Lending Tech

**Description**
**About this role**
Are you interested in building innovative technology and like working at the speed of a startup? Want to tackle some of the world - s most complex problems while learning from, hands-on leaders in technology and finance? At BlackRock, we are looking for SoftwareEngineers who like to innovate and solve complex problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your unique skills, curiosity, and passion.
With over USD $8 trillion in AUM, we have an extraordinary responsibility: our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home, and improve their financial well-being. Being a technologist at BlackRock means youget the best of both worlds: working for one of the most advanced financial companies and being part of a software development team responsible for next generation technology and solutions.
**Our Team**
**About You**
You seek insight into user needs to derive efficient, friendly interaction design. You understand the holistic journey a user takes in order to provide them with valuable tools for task completion. You are not afraid of complexity, depth, and balancing thedemands of a wide, varied user base when crafting software.
You love owning big interaction problems and providing the thought leadership vital to drive them toward success by collaborating hand-in-glove with product owners and engineers.
**As a VP UX Designer, You Will**:

- Design detailed wireframes, journeys, info architecture, and prototypes
- Ensure design is consistent with our UX guidelines and approved interaction patterns and broader company UI kits
- Lead the design of user interfaces using participatory and iterative design techniques, including heuristic evaluations, observational studies, customer interviews, usability testing, and other forms of requirements discovery
- Augment our research professionals when necessary by facilitating user interviews and testing
- Collaborate with key project team members, including visual designers, researchers, product managers, and technology leads to deliver end-to-end solutions
- Be a positive representative of, and evangelist for, user-centered design
**Requirements**:
**Experience & Education**:

- BFA degree in HCI or a related field
**Work Samples**:

- Portfolio samples that show deep UX thinking, sophisticated problem solving, strong design sensibilities and articulate storytelling
**Expert-level Skills in**:

- Developing UX artifacts such as wireframes, prototypes, site maps, user journeys
- Sketch and/or Axure
- Detailing the work (i.e. functional specs, annotations, user stories, etc.)
- Communication and storytelling through presentation
- Collaborate with users, development teams, and product managers to ensure design implementation meets high quality standards
**Strong Skills in**:

- Leading a user-centered discovery phase for projects, such as running workshops and facilitating discussions with partners
- Writing clear and robust documentation
- Working within lean/agile product development models
- Experience facilitating or assisting user research and user testing - and subsequently identifying user needs, actions, behaviors, and emotions through research
**Design Experience with the Following Is a Plus, but Not Required**:

- Enterprise desktop software
- Enterprise financial software
**Our benefits**
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources tosupport your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
**Our hybrid work model**
BlackRock - s current hybrid work model is designed to enable in-person connections and collaboration that is core to our culture, while supporting increased flexibility for all employees. In line with local health guidance and regulations, employees are requiredto work at least 3 days in the office each week, with the flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. The health, safety and well-being of our people willalways be our top priorities; we will continue to monitor local conditions and health advisories in making decisions about our work environments.
**About BlackRock**
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children - s educations, buying homes and starting businesses.Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment - the one we make in our employees. It - s why we - re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunitiesto help them thrive.
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