Product Designer, AVP

Who we are looking for Charles River for Private Markets is seeking a Senior Product Designer to collaborate with Product and Engineering to build new experiences that turn complex concepts and processes into simple and intuitive business outcomes for our private markets clients. The ideal candidate is curious, always seeking to challenge their own assumptions and biases, and back up their decisions with quantitative and qualitative data.

In this role you will shape the future of the product, lead design on major new initiatives, and help Charles River for Private Markets, a State Street Company fulfill its mission to accelerate transparency, accuracy, and liquidity in private markets.

What you will be responsible for

As Senior Product Designer you will lead a user-centered design process from concept all the way to release, measurement, and iteration that results in simple, impactful product experiences that have an impact on our metrics

Partner with users, product and engineering to define and improve processes that enable us to identify problem spaces, brainstorm solutions, identify technical constraints, and ship work more efficiently

• Communicate your design work across the company to get feedback, inspire and excite, and drive forward conversations of what design excellence looks like for us
• Contribute to the growth, organization, and maintenance of our design system and component library
• Engage directly with customers to understand their wants and needs and comfortable leading virtual and in-person workshops

What we value

Highly driven, determined & business oriented.

Highly polished executive presence and sophistication to gain credibility with the firm's most senior professionals and provide leadership, guidance, and direction to a team.

Demonstrated ability to deliver on assigned responsibilities through commitment to quality and attention to detail.

• Education & Preferred Qualifications
• 5 years of experience shipping impactful product design work; specific experience working on a fintech, data platform or BI tools a plus
• Great communication skills and ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds
• A collaborative approach to design execution
• A bias for action, and a willingness to make it work in situations where you may have more or fewer resources at your disposal
• A portfolio that showcases your track record and dedication to continuous improvement
• Can give and receive design critique effectivelyDesire to work in a high-growth environment
• Experience with user research initiatives as part of product discovery
• Experience working within a component library system, and a demonstrated critical eye toward system maintenance and improvement

Excitement for working on a fintech product, and an understanding of how modern enterprise product design is different from legacy enterprise design.

• Private markets experience is a plus
• Additional requirements
• Ability to travel as required for client engagements (-20%), including internationally

About State Street

Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.

We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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