Asset & Management, UI/UX Product Design, Vice President - New York

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design strategy and execution for onboarding and account opening experiences, guiding teams in creating user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs that drive conversion, reduce friction, and meet regulatory requirements.
• Oversee the development of interactive prototypes to communicate complex onboarding journeys, enabling stakeholder alignment, usability validation, and executive decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement of onboarding funnels through data analysis, user research, and experimentation. Translate insights into prioritized design initiatives that improve completion rates, client satisfaction, and operational efficiency.
• Partner closely with product, engineering, legal, compliance, and operations teams to align on requirements, constraints, and trade-offs. Ensure seamless implementation of design solutions within highly regulated environments.
• Manage and mentor designers, fostering a high-performing team focused on craft excellence. Provide guidance and critique to ensure strong typography, layout, accessibility, and overall design quality across all deliverables.
• Drive the translation of complex financial, regulatory, and operational requirements into intuitive, client-friendly experiences. Advocate for clarity, transparency, and ease of use throughout the onboarding journey.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, or a related field; advanced degree a plus.
• Experience designing complex enterprise applications, with an interest in financial services or consumer-facing digital products 8+ years of experience in product design or related disciplines, with demonstrated success leading teams and delivering complex, large-scale digital products.
• Expert-level proficiency across the full human-centered design lifecycle, including research, experience strategy, journey mapping, information architecture, UX/UI design, usability testing, and accessibility.
• Proven portfolio of shipped products demonstrating design leadership, strategic impact, and measurable business and user outcomes.
• Strong executive presence with an entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable operating in complex, fast-paced, and commercially driven environments.
• Advanced expertise with design tools (e.g., Figma) and a track record of shaping, scaling, and governing design systems.
• Extensive experience working in agile environments and collaborating closely with product management and engineering teams at scale.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across senior leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Experience hiring, managing, and developing high-performing design teams, including coaching, mentorship, and performance management.