Vice President, Product Designer - Salt Design System

Are you a visionary designer with a passion for creating impactful design systems? Join J.P. Morgan's Salt Design System team as a Vice President, Product Designer, where you'll play a critical role in shaping the design framework used across our enterprise clients. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, guide junior designers, and foster a culture of inclusivity and accessibility to deliver innovative solutions that align with business requirements and user needs.

As a Vice President, Product Designer within the Salt Design System team, you will play a pivotal role in the progression of our design framework. Your proficiency in developing intricate design systems will be crucial in creating top-notch components and patterns for desktop, web, and mobile applications. Leveraging your understanding of design tokens and multi-brand systems, you will ensure our products are visually attractive, adaptable, and unified.

Job Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the evolution of the Salt Design System by defining, designing, and enhancing high-quality components and patterns for desktop, web, and mobile applications.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and implement high-quality design components and patterns.
• Utilize your strong knowledge of design tokens to style components effectively and maintain consistency across the system.
• Be a brand ambassador, ensuring alignment with J.P. Morgan brand style guides.
• Engage with stakeholders to gather feedback and iterate on design solutions, ensuring they meet business and user needs.
• Stay abreast of the latest design trends and Figma features, leveraging them to enhance the design system and its consumer resources.
• Analyze market trends, gather feedback from user research, and learn from data insights to inform design decisions and optimize user experiences.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Significant experience and expertise in product design or similar roles.
• Proven experience in creating and managing complex design systems for enterprise organizations.
• Strong knowledge of WCAG accessibility principles.
• Strong familiarity with brand style guides and experience working on multi-brand systems.
• In-depth knowledge of design tokens and their application in styling components.
• Proficiency in Figma, with confidence in using its latest features and capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to create visually stunning designs with an established design system.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Experience in designing for mobile platforms.
• Familiarity with the financial sector and its unique design challenges.
• Design leadership experience.