Designer Lead

Position: Experience Designer Lead
PA - Pittsburgh (15222)

Full time

R237886

** Position Overview*
* At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company's success.

As a Lead Experience Designer in PNC's Private Bank Digital organization, based in Pittsburgh, PA, you'll create impactful digital solutions that shape product strategy and user experience. Collaborating with designers, agile teams, and product leaders, you'll ensure every interaction is engaging, consistent, and accessible.

We're looking for someone who is passionate about designing and evolving end-to-end experiences that empower employees and clients throughout the account lifecycle. You'll lead UX efforts that transform complex account opening and servicing processes into clear, efficient, and trusted experiences that drive better outcomes for both customers and the business.

You'll work across these human-centered design practices:

User experience research and testing

Interaction and user experience design

Visual and communication design

Prototyping    

In this role, you will:

Apply your UX and UI skills to an established product by owning the end-to-end experience

Define problems and goals, map user flows, and prototype interactions

Leverage and improve a design system/component library that aims to deliver consistent UX across a range of user touchpoints

Conduct user interviews, research, and analysis to understand user needs

Use quantitative and qualitative data to inform your design decisions

Facilitate brainstorming and design sessions internally and externally

Evolve prototypes from low, to mid, to high-fidelity

Work alongside UX research, UX content and accessibility experts

Communicate design strategy to teammates, partners and senior stakeholders

Work closely with front-end developers and product managers to implement UI solutions and ensure the technology fully executes the vision and requirements

We think you could be successful if you:

Are a natural collaborator and an excellent communicator, able to present design ideas and explain your thought process in a large team environment

Advocate for users and inspire a culture of design thinking

Can handle the details for multiple projects and deadlines

Believe iteration is the best path to improvement and can adapt quickly to change

Take initiative and act on opportunities for improvement

Seek to learn from your team

Preferred qualifications:

An online portfolio that demonstrates strong experience in creating end-to-end digital solutions through ideation, user research, wire framing, and design iteration

Experience working with the Figma suite of design tools

Experience supporting UX/UI initiatives for Agile development teams

Knowledge and experience in the financial industry is desired but not required

PNC is an in-office company that fosters a supportive culture where employees can thrive and achieve balance. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals.

PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

** Job Description*
* + Transforms complex tasks into intuitive, accessible and easy-to-use designs through the entire experience lifecycle, from the first-time user to the expert.

+ Leads and guides the discovery of customer and business needs through contextual inquiries, generative and quantitative research. Uncovers customer latent needs and creates vision to meet those needs.

+ Sets the design direction and strategy. Leads others to execute visual, information, interaction and service design elements of the initiative that meets business and customer needs and delights customers. Communicates the initiative and product to others, including senior management, through user journeys, storyboards, prototypes, wireframes and other materials.

+ Sets the direction for usability of new and existing products, makes adjustments to align with shifting customer expectations.

+ Establish research methods and strategies, conduct studies, and present findings that will inform improvements in the customer experience.

+ Coaches and mentors junior staff;
Assists management team in training new staff.

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