Locations
La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA
StepStone is a rapidly growing Global Private Markets firm who provides customized investment and advisory solutions to some of the most sophisticated investors in the world. With $570 billion of total capital allocations, including $134 billion in AUM, we are highly diversified in the private markets across the globe and provide creative solutions to solve for the objectives of any investment program. With a culture built on entrepreneurialism, partnership and being a team within teams, our firm offers joiners the opportunity to think out loud, collaboratively.
Position Overview
StepStone is expanding our Design team. We are looking for a creative and motivated self-starter with attention to detail and an eye for beautiful, clean user interfaces. A UX/UI designer who can support the design team across multiple projects. From fleshing out flow diagrams from existing wireframes, polishing high fidelity mockups and static prototypes, and answering questions for development teams implementing designs into front-end code.
You consider the user experience first and are excited to join design critiques where we are discussing design principles, guided by best practices and data from usability tests and site metrics. You will take a supporting role exploring design implications of new and old app features while applying best practices throughout the product.
Description
- Work collaboratively with the UX, marketing, project management, and web development teams to meet client goals and deadlines
- Effectively apply creative ideation to business challenges to build intuitive, easy-to-use products
- Gather data insights to create customer profiles, define customer journeys, and build out information architecture
- Conduct usability testing, survey designs, user interviews, data analysis, heuristic evaluations,
exploratory research methods, and other modern research practices
Key Qualifications
- 1-3 years of experience designing for web and mobile
- BS or MS in Human Factors, Human Computer Interactions, Design, or other related discipline
- Experience with design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Axure, Adobe XD, and Illustrator
- Comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously through an iterative design process
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to collaborate between multiple teams
- Online portfolio showcasing design and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of user interface and information design principles
Preferred Skills/Experience
- Prior experience in private markets or other related finance field
- Passion for designing visualizations that help people find meaning in data
- Experience with creating and managing design systems
- Basic understanding of HTML and CSS
About us
Working out of 24 offices in 15 countries, StepStone has a truly global viewpoint. As people are our biggest asset, we offer resources to help our employees reach their full potential. Our principles are based on integrity, transparency, respect and creativity, which together define how we do business.
Join us
When you choose to work at StepStone, you’ll find a group of professionals who are passionate about anticipating changes, solving problems and working together to make it all happen. Our integrated global team shares insights into how managers think and operate, as well as how they might perform.
Disclaimer / Policy Statements
At StepStone, diversity, equity and inclusion are an integral part of our culture. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure. Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups representing our dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
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