User Experience Product Design, Specialist

Senior Product Designer role at Vanguard, focusing on crafting intuitive digital experiences and leading UX efforts.

Responsibilities

• Designs complex user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and UI elements to deliver a seamless user experience across mobile and web platforms.
• Develops user experience interface architecture strategies to support and improve the user interface.
• Leads cross-family initiatives to meet business and marketing goals.
• Partners with cross-departmental teams and business leaders to prioritize UX efforts that align with business objectives.
• Helps translate user needs and feedback into actionable product features.
• Coordinates and delivers design, prototype, and documentation to improve the user experience.
• Collaborates with research and data analytics teams to incorporate quantitative and qualitative data into the design process.
• Leverages experimentation to validate hypothesis across the feasibility, desirability, and viability spectrum.
• Analyzes market trends, competitive analysis, OKRs, and user behavior to develop UX strategies.
• Advocates for user-centered design solutions that evolve with changing business goals and user needs.
• Ensures UX practices align with industry standards and yield minimum waste.
• Trains and mentors junior staff in best practices of user experience design.
• Provides guidance, training, and motivation.
• Develops and leverages a professional network across the enterprise to foster collaboration.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum five years of industry/field experience in user experience design.
• Product design experience preferred.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience in a creative or technical field.