Vice President, UX Designer at BlackRock

San Francisco, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Jan, 26

Salary

215000.0

Posted On

06 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

User Experience Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Content Management Systems, Team Collaboration, Problem Solving, Communication, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Organizational Skills, Data Visualization, User Research, Design Methodologies, Creative Thinking, Business Objectives, Customer Advocacy

Industry

Financial Services

Description

About this role At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. We are dedicated to helping our clients, employees, and communities achieve financial security, financial mobility, and financial freedom. This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to crafting an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive. We are looking for a User Experience Designer to join our digital team. This opportunity will require you to span from strategy to launch, bringing a talent for simple and clear design, systems thinking, and seamless user experiences to help our professional clients accomplish their goals while keeping the focus on business objectives. You must possess strong organizational skills with relevant user experience expertise, preferably in a regulated industry. The ability to progress things independently as well as working in a team environment is crucial, while being able to solve problems quickly and maintain creativity in a fast-paced environment. You’ll be a customer-first advocate who is a confident communicator, comfortable working through ambiguity, and not easily ruffled. Your Responsibilities: Transform creative vision, business opportunities, user research and data into intuitive experiences that are simple to use. Implement UX methodologies to effectively create, deliver and govern design for a consistent user experience. Continuously craft innovative approaches to visualize content and data, and communicate information that facilitates understanding of sophisticated financial concepts. Expertly build wireframes, site maps, user journeys; detailing work including annotations, prototypes, functional specifications. Consistently introduce new insights that increase team efficiency and add value. Collaborate with key project team members, including product managers and technology leads to deliver end-to-end solutions, and ensure projects are well defined, high impact, and successfully executed. You have... 5 or more years sustained professional experience in digital design, as a practicing designer in either product related or agency environments designing consumer facing websites. A strong portfolio of professional work with clear demonstration of your role and contributions on each project. Experience visualizing and prototyping concepts to varying levels of fidelity to demonstrate and validate ideas. Familiarity with content management systems used often for web design and development, and ability to design within a content management environment. The ability to effectively act on internal feedback, testing results to iterate and deliver more value for our user and business. Experience influencing senior/executive cross-functional partners and resolving challenges. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Strong critical thinking ability; you are able to connect the dots / big picture. Strong work ethic and time management skills with dedication to meeting or exceeding expectations despite contending priorities. For San Francisco, CA Only the salary range for this position is USD$162,500.00 - USD$215,000.00 . Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance. Our benefits To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about. Our hybrid work model BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock. About BlackRock At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress. This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression), sexual orientation, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, marital status, political affiliation, religion, citizenship status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement. BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process, please email Disability.Assistance@blackrock.com. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy. We recruit, hire, train, promote, pay, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including assumptions about a person’s appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. We interpret these protected statuses broadly to include both the actual status and also any perceptions and assumptions made regarding these statuses.BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law. BlackRock's purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a global investment manager and a leading provider of financial technology, our clients—from grandparents, doctors, and teachers to large institutions—turn to us for the solutions they need when planning for their most important goals. People join our firm from around the world to gain real-world experience while making an impact. Discover how you can have a career at BlackRock that's exciting, rewarding and full of possibilities.

Responsibilities

Transform creative vision and user research into intuitive experiences. Collaborate with project team members to deliver high-impact solutions.