Sr. Visual Designer / Art Director, Vice President

Who we are looking for

State Street seeks a highly motivated, versatile Senior Visual Designer to join our experience design team. State Street Visual Designers are responsible for creating compelling and cohesive visual design solutions that transform complex financial data and workflows into intuitive, engaging experiences. Adept at translating business requirements and user needs into visually stunning interfaces that enhance usability and brand consistency. You'll work closely with UI engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders across multiple areas to ensure that visual designs effectively communicate information hierarchy, guide user behavior, and create memorable brand experiences that build trust and engagement.

This role is performed in a hybrid model. You can balance working from home and the office to meet your needs and role requirements.

What you will be responsible for:

Visual Design & Brand Expression

• Creating high-fidelity visual designs and prototypes (Figma) that align with brand guidelines and enhance user experience across digital touchpoints
• Developing comprehensive visual design systems, including typography, color palettes, iconography, and illustration styles
• Designing engaging marketing materials, interface elements like data visualizations, dashboards, forms, and interactive components that simplify complex financial information

Design Systems & Standards

• Building and maintaining visual design standards, style guides, and component libraries that ensure consistency across products
• Collaborating on the evolution of the State Street Design System with attention to scalability and cross-platform implementation
• Establishing design patterns and templates that accelerate product development while maintaining design excellence

User-Centered Design Process

• Conducting visual design research, including competitive analysis, trend research, and brand perception studies
• Creating user journey maps, wireframes, and prototypes that prioritize usability alongside visual appeal
• Testing visual design concepts through user feedback sessions and iterating based on data-driven insights

Collaboration and Leadership

• Partnering with UI engineers, product designers, and developers to ensure design feasibility and accurate implementation of visual specifications
• Collaborating with product managers and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into clear visual solutions
• Presenting design concepts and rationale to senior leadership and cross-functional teams with confidence and clarity
• Mentoring junior designers on visual design principles, brand standards, and professional development

Education & Preferred Qualifications

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• 5+ years industry experience in visual design, proficient in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and modern design tools: Deep understanding of design principles, typography, and color theory is crucial
• Design system expertise: Experience creating and maintaining comprehensive visual design systems for digital products at enterprise scale
• Highly proficient in visual problem-solving to translate complex data and workflows into clear, intuitive interface designs
• Demonstrates a high level of client focus, service-mindset, and ownership; running to problems and accountability as we escort designs from concept to production
• Keeping abreast of emerging design trends, tools, and methodologies in digital product design
• Exploring new design approaches and technologies to enhance visual communication and user engagement

Additional optional requirements

• Financial services experience: Understanding of banking, investment management, or institutional financial services products and their unique visual design challenges
• Advanced design skills: Experience with motion design, data visualization, advanced prototyping, and cross-platform design considerations
• Brand strategy expertise: Experience extending, developing, and implementing brand visual identity systems across multiple touchpoints and channels
• Accessibility leadership: Advanced understanding of inclusive design principles and experience creating visually accessible interfaces that meet WCAG/EAA guidelines
• Research integration: Knowledge of user research methodologies and experience incorporating insights into visual design decisions

Are you the right candidate? Yes!

We truly believe in the power that comes from the diverse backgrounds and experiences our employees bring with them. Although each vacancy details what we are looking for, we don't necessarily need you to fulfil all of them when applying. If you like change and innovation, seek to see the bigger picture, make data driven decisions and are a good team player, you could be a great fit.

Why this role is important to us

Our technology function, Global Technology Services (GTS), is vital to State Street and is the key enabler for our business to deliver data and insights to our clients. We're driving the company's digital transformation and expanding business capabilities using industry best practices and advanced technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation.

We offer a collaborative environment where technology skills and innovation are valued in a global organization. We're looking for top technical talent to join our team and deliver creative technology solutions that help us become an end-to-end, next-generation financial services company.

Join us if you want to grow your technical skills, solve real problems and make your mark on our industry.

About State Street

What we do. State Street is one of the largest custodian banks, asset managers and asset intelligence companies in the world. From technology to product innovation, we're making our mark on the financial services industry. For more than two centuries, we've been helping our clients safeguard and steward the investments of millions of people. We provide investment servicing, data & analytics, investment research & trading and investment management to institutional clients.

Work, Live and Grow. We make all efforts to create a great work environment. Our benefits packages are competitive and comprehensive. Details vary by location, but you may expect generous medical care, insurance and savings plans, among other perks. You'll have access to flexible Work Programs to help you match your needs. And our wealth of development programs and educational support will help you reach your full potential.

Inclusion, Diversity and Social Responsibility. We truly believe our employees' diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are a powerful contributor to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their maximum potential while adding value to both our organization and our clients. We warmly welcome candidates of diverse origin, background, ability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and personality. Another fundamental value at State Street is active engagement with our communities around the world, both as a partner and a leader. You will have tools to help balance your professional and personal life, paid volunteer days, matching gift programs and access to employee networks that help you stay connected to what matters to you.

State Street is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.