Senior Product Designer (UX) [AQ-14796]

About the role

Aquent is proud to partner with an esteemed client, a leading organization in the financial services industry, on a mission to discover exceptional talent ready to make a significant impact. This is a unique opportunity to shape digital experiences that truly make a difference, influencing countless users with innovative and thoughtful design solutions. You’ll join a forward-thinking team dedicated to putting clients first, driving meaningful change, and evolving the future of digital interactions, contributing directly to the strategic growth and innovation of their digital offerings.

Responsibilities

• Drive the full UX design lifecycle, from initial discovery to final implementation, ensuring solutions delight users and align with business needs.
• Design seamless interactions across desktop, mobile web, and native mobile platforms.
• Collaborate closely with a cross-functional Agile team to co-create innovative solutions.
• Independently lead design exploration and decision-making, expertly defining problems and proposing impactful solutions.
• Take ownership of assigned projects, proactively addressing challenges and proposing effective resolutions.
• Uphold high design standards, adhering to channel guidelines and an established design system, while thoughtfully evolving patterns and approaches.
• Cultivate strong, productive partnerships with peers and cross-functional teams through clear communication, shared understanding, and mutual accountability.
• Model strong leadership behaviors through exceptional craft, communication, and follow-through.
• Mentor or support less experienced designers, fostering growth within the team.

Requirements

• 6–10 years of UX design experience focused on digital products or equivalent.
• 1+ year of UX experience specifically for touch-based mobile interfaces.
• An online portfolio showcasing design thinking that leads to innovative solutions.
• Demonstrated experience with most aspects of a user-centered design process, including user research, developing user flows, creating wireframes, and building interactive prototypes for testing.
• Proficiency in design tools like Figma.

Qualifications

• Must-have qualifications:
• Experience using AI-powered tools or workflows (professionally or independently) to support design, research, or problem-solving, with an interest in applying emerging technologies thoughtfully in client experiences.
• Strong self-management skills and comfort owning work independently.
• Ability to clearly communicate design decisions to diverse audiences.
• Some technical knowledge or experience collaborating closely with engineers.
• Nice-to-have qualifications:
• Experience using AI-powered tools or workflows (professionally or independently) to support design, research, or problem-solving, with an interest in applying emerging technologies thoughtfully in client experiences.
• Strong self-management skills and comfort owning work independently.
• Ability to clearly communicate design decisions to diverse audiences.
• Some technical knowledge or experience collaborating closely with engineers.

Skills

• Client-centric approach grounded in user needs, business priorities, and long-term value.
• Challenger mindset, constructively questioning assumptions and exploring better ways forward.
• Adaptable and comfortable navigating change, learning continuously, and helping partners adapt to evolving requirements.
• Clear and transparent communication, building trust through accountability and consistent follow-through.

Benefits

About Aquent Talent: Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium.

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.