UI/UX Designer with Banking domain

Job Title: UI/UX Designer with Banking domain

Location: Chicago, IL (Only-Locals)

Duration: Long Term Contract

Client is looking for someone with Banking domain experience

12 Years of exp

Visa: H1//Citizen

Job Description:

• Strong UI/UX design skills showcasing problem solving techniques focused on the customer.
• Expertise in design software such as Figma, Fig jam, and Miro.
• Deep understanding of user-centered design principles and practices.
• Strong understanding of usability principles, journey mapping techniques, information architecture, and interaction design.
• Experience in conducting user research and usability testing to support evidence-focused design decisions.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate design decisions and process.
• Define and execute a customer centric strategy to focus on the customer experience through user research
• Strong journey mapping experience.
• Developing wireframes and task flows based on user needs
• Collaborating with Designers and Developers to create intuitive, user-friendly software
• Understand product specifications and user psychology
• Conduct concept and usability testing and gather feedback
• Create personas through user research and data
• Define the right interaction model and evaluate its success
• Work with existing UI Developers to create wireframes and prototypes around customer needs
• Find creative ways to solve UX problems (e.g. usability, findability)

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor\'s degree in Business or other relevant discipline such as UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Design Thinking, or a related discipline.
• 8 years of proven experience as a UX Designer responsible for Design and UX Research and advocating for customer experience
• 5 years of user research and usability testing

Additional Information:

1. Strong Interpersonal and consultative skills Seeks understanding, excellent listener
2. Strong presentation and communication skills
3. Ability to collaborate across product, engineering, marketing and key stakeholders
4. Detail-oriented and able to deliver at an elevated level of accuracy
5. Experience working with agile development methodologies.
6. Strong portfolio showcasing web application projects, detailing your role and process
7. Strong portfolio of design projects
8. Proven expertise in creating designs that work seamlessly across multiple devices and screen sizes
9. Background in project management and research
10. Familiarity with interaction design and information architecture
11. Proficient in design software (e.g. Figma)
12. Some knowledge of HTML/CSS; JavaScript/React is a plus
13. Problem-solving aptitude
14. Analytical mind with a business acumen

15. Effective communication skills and the ability to articulate design decisions and thought processes