Vice President, Ux Designer – Equity Zen

Equity Zen

New York Plaza, NY, US
Base: $110,000 - $190,000; bonus/equity: incentive...
Architect scalable, intuitive platforms
Lead and mentor design pods
Optimize design operations and lean/agile processes
Take ultimate ownership of highly complex, mission-critical UX/UI workstreams and large-scale design initiatives that scale the EquityZen platform and drive tangible business results

Job Summary

  • Take ultimate ownership of highly complex, mission-critical UX/UI workstreams and large-scale design initiatives that scale the EquityZen platform and drive tangible business results.
  • Lead, mentor, and align cross-functional design pods (including AVPs and Associates), ensuring rigorous execution, high-quality visual output, and timely delivery across parallel, high-priority workstreams.
  • Synthesize large bodies of qualitative user research, usability testing data, and system performance metrics to iterate on complex workflows, ensuring platforms scale effectively with business growth.

Matching Summary

Take ultimate ownership of highly complex, mission-critical UX/UI workstreams and large-scale design initiatives that scale the EquityZen platform and drive tangible business results.

Salary

Base: $110,000 - $190,000; Bonus/Equity: Incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, short/long-term incentives; Benefits: Comprehensive employee benefits and perks

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Architect scalable, intuitive platforms
  • Lead and mentor design pods
  • Optimize design operations and lean/agile processes
  • Integrate regulatory requirements into UI
  • Govern enterprise design system
  • Synthesize user research and performance metrics

Nice-to-have

  • Entrepreneurial drive and resilience
  • Passion for teaching and elevating design standards
  • Visually driven and highly technical

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years progressive UX/UI or product design experience
  • Significant portion owning large-scale design workstreams
  • Managing design teams
  • Deep industry expertise in Fintech, Wealthtech, private markets, or regulated financial services
  • Undergraduate degree in Design, HCI, Technology, or related field
  • Strong technical understanding of front-end capabilities
  • Mastery of Figma and Adobe Creative Suite

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