Junior Ux Designer jobs in United States

About BMLL

We are the leading independent provider of harmonised Level 3 historical data and analytics to the world's most sophisticated capital market participants. BMLL offers banks, brokers, asset managers, hedge funds and global exchange groups immediate and flexible access to the most granular Level 3, T+1 order book data and advanced analytics, enabling them to accelerate research, optimise trading strategies and generate alpha at unparalleled speed and scale.

Our culture is inclusive and highly collaborative, with a flat management structure that empowers our employees to get involved in decision making as we continue to grow and scale. We give all our employees share options so they participate in the growth and development of the business.

We offer a combination of remote and office (London based) working, weekly team lunches and plenty of office snacks!

For more information, please visit our website, www.bmlltech.com or visit our Twitter, @bmlltech or LinkedIn, @BMLL.

Requirements

About the Role

BMLL facilitates its clients' access to its petabytes of granular data and derived insights via three main products. We are looking for a driven and eager-to-learn junior UX/UI designer who will help to design and improve user experience across these products, implementing new features and being involved in exciting projects involving some of the largest financial institutions across the globe.

This is a junior role, so we don't expect years of experience. If you're fresh out of university with a relevant degree or perhaps you have a year or so of experience, we'd love to hear from you.

As this is a technical product, involving complex financial concepts, an interest (not necessarily experience) in finance and technology are strongly desired.

Key Responsibilities

• Research competitor products and best practices across new and emerging technology products
• Collaborate with engineering, product and other teams to build modern, intuitive designs for new features and UI enhancements
• Create wireframes and high fidelity prototypes using Figma
• Optimise developer experience with clean and accurate high fidelity designs
• Write product requirements documents for new features
  
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• 1+ year of experience in product design OR a degree in relevant subject (e.g. Product Design, Computer Science, UX Design, etc.)
• Hands on experience with Figma, Adobe XD or similar
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Strong foundational knowledge of UI design principles
  
  

Desirable Skills

• Exposure to financial services markets or concepts
• Basic understanding of web development technologies, like HTML & CSS
• Familiarity with B2B/enterprise platforms, such as CRMs
• Understanding of accessibility and responsiveness in designing for different devices
  
  

Soft Skills:

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think critically
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex issues to different stakeholders, both business and technical
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven work environment
• Agile development and continuous delivery methodologies knowledge is a plus
  
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Share Options after completion of probationary period
• Discretionary Bonus
• Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Work remotely abroad for up to 40 business days each year
• Life Insurance
• Combination of remote and London-based office working (2-3 days in office per week)
• A yearly Well being Physical Activity budget
• Continuous learning through funded training and challenging projects
• Collaborative culture
• Weekly team lunches
• Free Fruit, snacks, and drinks provided throughout the day (When office based)
• Regular Team Socials
• Cycle to Work Scheme
  
  

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We pride ourselves on our commitment to Equality and Diversity. We are committed to removing barriers throughout our hiring process. If you have any special requirements or require reasonable adjustments to help you access career opportunities at BMLL, please do let us know careers@bmlltech.com.