UX Designer

UX DesignerWe are looking for a UX designer who is passionate about user-centered design, interaction, and technology to join our Web Services and Usability team. After learning about our projects and processes, you will work with Web team members, developers, and cross-functional project scrum teams as a user experience expert. Expect to participate in all stages of creating the best possible user experience for our products, including user research, early prototyping, interaction design, user testing, analysis, and presentation of recommendations. You will take the UX lead on a variety of products that are used by our financial advisors and their clients. Along with working on the UX design of new products, you will also be making enhancements to existing products.Responsibilities:Applying user interface design skills and principles to web application designDesigning engaging and intuitive user interfacesCreating and iteratively refining a user interface design (rapid prototyping) through multiple cycles of product developmentWorking with other project team members, engineering, graphic designers, and product management teams to implement required featuresCommunicating on and advocating for results, methods, and approachesQualifications:Expertise in user interface design principles, interaction design guidelines, and user-centered design processesExpertise in usability methodologies, human factors, industry standards and trends, platform standards, and software development processesAdaptable, flexible, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environmentAgile development methodologiesGraphic/visual design knowledgeFamiliarity with the possibilities of HTML, CSS, and JavaScriptExcellent verbal, written, and presentation skillsFinancial services experience a plus