Senior Vice President, Product Design

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world’s financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.

Principal, User Experience – Product Design Lead

The candidate should be an experienced professional with a full understanding of their area of specialization. This role should have experience providing guidance and technical expertise for the most complex user experience activities that include user research and testing, interactive design, and visual design. They will review documentation of research findings presented to product and development teams, as well as new and modified user personals. The candidate will be expected to participate and provide guidance in the creation of concepts, information architecture, user interface designs, wireframes, storyboards, prototypes, and specifications to meet project schedules. They should be able to synthesize situations and information across multiple factors. As well as seek to build their expertise while applying company policies and procedures in the resolution of a variety of issues. They should be comfortable giving design feedback. Be able to build good relationships with people on their immediate team and cross-functional teams. Know their key stakeholders and peers, with the goal of better understanding the connection of their own work. Help organize team process, as well as mentor and train more junior designers. And be a strong communicator that checks for understanding and asks questions to understand others’ point of view.  

This role leads the implementation of visual styles that support platform branding to increase user effectiveness. Interprets user feedback and insights to improve the user experience. Serves as reviewer of usability activities and artifacts to ensure software applications meet customer expectations for use. Provides UX expertise to the product definition and evaluation process utilizing multiple sources of information (field work, interviews, internet, intranet, market data/literature). Independently performs and leads the creation and updating of user interface and visual design guidelines and standards. Advocates the user experience across the firm and facilities training for groups outside the UX team. Ensures that the developed/revised product achieves the user's specified goals by establishing user-centered analysis, design, best practices, and standards. Contributes to the achievement of area objectives. Overall, they will be expected to be highly independent, needing little instruction on day-to-day work and general instructions on new assignments. 

Bachelor's degree in psychology, user experience, design, human computer interaction or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required, advanced degree preferred, 10-12 years of experience required, experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus. 

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following: Bachelor's degree in psychology, user experience, design, human computer interaction or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required, advanced degree preferred, 10-12 years of experience required, experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.   At BNY, our inclusive culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards: · Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies & Top 20 for Diversity and Inclusion · Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI) · Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN – 100% score · 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, Fast Company · Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 100% score Corporate Equality Index · CDP’s Climate Change ‘A List’   Our Benefits:   BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves that can support you and your family through moments that matter. BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team – one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve – and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment