UX Designer

iPipeline is a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry. Through our SaaS solutions, we accelerate and simplify insurance sales, compliance, operations, and support. We provide process automation and seamless integration between every participant in the life insurance industry including carriers, agents (such as financial advisors and independent insurance agents), distributors (such as banks, broker-dealers, and general agencies) and consumers. Our innovative solutions enable automated processing for pre-sales, point-of-sale execution of applications, post-sale support, reporting, consumer delivery and agency management.

iPipeline makes it easier for people to purchase investment and insurance products that secure their financial future. With headquarters in Exton, Pennsylvania, iPipeline has locations in Cheltenham (UK), Fort Lauderdale, Ontario (CA), Philadelphia, and Salt Lake City. Visit www.ipipeline.com.

We are currently looking for an UX Designer to join our team in the Exton, PA Headquarters or Philadelphia office.

Description:

This Senior UX Designer role requires a deep understanding of experience design for digital products and services of all kinds. Recognized as a customer experience advocate, excited about our customer’s lives through simple, intelligent and enriching products and experiences. In this role, you will be working with product management, across 10+ product lines, and our team of developers to design products with rich user experience. We are looking or a talented designer who is interested in and capable of bridging the gap between UI design and front-end development. Development experience is NOT required.

Success Factors:

• Demonstrate strong collaboration skills as you work with product management and engineering teams
• Aware and practical understanding of current technologies, and their application and relevance to digital experiences
• Advocate user focus across the organization and communicate the value and principles of user experience design to members of various product teams.
• Interpret business goals and product requirements to guide product design
• Strong time management skills

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with creating personas, journey maps, and mockups to demonstrate product ideas
• Create wireframes and prototypes to test and communicate the product's UX
• Understanding of visual design principles, including composition, layout hierarchy, typography, and color optimized for current web & mobile technologies.
• Implement user-testing when appropriate to inform the wireframe iteration process.
• Deliver high quality work on tight schedules in a dynamic, agile product environment.
• Assist in conducting user research, interviews and surveys
• Identify design problems and devise elegant solutions
• Communicate and present concepts to stakeholders
• Work closely with development teams to ensure ideas can be brought to life
• Experience with tools such as: Justinmind, Axure, or similar tools for functional prototypes is preferred
• Basic working knowledge of CSS/HTML/JS preferred