Senior UX Design Lead - User Experience

The Senior UX Lead is a key driver in creating the next generation of applications our clients use every day. With a deep focus on user needs, you will be developing solutions that work across a variety of different projects to create a cohesive experience across FactSet. You will partner with product managers, designers, researchers, and engineers to understand our users’ needs and create best-in-class solutions for financial professionals to analyze data and monitor markets. As part of the UX team, you seek to fully understand user problems, and lead others in developing a shared understanding and alignment of solutions that best fit user needs. You will have influence over large-scale projects and have a significant impact on a scaling our design system being implemented across mobile, tablet, and desktop. Within the UX team, you’ll experience a considerate and highly collaborative group of individuals with different backgrounds and perspectives that is supportive, respectful, and prioritizes a healthy work-life balance. What you can expect day to day Lead UX design for assigned business unit, including ground-up designs and enhancements to existing products, developing applications for mobile, tablet, and desktop. Collaborate with user research to analyze research and data; gather additional information with user-focused activities such as story mapping, journey mapping, empathy mapping, and others. Engage in all aspects of the UX process, using a variety of methodologies, best practices and standards to ensure consistency and usability Engage with product teams to ensure we are building the correct solution, addressing user needs, and delivering solutions that focus on outcomes over outputs. Collaborate with other UX team members to deliver complete Figma wireframes that are validated, user-centric designs; work with our design system team on new components; create tests with user research to validate designs. Drive UX culture across the organization by promoting Design-Thinking, design principles, and managing expectations within product teams; share insights and strategies to further design influence and consistency across the organization Understand, design for, and guide teams in accounting for accessibility Qualifications Undergraduate or post-graduate degree in user experience design, a related field, or equivalent work experience  8 years’ total experience as a UX professional, with at least 2 years in a senior role Experience in designing for financial professionals, or comparable users in data-heavy applications A portfolio of work demonstrating expertise in UX design, UX thinking, methodologies, and processes Strong knowledge of UX principles and practices, including competencies in complex workflows, information architecture, usability, and user interface design, and a steadfast process that includes user research and testing Working knowledge of accessibility and inclusive design, software design best practices, and engineering development Experience leading and facilitating collaborative UX activities, guiding teams to shared understanding   Ability to empathize, influence, and drive user-centered design across a collaborative and inclusive global environment More about FactSet We offer flexible working arrangements that respect your time, health, and work style. FactSet looks to foster a globally inclusive culture. From leadership commitment, to employee led resource groups, FactSet has diversity, equity, and inclusion as a priority. Read more about our priorities here: https://www.factset.com/company/diversity-equity-and-inclusion FactSet believes giving back to our communities is part of our culture. From volunteer opportunities to working with non-profit partners, you can read more about our commitments here: https://www.factset.com/company/corporate-responsibility At FactSet, we celebrate diversity of thought, experience, and perspective. We are committed to disrupting bias and a transparent hiring process. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. FactSet participates in E-Verify FactSet is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity FactSet creates flexible, open data and software solutions for tens of thousands of investment professionals around the world, providing instant access to financial data and analytics that investors use to make crucial decisions. Join a team of highly motivated, talented individuals who are empowered to find answers through creative technology. Spread the news! We understand the importance of connections, which is why we have launched an external referral pilot program in the United States. If you are a partner, customer, or vendor; you are now able to refer top talent for a monetary reward. Please note some exclusions may apply* Return to Full Posting List