Principal UI/UX Designer

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Grow your career with a growing organization

Whether they’re helping people reach their long-term financial goals or providing personal wealth management strategies, every associate contributes to changing the lives of those we serve for the better. When it comes to job satisfaction, that’s hard to beat. And from a personal satisfaction perspective, you’ll enjoy the freedom to support causes that matter to you and experience a truly inclusive work environment. Your future starts now.

The Role

We are looking for a Principal UI/UX Designer to turn our software into easy-to-use products for our clients.

Principal UI/UX Designer responsibilities include maintaining component libraries and style guides, gathering user requirements, planning out information architecture, and designing interface components and screen layouts. To be successful in this role, you should have experience with design systems, design software, user research, and software development.

Responsibilities

  • Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers and engineers

  • Prepare and present rough drafts using flow diagrams, storyboards, and/or wireframes to internal teams and key stakeholders, including business partners outside the company

  • Architect page navigation and information collection flows

  • Design graphic user interface elements, like form inputs, charts and widgets that can scale with the platform, while adhering to style guide standards on fonts, colors, imagery, and accessibility

  • Develop UI mockups, documentation, and prototypes that clearly illustrate how the application functions and looks to inform developers and quality assurance

  • Write UX copy such as error messages, form labels, or form instructions

  • Improve and maintain the Personal Capital component libraries and style guide, such as extending styles for different UIs or writing the rules for when to use a particular component

  • Identify and troubleshoot UX problems

  • Conduct adjustments based on user feedback

Requirements

  • 4-6 years of work experience as a UI/UX Designer or similar role

  • Portfolio of design projects

  • Proficiency in wireframing tools (e.g. Wireframe.cc, Balsamiq, InVision)

  • Up-to-date knowledge of design software like Sketch, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

  • Familiarity with user research methods, usability heuristics, and accessibility guidelines

  • Experience building or maintaining design systems

  • Ability to ask the right questions to scope the work and keep it focused on the project goal

  • Team spirit; strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders

  • Good time-management skills, especially across tasks from multiple teams

  • Degree in Design, Human Factors, Computer Science or relevant field a plus

  • Knowledge of personal finance, stock market investing, or retirement planning a plus

What we offer you

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
  • Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 5%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
  • Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
  • Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
  • Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus nine paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
  • Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
  • Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
  • Business Resource Groups (BRGs) - internal networks that rally around common interest, experiences and identities such as race, ethnicity, gender, ability, military status and sexual orientation. BRGs play a vital role in educating and engaging our people and advancing our business priorities.

The salary range below describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Base Salary Range

$ 115,700.00-191,000.00

Location

CA Redwood City

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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Location

Redwood Shores is a waterfront community in Redwood City, CA. Our office has waterfront views, onsite parking, and nearby parks and trails to explore.

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