AVP, UI Designer

Job Description:

Role Summary/Purpose:

Synchrony’s User Experience Group empowers both customers and clients to meet their goals and aspirations with innovative product experiences. We leverage our expertise, methodologies and customer data to create simple and delightful experiences that fulfill user-centered journeys. We are powered by our supportive and collaborative UX team culture and enabled by Synchrony’s commitment to investing in user experience and creating engaging digital experiences. Our designers are given the guidance and autonomy they need to do the best work of their careers.  

As a UI Designer, you will join Synchrony’s scaled agile teams and partner with CX, marketing, development and process owners to conceptualize and develop engaging responsive web experiences for our strategically significant core customer applications. You’ll collaborate with your fellow designers to constantly refine the Synchrony design system and create innovative, great-looking products that people love to use. You will support the UX team and drive innovative and cutting-edge application designs based on lo/high fidelity wireframes. You will work closely with UX Designers and UX Researchers in pushing the limits of art, animation, and application design across Synchrony’s digital suite of products. 

Our Way of Working

We’re proud to offer you choice and flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have the option to work from home, near one of our Hubs or come into one of our offices. Occasionally you may be required to commute to our nearest office for in person engagement activities such as business or team meetings, training and culture events.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Work with product owners, project managers, interaction designers, and developers to create visually compelling, modern digital experiences 

• Work collaboratively with the UX designers to transform wireframes and comps into pixel-perfect, development-ready deliverables 

• Participate in the design review cycle, synthesize feedback from peers and stakeholders, and close on designs that meet the project requirements 

• Work closely with design leads as needed to plan and review project work 

• Manage your time and give accurate timelines for potential workload 

• Support and leverage results from ongoing user research and usability testing efforts 

• Engage with business and IT owners in agile processes 

• Be a part of daily/weekly agile ceremonies, present work, and articulate rationales 

• Act as an advocate for the end user’s experience 

• Collaborate effectively with remote team members and managers 

• Bring a strong positive attitude to project and broader UX teams 

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Associate Degree in HCI, graphic design, psychology, marketing, information technology, or similar area, or related certification & work experience. 

• Minimum of 1 year of experiences of UI or Visual Design experience 

• Working understanding of color, photography, typography, iconography, and animation usage in digital experiences 

• Working understanding of user centered design, design thinking  and related methodologies

• Effective communication, time management, collaboration, and organizational skills 

• Knowledge of modern design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Invision, Adobe XD, Adobe Creative Suite and/or similar tools   

• Willingness to travel to Synchrony offices for occasional team & business meetings.  

Desired Characteristics:

• Experience working on agile teams 

• Experience working in eCommerce and/or Financial Industry  

• Experience identifying and conducting User Research and User Testing  

• Ability to work in low or high fidelity as needed 

• Expertise with industry standard design tools (e.g., Illustrator, Sketch, Figma, Principle). 

• Familiarity with asset creation: icons, illustrations, UI components 

• Familiarity with motion design using tools such as After Effects, Principle, Lottie or similar 

• Experience building and maintaining Style Guides, Design Libraries/Design Systems 

• Ability to ensure designs are ADA Compliant across all projects / platforms 

• Understanding of today's creative landscape and trends within the design industry 

  Grade/Level: 10