VP/Director User Experience Design
| Company | OneMain Financial |
|---|---|
| Location | Charlotte, NC, USA, Evansville, IN, USA, Wilmington, DE, USA, Irving, TX, USA, Baltimore, MD, USA |
| Salary | $150000 – $190000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in Product Design or related fields.
- 6+ years of leadership experience with direct reports under your guidance and leadership, including hiring and developing senior managers and individual contributors.
- 8+ years of experience working collaboratively with product, engineering, design, content and user research teams.
- Deep experience shipping products across platforms and across geos as a designer and coaching others through it.
- A bachelor’s degree in Product Design, Interaction Design, Fine Arts, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Expert proficiency with Figma, Miro, usertesting.com, Dovetail and other relevant domain software consistent with industry standards.
- Strong portfolio showcasing a range of projects demonstrating your design process, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong team management and team building skills. Demonstrated experience in leading and mentoring leads and individual contributors, as well as developing talent and upgrading craft skills.
- Strong systems thinker with experience defining patterns, style guides, performing user testing, and building low and high-fidelity prototypes.
- Solid understanding of software development and how to collaborate with developers.
- Self-starter with exceptional time management and organizational skills with laser-sharp attention to detail and accuracy.
- Superior communications skills and ability to influence stakeholders across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor cross-functional teams to deliver user-centered, high-quality designs.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, UX research, content design, and other teams to define the strategy, operations, and communication that guide the development of user-centric products.
- Lead the creation of brand-specific consumer experiences, shaping cohesive user journeys across a product family.
- Guide the design team in developing rapid visual concepts and high-fidelity designs.
- Set and maintain a high standard of excellence for user-centered design, championing the design system as a core tool for consistency and scalability.
- Work cross-functionally with Product, Design, Engineering, UX Research, and Writing teams to implement best-in-class processes.
- Cultivate a culture of connection and belonging through team celebrations, craft showcases, and all-hands meetings.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous responsibility for resource planning and staffing projects and groups based on the available skills to deliver excellent design solutions on time.
- Possess a broad and comprehensive understanding of different systems, theories, and practices of design leadership.
- Identified and set platform strategies, envisioned complex user interactions, and inspired teams to push the boundaries of what’s possible.
- Can communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.
- 3+ years of experience working in a financial services industry, especially consumer lending.