Overview

The Morgan Stanley Wealth Management UX team builds digital experiences that help our clients manage their finances and monitor their investments easily on the Morgan Stanley and E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley platforms. Our growing team of designers and researchers bring an entrepreneurial spirit to a leading global financial firm. We employ design thinking methods and user-centered approaches to solve real business problems. If you can bring clarity to complexity, design holistically in an immense product ecosystem, and have gone the extra mile to create delight, we want you!

The Private Wealth Management Asia & Australia team delivers products for internal clients (e.g. client relationship managers, investment management team, investment financial group, etc.) so they can provide the best services and products for ultra-high net worth clients across Asia and Australia. The PWM tools and applications cover end-to-end client experiences; from onboarding/off-boarding clients, account management and mapping, browsing products, getting insights, portfolio management, order placement, tracking, and approvals, among other things. We are seeking a great designer to join high-functioning team.

Once here you will…

• As an SME in multiple domains, partner with Domain Leads and POs creating cohesive experience within various products across the domain and being involved in every step of the end-to-end product design process

• Craft intuitive and elegant experiences that empower our clients to make confident financial decisions

• Work closely with our research team to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data and make value-driven design decisions that translate into clear, simple UIs

• Create and present a variety of design deliverables (sketches, wireframes, user flows and prototypes) in a way that engenders confidence in you and your solutions with the team and the greater organization

• Form holistic solutions that integrate seamlessly into our wealth management product ecosystem

• 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 UX team to share design best practices, align on patterns, and promote a design-centric culture at the firm

• Advocate for all user abilities by thoroughly testing design deliverables to meet WCAG ADA compliance

Relevant experience and mindset…

• You have an outstanding portfolio that demonstrates how you have created experiences that solved business and user needs

• You’ve spent at least 8 years as a UX designer who was a key contributor to the success of products that have launched

• You have a bachelor's degree in design or related field preferably, master’s degree a plus

• You have excellent skills in Figma

• You have experience designing intuitive interfaces that enhance user experience and drive customer engagement

• You can leverage research, wireframes and prototypes to effectively validate and enhance your design concepts to achieve the best possible solutions for your users

• You thrive in a collaborative, explorative environment and you value being on a diverse team to brainstorm and get feedback from within a large organization

• You practice active listening and contribute in group situations, like brainstorms, audits, critiques, and whiteboard sessions

• You get excited by complex projects with high levels of ambiguity and are resilient in the face of obstacles

Why work at Morgan Stanley?

Besides a competitive salary, work life balance, a clear career path, and great benefits, we take the well-being and work satisfaction of our employees seriously. That’s why we put a lot of effort towards creating a safe space for people to be vulnerable, share work, and ask questions that will help them both to grow individually and move their projects forward. You’ll be encouraged to bring your own perspective to conversations, and we will help you understand and put into practice what you naturally do best by amplifying each other’s strengths.    

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.