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# User Experience Designer

- **Company:** Charles Schwab Inc.
- **Location:** Omaha, NE, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $129,000.0 - $170,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Android Software Development, Big Data, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Next.js, Responsive Web Design, User-Centered Design, Website Wireframe, Modern Ui, Figma
- **Published:** September 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/charlesschwab/senior-user-experience-designer-af6b42

## About the Role

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

## 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


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