UX Designer

Responsibilities include :

• Partnering with UX & Analytics team, Product Owners, Marketing, Business, and Technical partners, as well as Senior stakeholders (VPs +) and other team members to create design concepts that visually express attributes of the brand and serve the intended user experience. ?
• Balancing business and member objectives, product requirements and brand to creatively adapt them in beautiful meaningful ways. ?
• Working on a design system end-to-end ?
• Staying up to date with the latest design and technology trends ?
• Ability to manage workload and bandwidth ?
• Designing responsive interactive solutions ?
• Creating wireframes, full visual design, interactive prototypes, interaction models, visual design specs, and delivering final assets in Figma ?
• Communicating complex concepts simply and evangelizing the UX practice across the organization

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Experience

• 2-5 years of UX research experience
• 5yr+ experience
• Expertise in Figma
• Fierce attention to detail
• UX and UI experience
• Prototyping experience
• Expertise in user research
• Experience designing for various viewports (mobile, tablet, desktop)
• Analytical mind with a business acumen
• Excellent communication skills

Computer Skills

• Digital design and prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Sketch, InVision, Axure, Balsamiq)
• User research tools (e.g. UserTesting, Optimal Workshop, UsabilityHub, Userzoom, CrazyEgg, Survey tools, etc.)
• Google Analytlcs / Google Tag Manager, Ensighten, or equivalent
• A / B Testing Tools (e.g. Adobe Target, Optimizely, Tealium, etc.)
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Additional Skills & Qualifications :

• Front end dev experience (working knowledge of HTML / CSS; JavaScript, APIs) ?
• IA experience ?
• Storytelling / content creation experience ?
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) and software development practices and procedures ?
• Experience working in application lifecycle management tools such as DevOps, JIRA, or Rally ?
• Design experience in mobile platforms (iOS and Android) ?
• Familiarity with continuous delivery and continuous integration ?
• Financial industry and product knowledge

Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

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If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and / or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .

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Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to :

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.