UX Lead IThe Design Director sets the vision for the best user experience. You will create a space for cross-functional partners to collaborate effectively. You will use your knowledge of and experience in the Design Thinking process to collaborate with partner teams, facilitate conversations, create concepts, run design sprints, and build rapid prototypes to test and learn from users and inform prioritization and impact. While working with partners to determine a shared plan forward that balances business, user, and technology considerations, you will create and champion an experience that is highly engaging and usable and deliver pixel-perfect detailed design with your team.By innovating on one of the world's biggest stages, you will have the chance to shape the future of retirement. If you are motivated by complex, purposeful, and engaging challenges, then we invite you to join us on our mission!Key Responsibilities and Duties
Lead a team of designers that partner with research, content strategy, data science, legal and compliance, product management and engineering teams to establish modern best practices for end-to-end experience design and delivery, such as design research, journey mapping, personas, storyboards, concept designs, prototyping and final production designs for our end user experiences.
Express yourself as a considerate thinker that sees the big picture, while understanding the business objectives, weaving viability, desirability and viability into our design decisions.
Drive the experience with an outcome’s focus, actively scanning the end-to-end experience for new approaches, blending different ideas to challenge the teams with creative, yet effective solutions.
Lead as an accountable achiever. Others rely on you to get things done, raising the bar for performance, while taking accountability for your own actions.
Build trust-based relationships across boundaries and encourage collaboration. Show up authentically and adapt your own style to communicate impactfully.
Express yourself as a continuous learner who is self-aware, curious to learn, and seeks feedback from others to continuously grow, always putting improvement over comfort.
Educational Requirements
University (Degree) Preferred
Work Experience
5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred
Physical Requirements
Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work
Career Level9ICJob OverviewOur team is designing the future of retirement to improve the lives of millions of Americans. TIAA’s Design office’s mission is to build a design-led culture, while strengthening our design capabilities, to create an end-to-end experience vision that unlocks innovation. We bring dignity and access through design excellence to inspire and empower clients to pursue retirement security with TIAA.Preferred Experience & Qualifications
7+ years of UX design and / or design management experience
Strong and demonstrated background in: enterprise experience design; consumer product design; mobile platform design in an agile delivery model and a track record of shipping high impact outcomes in a fast-moving and changing environment
Strong and demonstrated proficiency in: Figma, InVision, and Miro
Demonstrated experience designing and contributing to a design system across an enterprise with an openness to partner and collaborate
Driven by a sense of urgency to promote change and takes smart risks in pursuit of organizational and team goals
Note: As part of the selection process candidates may be asked to provide work content in addition to completing an assessment.#LI-KG1Related SkillsAccountability, Adaptability, Collaboration, Communication, Consultative Communication, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Innovation, Prototyping, Relationship Management, Test & Learn Mentality, User Experience DesignAnticipated Posting End Date:2024-04-08Base Pay Range: $110,300/yr. - $188,300/yr.Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).Company OverviewTIAA is the leading provider of financial services in the academic, research, medical, cultural and government fields. We offer a wide range of financial solutions, including investing, banking, advice and education, and retirement services.Benefits and Total RewardsThe organization is committed to making financial well-being possible for its clients, and is equally committed to the well-being of our associates. That’s why we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to make a positive difference in the lives of our associates and their loved ones. Our benefits include a superior retirement program and highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings that can help you achieve and maintain your best possible physical, emotional and financial well-being. To learn more about your benefits, please review our Benefits Summary (https://www.tiaa.org/public/pdf/benefits-at-a-glance.pdf) .Equal OpportunityWe are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.Read more about the Equal Opportunity Law here (https://www.dol.gov/general/topics/posters) .Accessibility SupportTIAA offers support for those who need assistance with our online application process to provide an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities.If you are a U.S. applicant and desire a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application please use one of the below options to contact our accessibility support team:Phone: (800) 842-2755Email: accessibility.support@tiaa.orgPrivacy NoticesFor Applicants of TIAA, Nuveen and Affiliates residing in US (other than California), click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/tiaa-nuveen-privacy) .For Applicants of TIAA, Nuveen and Affiliates residing in California, please click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/tiaa-nuveen-ca-privacy) .For Applicants of Nuveen residing in Europe and APAC, please click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/nuveen-eu-uk-privacy) .For Applicants of Greenwood residing in Brazil (English), click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/support/privacy/applicants-greenwood-privacy) .For Applicants of Greenwood residing in Brazil (Portuguese), click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/support/privacy/applicants-greenwood-portuguese-privacy) .For Applicants of Westchester residing in Brazil (English), click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/support/privacy/applicants-westchester-privacy) .For Applicants of Westchester residing in Brazil (Portuguese), click here (https://www.tiaa.org/public/support/privacy/applicants-westchester-portuguese-privacy) .TIAA started out over 100 years ago to help ensure teachers could retire with dignity. Today, many people who work at not-for-profits rely on our wide range of financial products and services to support and strengthen their financial well-being.Privacy Notices
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