UX Designer / UX Researcher
The UX Designer / UX Researcher role at Confidential Client involves conducting user research, mapping user journeys, and designing intuitive user experiences for complex, data-rich financial products. The position requires collaboration with business and technology stakeholders to simplify workflows and enhance usability, focusing on user-centered design principles in a dynamic enterprise environment.
About Careertakes
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Overview
Confidential Client is seeking a UX Designer / UX Researcher to join a team working on data-rich, enterprise products in the financial services space. This role focuses on research, journey mapping, interaction design, and prototyping to simplify complex workflows and deliver clear, usable experiences. This is not primarily a front-end development role.
What You’ll Do
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative user research to identify user needs, pain points, and opportunities.
- Map end-to-end user journeys, workflows, and user flows for complex, data-heavy applications.
- Translate requirements into clear, intuitive UX concepts and interaction patterns.
- Create wireframes, concepts, and interactive prototypes to validate design directions.
- Run usability testing, gather feedback, and iterate on solutions.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to align design with product goals.
- Simplify complex workflows and information-dense interfaces to improve task efficiency and user satisfaction.
What We’re Looking For
- Experience in UX Design, UX Research, Product Design, or Interaction Design.
- Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and research methodologies.
- Proven experience with journey mapping, prototyping, and usability testing.
- Comfortable working with complex products, large datasets, and broad ecosystem integrations.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills; able to present research findings and design rationale clearly.
Nice to Have
- Experience designing for enterprise or internal applications.
- Background with data-intensive workflows or financial systems.
- Exposure to React, Angular, or functional prototyping tools.
- Experience with AI-enabled product features or UX workflows.
- Basic coding familiarity (useful but not required).
Compensation & Authorization
- Base pay (posted): $119,000 USD (Confidential Client’s good-faith estimate for the role at time of posting). Final salary may vary based on location, skills, and experience.
- Employment type: Full-time.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Confidential Client will not sponsor applicants for work visas.
Why Join (Confidential Client)
Confidential Client operates in IT services and financial services, supporting complex, mission-critical systems. You’ll join a global team delivering high-impact solutions across trading, risk, compliance, and internal tools. This role offers the chance to shape workflows used by domain experts and to apply research-driven design to data-dense experiences.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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