User Experience Product Design, Specialist

Designs intuitive and impactful user experiences and develops strategies that align user needs with business goals. Leads broader initiatives that span journeys or families. This role will contribute in a UX capacity to the Onboarding product family for the Participant Experience. This team ensures that 401k participants log in to the digital experience, confirm or adjust their payroll deductions and annual increase, and enroll in their plan before landing on the Participant Dashboard. Core Responsibilities Designs complex user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and UI elements to deliver a seamless user experience across mobile and web platforms, while utilizing established brand standards. Develops user experience interface architecture strategies to support and improve the user interface. Leads cross-family initiatives to meet business and marketing goals. Partners with cross-departmental teams and business leaders to prioritize UX efforts that align with business objectives. Helps translate user needs and feedback into actionable product features. Coordinates and delivers design, prototype, and documentation to improve the user experience. Collaborates with research and data analytics teams to incorporate quantitative and qualitative data into the design process, ensuring decisions are informed by user insights. Leverage experimentation to validate hypothesis across the feasibility, desirability, and viability spectrum. Analyzes market trends, competitive analysis, OKRs, and user behavior to develop UX strategies that inform design decisions and product direction. Advocates for user-centered design solutions that evolve with changing business goals and user needs, while keeping a close eye on emerging technologies and design trends. Ensures our UX practices align with industry standards and yield minimum waste. Trains and mentors junior staff in best practices of user experience design. Provides guidance, training, and motivation. Develops and leverages a professional network across the enterprise to foster collaboration within the department to support department-wide initiatives, and to advocate for UX having a voice in the decision-making and planning process. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications Minimum five years of industry/field experience in user experience design. Product design experience preferred. Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience in a creative or technical field. Special Factors Sponsorship Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position. #J-18808-Ljbffr 慨正橡扯