User Experience Designer

We are actively seeking an energetic and innovative UX Designer to join our group. The Visual Designer (VD) role is an integral part of the team. BNY Mellon IMT is embarking on a transformation into the user experience by incorporating strong Product and Design discipline into the work and services we create.
Create and evolve the visual design language for the products we work on while maintaining awareness of the larger ecosystem of product and design standards.

The products we design must add value while adding minimal complexity. To do our job well, we utilize creative design-led techniques to help us break through the industry jargon and bureaucracy and find insights that others can’t. We elevate UX not just to solve users’ problems but also to use design to steer the product’s evolution into a powerful and extensible framework. You’ll support our client-first mindset to drive efficiency and effectiveness. The successful candidate will join this unique and specialized team that provides clean product design and delivery through the tech team. Working in a professional capacity as a visual designer on highly interactive and data rich applications.

Who We Are

UX Center of Excellence (UX CoE) is part of BNY Mellon Investment Management. Our goal is to improve the User Experience for advisors and customers, ushering in the future tools of Investment Management. Adapting the Lean UX principles, we work closely with teams to shorten the feedback loop and learn from every iteration.

For over 230 years, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) has been at the center of the global financial markets, providing the world’s leading institutions the tools, capabilities, and services to be distinctive investors. BNY Mellon has approximately $15 billion in revenues and market capitalization of approximately $50 billion.

About You

• Expert at User-centric design approach that involves rapid testing and iteration of designs


• You can think through user pain points, find reasonable solutions, mock them up and spec it in detail, and work with engineers to build them


• Expert in iconography and building them from scratch


• Enjoys the multi-disciplinary and collaborative nature of product development (SDLC)


• Detail-oriented and you have a problem-solving mindset


• Experience with agile and lean UX methodology and deliverables


• Can confidently translate business problems and requirements into compelling wireframes


• Experience working in a cross-functional organization, achieving goals through partnership and collaboration (Building relationships with stakeholders)


• Ability to work in ambiguity and draw insights from broad data sources


• You stay up to date on the industrial latest UX design trends


• Strong presentation and communication skills, critical creative thinker and excellent work quality


• Be an exceptional multi-tasker who’s quick and organized

Required Qualifications

• Minimum (5) years of experience required


• Expert user of Figma, Sketch, Invision, Axure RP, Jira, Adobe Creative Suite


• Design for mobile devices (native and web mobile applications) iOS and Android


• Responsive Design for web applications and Branding building a design system  


• Experience hands-on research, wireframing, prototyping, user personas, journey maps, story maps and user stories at an interactive agency or design studio.


• Bachelor's degree in psychology, user experience, computer science, design, human computer interaction, related discipline, or equivalent work experience


• Demonstrated ability to work and manage multiple priorities on concurrent, rigorous deadlines in a fast-paced dynamic environment.


• Knowledge of Accessibility / ADA compliance is a plus


• Building short animation clips is a plus


• Experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
   

BNY Mellon is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals With Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Our ambition is to build the best global team – one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve – and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.