Senior Product Designer - Information Architecture

at  Addepar

WHO WE ARE

Addepar is a global technology and data company that helps investment professionals provide the most informed, precise guidance for their clients. Hundreds of thousands of users have entrusted Addepar to empower smarter investment decisions and better advice over the last decade. With client presence in more than 45 countries, Addepar’s platform aggregates portfolio, market and client data for over $7 trillion in assets. Addepar’s open platform integrates with more than 100 software, data and services partners to deliver a complete solution for a wide range of firms and use cases. Addepar embraces a global flexible workforce model with offices in Silicon Valley, New York City, Salt Lake City, Chicago, London, Edinburgh and Pune.

THE ROLE

The Design team at Addepar shapes investment professionals’ digital experiences. By designing and delivering intuitive, easy-to-use products, we help investment professionals grow their businesses and offer outstanding services to their clients. We take an agile, high-growth approach and champion a client-centered work environment with a focus on constructive feedback and collaboration.
We are seeking a talented Senior Product Designer with expertise in information architecture to join our team. In this role, you will be crucial in shaping the future user experience across our interconnected suite of financial products. You will define our strategic blueprint for how information, content, and data are presented and accessed by users. You will focus on developing an intuitive and cohesive information architecture that seamlessly integrates our offerings into a single, user-friendly platform.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Develop and implement our future information architecture strategy that enhances usability and streamlines workflows across our financial products.
• Define the hierarchy, labeling, and relationships between different data and content elements to ensure ease of discovery and access to information.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, UX researchers, and other designers across our platform to navigate structures and information hierarchies that align with business goals and user needs.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to gather insights and feedback, refining information architecture and user experience based on data-driven decisions.
• Create diagrams, wireframes, prototypes, and design specifications to communicate design concepts effectively and facilitate collaboration across teams.
• Champion a user-centered design approach across all stages of the product development process, ensuring that information architecture is consistently integrated into product designs.
• Build alignment across disparate teams, each maintaining separate priorities and goals, to deliver an integrated platform experience.
• Promote your vision and plan across the organization, working with senior leadership to build alignment across teams.
• Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies, applying this knowledge to foster innovation within the team.