Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial firm that builds digital experiences for clients to manage their finances. The role of Designer for the Design System Team focuses on evolving and maturing the design system while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure design consistency and quality across platforms.
Continue to evolve and refine a design language that resonates with our clients
Partner closely with UI/UX leadership to create design consistency and quality across the platform
Foster continual design system education throughout the team
Promote inclusive design; designing for equity and accessibility (ensuring WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance)
Form strong partnerships with engineering teams to create frictionless design system implementation
Implement and maintain processes tools for UI/UX engineering team to utilize our design system
Review in-flight designs with Product Designers for holistic application of a design solution
Contribute to a culture of continual creative improvement and innovation, excellence and accountability
Understand the underlying needs and motivation of our clients to ensure we achieve business goals and provide value to our clients
Work closely with our research team to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data and make value-driven design decisions that translate into clear, simple UIs
Design and deliver responsive/adaptive solutions that are optimized for web and mobile interfaces and partner with engineers to translate designs into successful products
Work closely with the larger Wealth Management UI/UX team to share design best practices, align on patterns, and promote a design-centric culture at the firm
Qualification
Required
2-5 years of experience as a UI Designer working in a cross-functional team
outstanding portfolio that demonstrates how you have created experiences that solved business and user needs
Candidate required to submit portfolio with previous case studies; linked to resume
bachelor's degree in design or related field
refined design aesthetic and can confidently communicate clear direction and provide timely and helpful feedback to keep work on schedule
excellent skills in Figma
basic understanding of HTML/CSS
advanced understanding of web components, interaction design, visual design and industry trends
fluent in responsive design, mobile/tablet UI
establish deep relationships across the entire Design department
self-starter who is driven and seeks out opportunities
thrive in a collaborative, explorative environment and value being on a diverse team
practice active listening and contribute in group situations (i.e. brainstorms, audits, critiques, whiteboard sessions, etc.)
excited by complex projects with high levels of ambiguity and are resilient in the face of obstacles
relentless desire to validate assumptions and uncover a problem’s root cause by testing, learning, and iterating
constantly seek opportunities to evangelize and promote design thinking in a large organization
Preferred
master’s degree a plus
Benefits
Medical
Prescription Drug
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account
Dependent Day Care Savings Account
Life Insurance
Disability and Other Insurance Plans
Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually)
10 Paid Holidays
401(k)
Short/Long Term Disability
Morgan Stanley is a financial services company that offers securities, asset management, and credit services.
