UX Designer

Apex Systems is recruiting a UX Designer for one of our large Financial Service clients. The UX Designer will join our client's Corporate Technology organization to support the Global Risk and Compliance (GRC) team. The primary focus of the GRC team will be to build upon their horizon scanning capabilities, continuously develop the law library, and ensure risk is identified, categorized, and mitigated properly. The UX Designer will be instrumental in supporting these initiatives in working with development teams and key stakeholders to ensure a successful user experience. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Translate feature and enhancement requests into best in class designs that effectively meet the needs of internal partners and clients
• Manage design throughout the entire product lifecycle, from visual design prototypes to comps to interactive mock-ups through final design deliverables, enlisting additional design support from the internal and client team as needed
• Communicate design rationale effectively to key stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (UX, fellow visual designers, researchers, product managers) to create compelling visual designs of interactive experiences
• Collaborate with Product to prioritize requirements for releases and work closely with developers and engineers to deliver the final product
• Oversee design QA during development to ensure the product is aligned with the design specifications
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of platform and device requirements such as accessibility, form factors, screen resolutions, pixel density and aspect ratios
• Push creativity, challenge established thinking, and discover new ways of solving a problem

• Prototypes, wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas
• Detailed user flows, wireframes, and visual design mockups to effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed interaction behaviors
• Ideation sessions with other members of the extended product team

• 5+ years in UX field
• Proven UI experience with a strong design portfolio
• Solid experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps
• Ability to present your designs and sell your solutions to various stakeholders.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
• Ability to quickly visualize concepts for solutions for transactional services for consumer or business clients.
• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript for mock-ups and rapid prototyping
• Experience in supporting usability studies and analyzing research results
• Ability to collaborate with front end developers and engineers
• Team spirit; strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders
• Good time-management skills