Senior UX Designer, Trading Platforms (Web & Mobile)

Charles Schwab; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off & sabbatical eligibility

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision

Job summary

Schwab is seeking a Senior User Experience Designer (individual contributor) to craft high-impact trading experiences across Schwab.com and Schwab's iOS and Android apps. Turn complex financial workflows into clear, accessible experiences and guide work from discovery through delivery.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product teams in an Agile environment, evolving the design system, and delivering cohesive web and mobile interactions that meet accessibility standards.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of product design experience with digital products and a portfolio.
• 1+ year experience with touch-based mobile interfaces.
• Experience designing data-intensive applications, a background in financial services and ideally a knowledge of brokerage platforms.
• Deep knowledge of user-centered design, including research, flows, wireframes, interaction design, visual design, prototyping, and content specifications.
• Experience running design sessions with cross-functional teams.
• Experience designing accessible solutions and participating in accessibility testing.
• Experience collaborating in multidisciplinary Agile teams and facilitating cross-functional design sessions.
• Fluency with Figma and modern design systems.
• Experience effectively integrating AI tools such as Copilot, Figma Make, MCPs, Vercel, or similar technologies to improve efficiency, deepen insights, and enhance design outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead product design from early discovery through launch and iteration, turning client needs, business goals, and data into thoughtful solutions
• Design cohesive interactions for responsive web and native mobile experiences, with careful attention to layout, typography, color, motion, and user interaction with the system
• Simplify data-intensive trading workflows without losing the power and precision experienced investors expect
• Use and evolve the Schwab design system, creating consistent, scalable patterns and components
• Partner with product managers, software developers, researchers, content strategists, accessibility specialists, and business partners in an Agile environment
• Facilitate problem framing and ideation, communicate a clear design point of view, and use rationale and storytelling to move decisions forward
• Lead cross-disciplinary UX efforts, identify risks early, and help teams find practical paths through ambiguity
• Champion accessible, inclusive, and high-quality experiences at every stage

Skills

Product design

Touch-based mobile

Data-intensive apps

User-centered design

Cross-functional collaboration

Accessibility testing

Agile methodologies

Figma

AI tools integration

Tools

Copilot

Figma Make

MCPs

Vercel

Job description

Schwab is seeking a Senior User Experience Designer (individual contributor) to craft high-impact trading experiences across Schwab.com and Schwab's iOS and Android apps. Turn complex financial workflows into clear, accessible experiences and guide work from discovery through delivery.

The role emphasizes collaboration with product teams in an Agile environment, evolving the design system, and delivering cohesive web and mobile interactions that meet accessibility standards.