UX Design Team Lead: Strategy & Impact

Edward Jones; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses and profit sharing

401k plan

Paid holidays

Vacation and sick time

Job summary

Edward Jones, a Fortune 500 financial services firm, is seeking a Design Team Leader to guide cross-functional teams in the discovery, design, development, and delivery of complex solutions for strategic planning, process improvement, product design, and service delivery.

Ideal candidates bring business design ideas, strategic thinking, and a proven ability to translate business needs into actionable design work, collaborating independently or with teams to deliver simple, engaging, and elegant

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 8+ years of progressive design experience, including leadership.
• 6+ years of people leadership experience leading multidisciplinary design teams.
• Advanced skills in prototyping and design tools.
• Expertise in design methodologies and systems thinking.
• Knowledge of and experimentation with emerging design trends and technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams in discovery, design, development, and delivery.
• Build relationships with stakeholders to deliver UX objectives.
• Manage team capacity and align roles to work.
• Enforce processes and best practices for high-quality deliverables.
• Translate business needs to the team through effective communication.
• Contribute to a backlog of UX improvements and lead process changes.
• Track progress toward UX or division objectives.
• Collaborate with enabling functions to prioritize work.
• Inform UX strategy through data and storytelling.
• Identify and onboard talent, including contractors.

Skills

Design leadership

Prototype design

Design tools

Design methodologies

Systems thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Design tools (Figma, Sketch)

Job description

Edward Jones, a Fortune 500 financial services firm, is seeking a Design Team Leader to guide cross-functional teams in the discovery, design, development, and delivery of complex solutions for strategic planning, process improvement, product design, and service delivery.

Ideal candidates bring business design ideas, strategic thinking, and a proven ability to translate business needs into actionable design work, collaborating independently or with teams to deliver simple, engaging, and elegant