Sr Designer, UI/UX Job at CBOE in Chicago

Job Description

Sr. UI/UX Designer – Financial Analytics, Execution & Risk Management Platforms

Empowering Global Markets Through Innovative Design

At Cboe Global Markets, we are at the forefront of building resilient and impactful financial infrastructure, connecting and empowering global participants. Our teams drive innovation across trading, analytics, and risk management, ensuring reliability, precision, and customer-centricity.

We are looking for a talented UI/UX Designer to bring creativity and usability to our suite of analytics, execution, and risk management platforms. If you’re passionate about designing user-centered financial applications, creating elegant and efficient experiences, and collaborating with a world-class engineering team, we invite you to join us.

About the Role:

As a UI/UX Designer, you will shape the user experience of high-impact financial applications used by industry professionals. You’ll partner with engineering, product, and business teams to translate complex financial functions into intuitive, engaging, and visually stunning interfaces. Your work will have a meaningful impact on customer experience, enabling our users to engage confidently with sophisticated analytics and trading tools.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead design initiatives across the entire product lifecycle, from concept to launch, iterating on designs based on feedback and evolving needs.
• Create compelling, high-fidelity designs in Figma, ensuring seamless interaction and aesthetic quality.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, particularly front-end developers using React, to bring designs to life, focusing on user functionality, accessibility, and responsiveness.
• Develop and maintain design systems that streamline workflows and ensure brand consistency across applications.
• Balance customer needs and product goals, aligning design decisions with user insights and business objectives.
• Conduct cross-functional brainstorming sessions, incorporating input to refine design solutions and champion user-centric thinking.
• Rapidly produce prototypes and wireframes, adapting to project needs with either high-fidelity or low-fidelity visuals.

What You Bring:

• Proven experience in designing customer-facing applications, with a strong preference for experience in financial, trading, or data-rich environments.
• Mastery of Figma and a solid understanding of design systems.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies, particularly React and CSS, allowing for effective communication and collaboration with engineering teams.
• A design portfolio showcasing user-centered applications, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to design for complex applications with a focus on simplicity, usability, and scalability.
• A positive, resilient approach, open to constructive feedback and focused on continuous improvement.

Why Join Cboe?

At Cboe, you’ll work in a dynamic environment where each team member is empowered to make an impact. We prioritize professional growth and diversity, encouraging our people to pursue ideas, challenge the status quo, and build their futures alongside Cboe’s global mission. We are committed to providing the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to advance your career in financial design.

If you’re excited about contributing to the next generation of financial platforms, let’s shape the future together.

Benefits and Perks

We value the total wellbeing of our people – including health, financial, personal and social wellness. We believe standard benefits like health insurance and fair pay are a given at any organization. Still, you should know we offer:

• Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick days and annual community service days
• Flexible, hybrid work environment, where you choose where and how you work
• Health, dental and vision benefits, including access to telemedicine and mental health services
• 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tax Savings Accounts for health, dependent and transportation
• Employee referral bonus program
• Volunteer opportunities to help you give back to your communities

Some of our employees’ favorite benefits and perks include:

• Complimentary lunch, snacks and coffee in any Cboe office
• Paid Tuition assistance and education opportunities
• Generous charitable giving company match
• Paid parental leave and fertility benefits
• On-site gyms and discounts to other fitness centers

More About Cboe Global Markets

We’re reimagining the future of the workplace by focusing on what matters most, our people. Our journey is an inclusive one. We’re investing deeply in leadership programs and career development initiatives that ensure everyone has an equal chance to succeed. We celebrate the diversity in our communities, inside and out, and welcome new perspectives with equity, inclusion and belonging.

We work with purpose, solving problems with ingenuity, collaboration, and a lot of passion. We’re an engaged and excited team connecting markets across borders and embracing growth in all its forms to achieve incredible outcomes.

Learn more about life at Cboe on our website and LinkedIn.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees’ differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status.