User Experience Designer

TD Ameritrade
Austin, TX, United States
8 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
1 year minimum
Compensation
$129,000.0 - $170,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Big Data Human-Computer Interaction Interaction Design User-Centered Design

Job description

The Senior User Experience Designer (individual contributor) will design high-impact trading experiences across Schwab.com and Schwab’s iOS and Android apps. You will turn complex financial workflows into clear, accessible experiences, guide work from discovery through delivery, and raise the bar for craft across the product ecosystem.

Why this work matters

Your work will help millions of Schwab clients manage their financial lives with greater clarity and confidence. You will influence highly visible experiences used by retail clients and advisors, learn alongside an engaged design community, and help define what excellent trading experiences look like.

Your responsibilities

  • Lead product design from early discovery through launch and iteration, turning client needs, business goals, and data into thoughtful solutions
  • Design cohesive interactions for responsive web and native mobile experiences, with careful attention to layout, typography, color, motion, and user interaction with the system
  • Simplify data-intensive trading workflows without losing the power and precision experienced investors expect
  • Use and evolve the Schwab design system, creating consistent, scalable patterns and components
  • Partner with product managers, software developers, researchers, content strategists, accessibility specialists, and business partners in an Agile environment
  • Facilitate problem framing and ideation, communicate a clear design point of view, and use rationale and storytelling to move decisions forward
  • Lead cross-disciplinary UX efforts, identify risks early, and help teams find practical paths through ambiguity
  • Champion accessible, inclusive, and high-quality experiences at every stage

Your approach

  • Get to know client motivations, their goals, and the moments where complexity gets in their way
  • Balance progress with craft, learning through iteration rather than waiting for perfection
  • Build trust by setting clear expectations, inviting feedback, and adapting when new information arrives
  • Support teammates while maintaining strong standards for quality, consistency, and follow-through
  • Use various communication techniques to showcase work and persuade through rationale and storytelling
  • Focus on solutions while partnering across disciplines to keep projects moving forward
  • Leverage AI tools to augment and accelerate the UX process

Requirements

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without employer sponsorship., * 6+ years of product design experience with digital products, supported by an online portfolio that shows your process and design thinking

  • 1+ year experience with touch-based mobile interfaces
  • Experience designing data-intensive applications, a background in financial services and ideally a knowledge of brokerage platforms
  • Deep knowledge of user-centered design, including research, flows, wireframes, interaction design, visual design, prototyping, and content specifications
  • Experience running design sessions with cross-functional teams
  • Experience designing accessible solutions and participating in accessibility testing
  • Experience collaborating in multidisciplinary Agile teams and facilitating cross-functional design sessions
  • Fluency with Figma and modern design systems
  • Experience effectively integrating AI tools such as Copilot, Figma Make, MCPs, Vercel, or similar technologies into the design process to improve efficiency, deepen insights, and enhance design outcomes, * Strong communication, relationship-building, and self-management skills, including the ability to guide complex work with substantial ownership

Benefits & conditions

We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you - both today and in the future:

  • 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
  • Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
  • Paid parental leave and family building benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance

About the company

At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together., At Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration-so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.

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