Lead Experience Designer

WHAT MAKES US, US

Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello toSimCorp!

At its foundation,SimCorpis guided by our values - caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

ProductDesign transforms complex financial workflows into intuitive solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. We bridge sophisticated investment technology with the people who depend on it-portfolio managers, compliance officers, and analystsoperatingin high-stakes environments where precision and speed matter.

OurglobalProductDesign teamoperatesas acentralized center of excellence with distributed impact. Wemaintainunified standards and processes globally while embedding designers directly within product teams for deep collaboration and contextualexpertise. This approach lets usmaintainconsistency acrossSimCorp'sproduct ecosystem while scalingexpertiseefficiently across markets and time zones.

We foster an environment wherecuriosity meets accountability. Every designer is self-directed and results-oriented while actively advancing design maturity acrossSimCorp. Our success is measured in transformed user workflows, reduced time-to-insight, improved compliance outcomes, and strengthened client relationships.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Lead design for a major product area while balancing hands-on design work with leadership responsibilities.

Design Leadership

- Own user experience strategy for a major product area

- Lead design for complex features and user workflows

- Establish design quality standards and review processes

- Drive design system adoption within product area

- Typically focused on one or a few products or features.

- Leads one or several other designers on specific projects to oversee day-to-day design work and ensure alignment with product goals.

Team/Project Leadership

- Provide design direction and mentorship to designers

- Facilitate design critiques and collaborative design sessions

- Support experience designers' professional development

- Coordinate design work across multiple feature teams

- Strong tactical and operational influence within specific product team(s) and project(s).

Stakeholder Collaboration

- Collaborates closely with product managersto create and iterate on interaction solutions that solve complex workflows

- Ensure those solutions are tested andvalidatedwith end users.

- Collaborate with Engineering leads on implementation planning

- Present design recommendations to senior stakeholders

WHAT WE VALUE

SimCorpProductDesigners balancecraft mastery with strategic thinking. We seek designers who can:

• Navigate between high-level strategy and detailed execution

• Translate complex financial concepts into clear, actionable interfaces

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and drive stakeholder consensus

• Take ownership of projects while contributing to our collective design practice

• Leverage the latest in AI toolstoprototypeinteractive conceptsandaccelerate to user validationas quickly as possible

Requirements:

• 5-8 years of design experience with leadership capabilities

• Strong portfoliodemonstratingcomplexworkflowsolutions

• Experience mentoring junior and mid-level designers

• Experiencegetting the most fromAItools in crafting creative solutions

• Deep understanding of user research and usability testing

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

BENEFITS

• Global hybrid work policy - We ask you to work 2 days a week from the office. If youchooseyou can work remotely the other days.Of courseyou are welcome at the office if that is your preference.

• Growth andinnovation- Every 6thsprint is reserved for planning and innovation. So, with regular intervals you have a chance to explore and learn new skills or improve something that you believe will be beneficial to you, yourteamor the application.

• Self- Direction - High degree of self-organization. Each team and developer have a high degree of freedom to plan,organizeand design their work.

• Inclusive and diverse company culture

• Pension and health benefits and bonus

• Work-life balance - We strongly believe that an equilibrium between professional responsibilities makes us all the best version of our self’s, both in private life and as a colleague in the workplace

• Empowerment - We believe that all voices are valuable and must be heard. You willinvolvedin shaping our work processes

NEXT STEPS

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually . Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. AtSimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such asphotos, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.

If you are interested in being a part ofSimCorpbut are not sure this role is suitable,submityour CV anyway.SimCorpis ona positive growthjourney, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready toassistyou discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.

We are focused on continually improving our talent acquisition process and making everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.