Experience Design Vice President (London)

Job Description

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JOB DESCRIPTION

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Shape the future of employee experience by leading the strategic design and research initiatives, that blend business needs and user insights, empowering our 300,000+ employees to do their best work. 

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As an Experience Design Vice President in Employee Experience, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience across our products and services across key Client/Employee Collaboration and Communication journeys. You leverage your deep knowledge of design and research practices to lead strategically important initiatives and develop innovative solutions that align with business requirements and user needs. You work closely with the business and users, following best practice user-centered design to deliver innovative and creative solutions to complex problems. You collaborate with cross-functional teams, guide, and mentor junior designers, and foster a culture of inclusivity and accessibility. Your expertise in experience strategy and inclusive design will ensure that our offerings are not only visually appealing but also accessible and user-friendly, enhancing the overall customer experience. Your passion and curiosity for AI and emerging technology allows you to apply them successfuly in your workflows.

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Job responsibilities

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• nDevelop and execute design/research strategies for complex projects and ensure alignment with business objectives and user needs across multiple product areasn

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• nDesign through wireframes, visuals, prototypes, and product features at different levels of fidelity, including diagram service flows and interactions for key touchpoints. You lead end-to-end design initiatives within a specific domain, multiple product experiences, delivering high-fidelity solutions with exceptional visual and interaction design craftn

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• nDrive and participate in upfront user research to better understand user needs and behaviors, and usability testing to see how your solutions work for users, with the support from our Experience Research teamn

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• nDeliver work that is not only user-friendly, but which also produces results – measuring your work's value by identifying success criteria and performing user validation throughout the design processn

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• nRole-model the adoption of inclusive design practices and accessibility guidelines, mentor junior designers and foster a culture of diversity and inclusionn

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• nCollaborate and partner closely with Product, Engineering and Business Stakeholders to shape solutions early – not just execute against defined requirements. You will play a key role in helping realize the vision and defining end-to-end product experiencen

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• nEstablish and elevate visual design quality through a strong point of view on hierarchy, typography, layout, and modern UI patternsn

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• nBring clarity and consistency to complex or legacy experiences by introducing contemporary, consumer-grade design patternsn

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• nUse prototyping, storytelling, and strong design rationale to communicate decisions and influence stakeholders, including senior leadershipn

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• nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate user experience design into the product development processes and ensure seamless and customer-centric solutionsn

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• nDrive the adoption of inclusive design practices and accessibility guidelines, mentor junior designers and foster a culture of diversity and inclusion. n

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• nAnalyze market trends, gather feedback from user research, and learn from data insights to inform design decisions and optimize user experiences across various platforms and channels, including 3rd party productsn

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Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

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• n5+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in user experience design or similar rolesn

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• nDemonstrated ability to create visual representations of user journeys, such as storyboarding, wireframes, and prototypesn

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• nDemonstrated experience in inclusive design and accessibility guidelines, with the ability to incorporate diverse perspectives and abilities into design solutionsn

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• nProven ability to develop experiences that meet or exceed the initial proposal of a product or experience, to drive customer-centric decision-makingn

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• nExperience developing design proposals and solutions that communicate the value of the initiative from a customer and business lens. n

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• nStrong portfolio demonstrating shipped work and measurable impact on product outcomes (not just concepts)n

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• nPortfolio includes high-fidelity design work that reflects a sophisticated, modern aesthetic and a strong, opinionated point of view on visual and interaction design; work demonstrates the ability to elevate and modernize complex or legacy experiences, introducing contemporary patterns and raising the overall quality barn

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• nDemonstrated ability to design end-to-end user journeys (not just individual screens)n

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• nAbility to clearly articulate design decisions, tradeoffs, and constraints, including exploration of multiple design approachesn

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• nProven ability to distill and elevate complex challenges to stakeholders, leaders, and peers aliken

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Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

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• nFluency / curiosity when it comes to working in AI-enabled design n

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• nExperience of designing both in-house products as well as embedding 3rd party products n

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• nAdvanced technical literacy, including an advanced understanding of client-side technologies, APIs, microservices, and the components of the technology stack, as well as their impact on user experiencen

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ABOUT US

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J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

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We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our

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ABOUT THE TEAM

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Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

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Human Resources plays a critical role in driving the employee experience, shaping the firm's culture and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are a strategic partner to the business – working with leaders across the firm to hire, develop and retain the best people and help meet business goals. Together, we foster a work environment in which our people are supported, feel like they belong and are able to make an impact through their work. We develop and deliver a suite of products and services that help make JPMorgan Chase an employer of choice and drive our business forward.

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