UI Visual Designer, Associate

About this role About the Aladdin UX Design Team The Aladdin UX Design team researches and designs the user experience for the Aladdin investment and risk analytics platform which is used by institutional wealth managers and investment professionals worldwide. We practice a human-centered design approach—designing software grounded in user need—to enable our users to tap into the power of BlackRock's Aladdin enterprise platform. We are a team of skilled UX Designers, UI Designers, and UX Researchers, working to reinvent and improve the Aladdin platform through the user's lens. We are looking for a User InterfaceVisual Designer who understands and is inspired by the complexities of designing software for the enterprise. About You You understand Product and UX requirements to create compellingUI interactions and visual designs. You are a problem solver; you understand user behavior and interactions, and you design beautiful interfaces that are highly functional. You are a meticulous creative, and you understand that designing for digital products, applications, and tools, is different than designing for marketing. You live and breathe systematic design and scalability! You arehands-on designer, and you are adept increating a multi-product design interactions and designs. You enjoy the challenge of crafting creative, simple, sophisticated visual designs for complex ideas. You will be working with teams of UX Designers, Product Managers, and Engineersto create design solutionsthat are intuitive, accessible, and delightful. As a UI Visual Designer, You Will: Take ownership of design for a subset of Aladdin's tools used by internal and external users. Help develop and implement user experiences that align with business goals, ensuring a seamless user experience. Design detailed workflows, and prototypes. Be a key contributor to the definition of a design language across our products. Own the quality of visual design execution for your design directions as well as extending existing design styles. Ensure design is consistent with our UX/UI guidelines and approved interaction patterns Collaborate with key project team members, including UXDesigners, Researchers, Product Managers, and Engineering leads to deliver end-to-end solutions. Create specs and documentation for your designs, working within our design system. Be a positive, friendly representative and evangelist for user-centered design. Requirements Experience & Education 5+ years application design experience in either product or agency environments. BFA degree in Visual Communication, Interaction Design, or similar field. Work Samples A portfolio that demonstrates effective solutions for workflow tools through compelling interface designs. Expert-level Skills in: Designing UserInterface artifacts such as concepts, detailed designs, and prototypes Spec creations and developer hand-off Ability to collaborate with development teams to ensure design implementation meets high quality standards. Good communicationskills; ability to rationalize your designs, in the context of the user Tools: Figma, Adobe Strong Skills in: Working with cross functional teams that are earlyin their UX evolution to establish and implement UX/UI processes that ensure quality of design at scale. Using design system components to deliver high-quality designs; and additionally, craft or propose new components. Design Experience with the Following Is a Plus, but Not Required: B2B offerings Enterprise software / SaaS Experience designing for Finance or Enterprise Tech. Experience creating / contributing to design systems Experience designing interfaces for AI solutions.

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