User Experience Product Design, Specialist- DC - Widgetton

About Vanguard
Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globe—directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.

Vanguard’s India Office

Vanguard’s office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.  

Role Summary

This role designs intuitive and impactful user experiences and develops strategies that align user needs with business goals. Leads broader initiatives that span journeys or families. Additionally, the role focuses on driving user-centric innovation while ensuring alignment with overall product and organizational strategy.
 

Responsibilities
1. Designs complex user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and UI elements to deliver a seamless user experience across mobile and web platforms, while utilizing established brand standards.
2. Develops user experience interface architecture strategies to support and improve the user interface. Leads cross-family initiatives to meet business and marketing goals.
3. Partners with cross-departmental teams and business leaders to prioritize UX efforts that align with business objectives. Helps translate user needs and feedback into actionable product features. Coordinates and delivers design, prototype, and documentation to improve the user experience.
4. Collaborates with research and data analytics teams to incorporate quantitative and qualitative data into the design process, ensuring decisions are informed by user insights. Leverage experimentation to validate hypothesis across the feasibility, desirability, and viability spectrum.
5. Analyzes market trends, competitive analysis, OKRs, and user behavior to develop UX strategies that inform design decisions and product direction.
6. Advocates for user-centered design solutions that evolve with changing business goals and user needs, while keeping a close eye on emerging technologies and design trends.
7. Ensures our UX practices align with industry standards and yield minimum waste. Trains and mentors junior staff in best practices of user experience design. Provides guidance, training, and motivation.
8. Develops and leverages a professional network across the enterprise to foster collaboration within the department to support department-wide initiatives, and to advocate for UX having a voice in the decision-making and planning process
9. Drives design consistency by contributing to and maintaining design systems and reusable components.
10. Facilitates design reviews, workshops, and stakeholder alignment sessions to ensure clarity and execution excellence.
11. Collaborates closely with engineering teams to ensure feasibility and smooth implementation of design solutions.
12. Continuously evaluates and improves design processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance team productivity and output quality.
13. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualification & Skills

• Minimum 8 years of industry/field experience in user experience design. Product design experience preferred.
• Undergraduate degree such as B.E./B.Tech, B.Des, B.Sc (Design/Computer Science/IT) or equivalent combination of training and experience in a creative or technical field.
• Preferred: Postgraduate degree such as M.Tech, M.Des, MBA (Design/Product Management), or equivalent.
• Strong proficiency in UX/UI design tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, or similar.
• 8+ years of experience in UX Design, Product Design, or related fields.Strong expertise in Product Design, UX Strategy, User Research, Design Thinking, and Product Discovery.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma, wireframing, prototyping, and modern design tools.
• Experience working within Agile teams and leveraging Jira for product delivery.
• Strong understanding of front-end technologies, APIs, and AI-assisted design tools.
• Ability to balance user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a creative or technical discipline.
• Financial Services, Wealth Management, or FinTech experience.
• Experience with Design Systems, Data Visualization, and dashboard experiences.
• Familiarity with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
• Exposure to AI-enabled design tools such as Figma Make and Claude-to-Figma workflows.

Location

This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard’s India office. Only qualified external applicants will be considered.

Our mission

Vanguard adheres to a simple purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

Our commitment to you 

Vanguard takes the same long-term view of your success—at work and in life—with Benefits and Rewards packages that reflect what you care about, throughout all the phases and stages of your life. Our Total Rewards programs provide you and your loved ones with wellness support for key areas in your life: 

Financial wellness 
We're committed to enabling your financial success and provide competitive offers and programs. 

Physical wellness 
We're committed to providing benefits that support your physical health and wellness. 

Personal wellness 
We're committed to providing resources that help support the full scope of your life. 

How we work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our employees (crew members), designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.