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PBG UX Designer Lead - Executive Director

Morgan Stanley 🇺🇸 Purchase, Town/Village of Harrison, NY 10577, United States of America

Hybrid $150,000 - $250,000 Full-time Senior

Lead a small team of UX designers to oversee end-to-end banking and cash management experiences for financial advisors and clients. Drive the UX vision, manage delivery roadmaps, and maintain strategic partnerships with product and engineering stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a small team of (3-4) UX designers working on critical banking experiences that focus on cash management money movement and deposits growth
  • Guide your team in coming up with innovative design solutions that challenge legacy banking norms and offer simple, intuitive, and emotionally resonant client experiences
  • Support the growth of a fast‑scaling banking business by quickly cutting through complexity and shipping impactful experiences at pace while maintaining design quality
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior product and technology stakeholders, ensuring UX is a strategic partner in driving innovation and delivering solutions
  • Help define UX milestones and UX delivery roadmaps in partnership with the product team to balance design quality with speed to market

Requirements

  • A portfolio that demonstrates partnering with multiple departments on successful product releases
  • At least 10 years of experience working in the field, at least 5 years of experience managing small- to medium-sized teams
  • Mastery managing the team’s workload and deliverables
  • Bachelor's degree in design, computer science or related field; master’s degree is a plus
  • Fluency in design thinking methodologies
  • A strong sense of design and using a design system
  • Experience improving UX workflows (w/ AI technology or rethinking internal processes)
  • Experience working in a collaborative, diverse environment where a multitude of ideas and perspectives are welcomed and shared in the spirit of improving the organization

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Work life balance
  • Clear career path
  • Great benefits
  • Opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work

Key Skills

UX design Design thinking User-centered approach Design systems AI technology Collaboration Communication Leadership Mentoring Cross-functional collaboration Project management Time management Problem-solving Data analysis Design tools (e.g. Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD) Programming languages (e.g. HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With a 90-year history, Morgan Stanley today operates in 42 countries serving corporations, governments, institutions, families and individuals. Morgan Stanley is a talent business that demands ongoing investment in our people. Key drivers of our success have been the breadth and tenure of our talent, as well as a unique culture and a set of values that guide our employees. We view Morgan Stanley’s talent and culture as a key competitive advantage enabling the Firm to achieve its potential and drive future success. As an integrated firm with scaled capabilities, we partner with clients at every stage of their financial journey. Our ability to do so is grounded in four pillars that define Morgan Stanley: a clear and consistent strategy to help clients raise, manage and allocate capital; a culture grounded in rigor, humility and part

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