Vice President, UX Design

Your Team Responsibilities

We’re seeking a VP of UX Design to lead the vision and execution of transformative experiences for the GP Solutions segment within MSCI’s Private Assets business. This senior individual contributor role blends hands‑on design with strategic influence, shaping next‑generation solutions including AI‑led product design. You’ll collaborate closely with cross‑functional partners and the wider UX design team—ensuring alignment, breaking silos, and driving cohesive outcomes—while guiding product direction through your expertise.

• Lead the full product design lifecycle—from discovery and ideation through delivery and iteration—ensuring intuitive, cohesive, and scalable experiences.

• Design innovative interaction models for complex and AI‑driven features, with a focus on usability, trust, transparency, and end‑user value.

• Act as a thought partner to product, engineering, and business leaders—shaping requirements, influencing priorities, and aligning roadmaps through design expertise.

• Actively break silos by fostering collaboration across functions, ensuring user needs remain central in decision‑making and execution.

• Deliver high‑fidelity UI and UX assets, including dashboards, data visualizations, prototypes, and user flows that reflect both design precision and strategic intent.

• Contribute in agile sprints, guiding implementation with clear design specifications while ensuring quality execution.

• Mentor and inspire junior designers, modeling best practices in design thinking, problem‑solving, and user advocacy.

• Advance and evolve design standards and systems that elevate consistency, usability, and innovation across Private Assets products.

• 12 years of experience applying user‑centered design methodologies, with expertise in complex product ecosystems; experience with AI‑driven design strongly preferred.

• Mastery of design tools such as Figma and Fig Jam; experience with AI design tools (e.g., Figma Make, Lovable) a plus.

• Strong portfolio demonstrating advanced UI design, and the ability to deliver both hands‑on execution and strategic direction.

• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, align cross‑functional teams, and mentor junior designers to raise the bar on design excellence.

• Well‑versed in Agile product design practices and the software development lifecycle (SDLC), with experience integrating design seamlessly into iterative delivery models.

• Can direct self and others in both planning and structuring the work, and executing on expected levels of quality.

• Experience in designing for financial services or payments solutions a plus.

• Salary range: $148,000 – $192,000 /year plus eligible for annual bonus.

• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.

• Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative work spaces.

• A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.

• A global network of talented colleagues, who inspire, support, and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.

• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey, followed by access to our Learning@MSCI platform, Linked In Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.

• Multi‑directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.

• We actively nurture an environment that builds a sense of inclusion belonging and connection, including eight Employee Resource Groups. All Abilities, Asian Support Network, Black Leadership Network, Climate Action Network, Hola! MSCI, Pride & Allies, Women in Tech, and Women’s Leadership Forum.

At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our purpose – to power better investment decisions. You’ll be part of an industry‑leading network of creative, curious, and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself, set new…