Steer the forefront of user experience innovation, crafting extraordinary designs that resonate with a global audience.
As an Experience Design Executive Director in Mass Affluent Branded Card, you will spearhead a team of talented professionals to conceptualize, structure, and detail our offerings within the broader user journey landscape. Leveraging your expertise in experience design principles, devise and enact innovative policies and processes that elevate the user experience and resonate with our organizational strategy. Your role involves setting quality benchmarks, managing asset delivery, and shaping the direction of product initiatives by your team. A staunch advocate for inclusive design and accessibility, exemplify and encourage collaboration and lead your team in creating unparalleled experiences for our diverse user base. Your expertise in interaction design positions you as an advisor to senior management on complex experience design matters, promoting a culture of collaboration and inclusivity across multidisciplinary teams.
Job responsibilities
- Develop and implement user experience strategies in line with business objectives and apply your expertise in interaction design and information architecture
- Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of experience designers, fostering collaboration, and promoting professional development through coaching and performance management
- Drive innovation by staying abreast of industry trends, accessibility standards, and emerging technologies to maintain our competitive edge and user-centric approach
- Design methods to incorporate insights gained from key performance metrics, utilizing data fluency to inform decision-making and optimize user experiences for diverse customer segments
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and influence decisions and champion user-centered design principles organization-wide
- Partner with business, product and tech teams to define and launch best-in-industry card products and capabilities
- Create and scale CX systems across card portfolios
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- 7+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in user experience design, focusing on interaction design and information architecture
- Advanced skills in visual design, storyboarding, and data fluency, capable of creating visually appealing and functional visual elements for digital products and services
- Proven leadership in guiding and mentoring diverse teams of experience designers, fostering collaboration and promoting professional growth
- Demonstrated success in inclusive design, accessibility guidelines, and assistive technology, to create inclusive experiences for diverse users
- Proven understanding of market trends, product knowledge, and technological advancements, with the ability to leverage emerging technologies and industry best practices to drive user experience outcomes
- Experience designing and building with AI tools
- Experience in financial services, with preferred experience in credit cards
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Experience launching net new products in highly regulated environments
- Experience leading e-commerce, benefits platforms or financial tools