User Experience Design - Senior Associate

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services leader is seeking an Experience Design Senior Associate in Bournemouth to enhance user experiences through innovative design. The role requires expertise in digital design and a collaborative approach to problem-solving, ensuring inclusive and accessible solutions for diverse users. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in design tools and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team focused on digital products.
• Proven ability to create visually appealing designs with industry-standard tools.
• Experience in optimizing user experiences across various digital platforms.

Responsibilities

• Create and evolve the design language for products.
• Support the creation of a cohesive design system.
• Utilize visual design skills to craft compelling user interfaces.
• Document best-practice examples for design decisions.

Skills

Experience in multidisciplinary teams

Visual design skills

Optimizing user experiences

Research skills

Inclusive design principles

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

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Job Description

Contribute to innovative experience design, blending user needs with business goals in the dynamic environment of financial services.

As an Experience Design Senior Associate in Payments Operations, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience of our products and services by leveraging your advanced knowledge of experience design principles. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, create innovative, inclusive, and accessible solutions that cater to a diverse range of users. As a core contributor, you'll align user needs with business goals and contribute to the continuous improvement of our offerings, navigating complex problems and driving strategic thinking. Your impact will be significant in the design, architecture, and functionality of our products, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable experience for our customers.

Job responsibilities

• Create and evolve the design language for specific products, while maintaining awareness of the larger ecosystem of product and design standards and adhering to industry best practices
• Support the creation and maintenance of a cohesive design system, ensuring consistency and scalability across all digital products and platforms.
• Utilise advanced visual design skills to craft compelling and aesthetically pleasing interfaces, ensuring that design elements align with brand guidelines and enhance the overall user experience.
• Ensure your proposed designs are specified with the required level of detail (in the form of interaction behavior and accessibility specs) to guide the process of design and development.
• Collate and document best-practice examples and guidance to inform design decisions and help our consumers effectively utilise the design system.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement and refine design patterns incorporating inclusive design principles and accessibility guidelines to ensure our products and services cater to a diverse range of users
• Operate with an iterative design mindset and incorporate user feedback and insights to continuously improve the overall user experience of our offerings

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience or equivalent expertise working in a multidisciplinary team (visual designers, developers, accessibility professionals, content strategists etc.) in a role dedicated to improving experiences with digital products and services
• Proven ability to create visually appealing and functional designs using industry-standard tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch or Adobe Creative Suite)
• Demonstrated experience in designing and optimizing user experiences across multiple platforms, including web, mobile and other digital channels
• Keen eye for detail and micro interactions across all aspects of design, and a focus on the quality of end products.
• Strong research skills that demonstrate an awareness of user and business goals that compel you to imagine, illustrate and help realise compelling functional interfaces.
• Proficient understanding of inclusive design principles, accessibility guidelines, and assistive technologies, with a history of creating accessible and inclusive digital experiences

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Prior experience designing applications within complex business domains (financial services, other)
• Ability to understand and articulate how technical constraints and opportunities inform design solutions

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

About the Team

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.