The Morgan Stanley User Experience and Design Group (within the Institutional Securities Technology division) are looking for a contract Senior User Experience/Interaction Designer to join their team based in New York, though the work will be remote for the foreseeable future. This is a unique opportunity to join one of the most reputable design teams in finance known for consistently delivering innovative, award-winning software applications used by internal teams and clients of the firm.The global team, which is comprised of Interaction Designers, Visual Designers and UI Developers based in London, New York, Montreal and Glasgow, deliver user-centered design and strategy projects across the institutional business: from client facing applications to tools and software for front office sales and trading, Investment Banking and Global Capital Markets, middle and back-office, infrastructure and data as well as HR and corporate services. Known for their open and collaborative team culture and high standards, the team thrives on challenging the status quo and delivering solutions that create tangible benefits for both users and the business. As a member of this high-performing team, you will need to be a talented and detail-oriented Interaction Designer and User-Centered Design practitioner with the proven leadership and communications skills needed to build trust with a complex matrix of interdisciplinary clients and partners across the organization.
Position Description
The Senior User Experience/Interaction Designer will be responsible for the research, planning, design and documentation of user interfaces for web-based, hand-held, and desktop applications.
The ideal candidate:
Is detail-oriented with strong interaction design skills. Has excellent communication, presentation, and client management skills.
Is well versed in iterative User Centered Research and Design process.
Understands and has opinions about current industry best practices.
Has a track record with designing transactional user interfaces, not simply static web experiences
Balances an academic interest in best practices with tactical solutions.
Manages client expectations and own time efficiently.
Enjoys collaborating with product owners and business analysts to design innovative solutions.
Has experience with data/information visualization.
Is fluent is standard design software and tooling (Sketch, InVision, Figma, Adobe, Axure etc).
Skills Required:
The Senior User Experience/Interaction Designer will be need to be able to:
Follow an Iterative User-Centered Research & Design Process.
Work collaboratively in a cross-disciplinary design team contributing to UX operational initiatives beyond the scope of their project work (design crits, design ops etc). Conduct Ethnographic User research.
Define/Develop Personas Create Feature maps & prioritization
Develop Sitemaps & User Journeys Create Wireframes & Interaction Models
Conduct User testing
Education and experience:
5+ years industry experience
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent.
Financial Services industry experience a plus but not essential.
Portfolio and references mandatory.