Lead Experience Design Strategist (US)

Job description

Work Location: Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States of America Hours: 40 Pay Details: $91,000 - $136,240 USD TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs. As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role. Line of Business: Human Centered Design Job Description: The Lead Experience Designer owns and drives design strategies across multiple product areas, responsible for ensuring industry-leading integrated (end-to-end experiences) for enterprise customers/colleagues, agnostic of channel. Depth & Scope: Highly seasoned professional role requiring substantial knowledge / expertise in a complex field and knowledge of broader related areas Integrates knowledge of the enterprise sub-function’s or business line’s overarching strategy in developing solutions across multiple functions or operations Interprets internal/external business challenges and the industry environment, recommends course of action and best practices to improve products, processes or services Leads cross-functional teams or projects with significant resource requirements, risk and / or complexity Independently manages end-to-end functional programs Solves or may lead others to solve complex problems; leads efforts or partners with others to develop new solutions Takes day to day direction from Product Owner, Tech Leads and UX Design Lead within their platform/journey Education & Experience: Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience 7+ years of experience, preferably in digital design, interaction and visual design Preferred Qualifications: Expertise in Figma, JIRA, confluence, sharepoint 5+ years of experience is preferred Proven track record of leading design teams Post-graduate degree in psychology, human factors, design, or related discipline preferred Proven competencies across the user experience lifecycle (e.g., user experience strategy, service design, visual design, user research). Ability to present and justify design decisions to senior leadership Experience in coordinating design resources across a large volume of intakes, and successfully prioritize Customer Accountabilities: Leads the planning and development process of the Bank's digital interface design standards, usability guidelines, accessibility guidelines and development methodologies Works with marketing to ensure efforts result in web sites reflective of the Bank's branding and market positioning strategies Leads user-centered design methodologies to ensure ideas are accessible and based on customer needs Leads and directs the production of site maps, prototypes and the creation of graphics or icons for Bank's digital properties Participates in all phases of the product development lifecycle, including product ideation and definition, user research, feature team scoping/planning, estimating effort, design, post-launch evaluation and stakeholder communication Works closely with the Tech Leads, Product Owners and product family to plan stages of digital feature implementation in the roadmap / release cycles and develop the best solutions for customers Leads and directs the development of design utilizing user-centered design principles, directing other designers or content development staff as assigned, while coordinating the effort of cross-functional teams Leads Human-Centered Design activities setting direction for designers in pods Shareholder Accountabilities: Adheres to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to experience design activities for our business area Ensures respective programs/policies/practices are well managed, meets business needs, complies with internal and external requirements, and aligns with business priorities Consistently exercises discretion in managing correspondence, information and all matters of confidentiality; escalates issues where appropriate Ensures business operations are in compliance with applicable internal and external requirements (e.g. financial controls, segregation of duties, transaction approvals and physical control of assets) Participates in cross-functional / enterprise / initiatives as a experience design subject matter expert helping to identify risk / provide guidance for complex situations Conducts internal and external research projects; support the development/ delivery of presentations / communications to management or broader audience Conducts meaningful analysis at the functional or enterprise level using results to draw conclusions, makes recommendations, assesses the effectiveness of programs / policies / practices Monitors service, productivity and assesses efficiency levels within own function and implement continuous process / performance improvements where opportunities exists Leads / facilitates and/or implements actions / remediation plans to address performance / risk / governance issues Actively manages relationships within and across various business lines, corporate and/or control functions and ensures alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements Keeps abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assesses potential impacts Maintains a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite Protects the interests of the organization – identifies and manages risks, and escalates non-standard, high risk transactions / activities as necessary Employee/Team Accountabi