, and mockups.
• Design System Knowledge – Working with and contributing to a design system to maintain visual consistency across interfaces.
• Complex Systems Knowledge – Bring an understanding of the unique challenges of designing and maintaining complex systems.
• Effective Communication and Storytelling – Articulate design concepts and rationale to diverse stakeholders.
• Mentorship and Leadership – Fosters a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and collaboration within the team.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Degree in User Experience Design, Design, Human Computer Interaction, Psychology or a related discipline.
• Professional experience in digital product design in regulated spaces like finance, health or insurance.
• Research experience is a plus.

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards:

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN – 100% score, 2023-2024
• “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2024
• Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024
• Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023

Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.