Fidelity Investments
Principal Product Designer
Fidelity Investments, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Job Description:Fidelity Labs is seeking an experienced and customer-focused Principal Product Designer to join a newly formed startup, looking to develop the next generation of financial products and services.
At Fidelity Labs, we don’t accept the status quo. We’re debating, experimenting, researching, teaching, and collaborating on new ideas to help people live better financial lives. We have dedicated multi-functional teams that operate like startups, but have the backing and resources of Fidelity to ensure that we are able to focus on the things that matter. Using a combination of ingenuity, and innovation methodologies, our startups take a customer-centric approach to problem solving, with a focus on rapid experimentation, and the permission to fail.
The TeamThe Principal Product Designer is a key member of the startup, playing an important role in the strategy and development of new products through reciprocal concepting, wireframing, prototyping, and ultimately building clean, pixel-perfect UI to be developed and delivered to happy users.
This role calls for a strong individual contributor, equally as comfortable virtual whiteboarding and concepting with the team as new features are being developed as you are putting on headphones and cranking out appealing, intuitive UI design. As part of a tight-knit team charged with crafting new products and services, the Principal Product Designer is passionate about first understanding the needs of our customers, then helping to shape innovative solutions to address them. The ideal candidate is an effective communicator that loves what they do and brings a creative, dynamic, collaborative spirit to the office every day. With a proven attention to detail and a passion for advocating for the needs of the customer, they live for interactive design, have a strong individual work ethic with a maniacal attention to detail, strive to produce the work at the highest quality standards and absorb design knowledge and trends.
The Expertise You HaveBA/BS degree in graphic design, communication design, human-computer interaction, or a related field, or equivalent practical experienceExperience participating in the full product development lifecycle of web, mobile, and/or software applications4-8 years of work experience in some combination of UI/UX roles, or similar role in a related fieldThe ability to reciprocally partner with peers (researchers, design directors, content strategists, product managers) to understand customer needs, motivations, and behaviors and translate them into deliverable tasksExperience crafting design artifacts such as wireframes, interactive prototypes, and pixel-perfect design compsExperience using style guides and component/pattern libraries in a detailed and consistent mannerExperience with Agile methodology and toolsProven expertise with Figma, Sketch, and Adobe Creative CloudExperience facilitating user research and building detailed synthesis outputsExperience with crypto, blockchain, and concepts surrounding decentralized finance a plus
The Skills You BringGood listening skills, with the ability to communicate design rationale to key partners outside of the design team (such as business, legal, technology teams)Formal observation and facilitation of customer and user feedback sessions, contextual research, and usability testsAbility to keep up in a fast-paced environment. Experience with Agile is not necessary, but a plusAbility to self-manage time and tasksA clean aestheticSolid attention to detail and a systematic approach to applying a design libraryYou demonstrate a clear and compelling design sense grounded in compassion and thoughtfulnessYou demonstrate to others ‘how’ and ‘why’ design decisions are madeAbility to collaborate with engineering and technology partners to ensure that code is being built as designed during projectsYou have a powerful impulse to improve existing designs, invent new experiences, and perform better than our competitionA consistent curiosity for implementing new design software and tools to help improve workflow
The Value You DeliverBringing business ideas to life, through sketching, wireframing, prototyping, designing and shipping productsHelping your team deliver valuable experiences to our customersFacilitating and inspiring idea generation techniquesSharing your expert knowledge with a design team that wants to develop their skills to be the best in the industry
Certifications:Company OverviewFidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission
to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients.
We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.Join UsAt Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a
Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award , we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.Fidelity's working model
blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry . Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation,
detailed in this document , and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.We invite you to
Find Your Fidelity
at
fidelitycareers.com .Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to
accommodations@fmr.com , or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.
We welcome those with experience in jobs such as Marketing Coordinator, Director Of Marketing, and Marketing Manager and others in the Marketing, Advertising and PR to apply.
At Fidelity Labs, we don’t accept the status quo. We’re debating, experimenting, researching, teaching, and collaborating on new ideas to help people live better financial lives. We have dedicated multi-functional teams that operate like startups, but have the backing and resources of Fidelity to ensure that we are able to focus on the things that matter. Using a combination of ingenuity, and innovation methodologies, our startups take a customer-centric approach to problem solving, with a focus on rapid experimentation, and the permission to fail.
The TeamThe Principal Product Designer is a key member of the startup, playing an important role in the strategy and development of new products through reciprocal concepting, wireframing, prototyping, and ultimately building clean, pixel-perfect UI to be developed and delivered to happy users.
This role calls for a strong individual contributor, equally as comfortable virtual whiteboarding and concepting with the team as new features are being developed as you are putting on headphones and cranking out appealing, intuitive UI design. As part of a tight-knit team charged with crafting new products and services, the Principal Product Designer is passionate about first understanding the needs of our customers, then helping to shape innovative solutions to address them. The ideal candidate is an effective communicator that loves what they do and brings a creative, dynamic, collaborative spirit to the office every day. With a proven attention to detail and a passion for advocating for the needs of the customer, they live for interactive design, have a strong individual work ethic with a maniacal attention to detail, strive to produce the work at the highest quality standards and absorb design knowledge and trends.
The Expertise You HaveBA/BS degree in graphic design, communication design, human-computer interaction, or a related field, or equivalent practical experienceExperience participating in the full product development lifecycle of web, mobile, and/or software applications4-8 years of work experience in some combination of UI/UX roles, or similar role in a related fieldThe ability to reciprocally partner with peers (researchers, design directors, content strategists, product managers) to understand customer needs, motivations, and behaviors and translate them into deliverable tasksExperience crafting design artifacts such as wireframes, interactive prototypes, and pixel-perfect design compsExperience using style guides and component/pattern libraries in a detailed and consistent mannerExperience with Agile methodology and toolsProven expertise with Figma, Sketch, and Adobe Creative CloudExperience facilitating user research and building detailed synthesis outputsExperience with crypto, blockchain, and concepts surrounding decentralized finance a plus
The Skills You BringGood listening skills, with the ability to communicate design rationale to key partners outside of the design team (such as business, legal, technology teams)Formal observation and facilitation of customer and user feedback sessions, contextual research, and usability testsAbility to keep up in a fast-paced environment. Experience with Agile is not necessary, but a plusAbility to self-manage time and tasksA clean aestheticSolid attention to detail and a systematic approach to applying a design libraryYou demonstrate a clear and compelling design sense grounded in compassion and thoughtfulnessYou demonstrate to others ‘how’ and ‘why’ design decisions are madeAbility to collaborate with engineering and technology partners to ensure that code is being built as designed during projectsYou have a powerful impulse to improve existing designs, invent new experiences, and perform better than our competitionA consistent curiosity for implementing new design software and tools to help improve workflow
The Value You DeliverBringing business ideas to life, through sketching, wireframing, prototyping, designing and shipping productsHelping your team deliver valuable experiences to our customersFacilitating and inspiring idea generation techniquesSharing your expert knowledge with a design team that wants to develop their skills to be the best in the industry
Certifications:Company OverviewFidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission
to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients.
We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.Join UsAt Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a
Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award , we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.Fidelity's working model
blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry . Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation,
detailed in this document , and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.We invite you to
Find Your Fidelity
at
fidelitycareers.com .Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to
accommodations@fmr.com , or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.
We welcome those with experience in jobs such as Marketing Coordinator, Director Of Marketing, and Marketing Manager and others in the Marketing, Advertising and PR to apply.