YOUR IMPACT This Associate of Design will have a strong track record of delivering world-class digital product and service solutions where leadership and a mature design acumen has played a pivotal roleThis individual will help grow an ambitious and talented team of designers to help ship best-in-class products with our PWM product managers and engineers, while focusing on cultivating a culture of collaboration and growthAs a designer-by-trade and a practiced player/coach leader, the successful candidate will contribute to setting the standards for the vision, craft, and creative output of the team OUR IMPACT Wealth Management Across Wealth Management, Goldman Sachs helps empower clients and customers around the world to reach their financial goalsOur advisor-led wealth management businesses provide financial planning, investment management, banking and comprehensive advice to a wide range of clients, including ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, as well as family offices, foundations and endowments, and corporations and their employeesOur consumer business provides digital solutions for customers to better spend, borrow, invest, and saveAcross Wealth Management, our growth is driven by a relentless focus on our people, our clients and customers, and leading-edge technology, data and design Private Wealth Management (PWM) Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management (PWM) specializes in creating comprehensive wealth management plans for high net worth individuals and families, as well as select institutions, including foundations and endowmentsPWM Teams work one-on-one with clients to advise and deliver customized strategies drawn from our deep investment experience, diverse wealth management capabilities and global reachOur Private Wealth Advisors (PWAs) deliver an unparalleled investment platform inclusive of the full product and service offerings of Goldman Sachs and beyond, which may include tax and estate planning, philanthropic planning and private banking and lending servicesAs client needs evolve, this close relationship allows the team to offer complementary services and new opportunities by leveraging the resources of Goldman Sachs and beyond Private Wealth Management Design As an experienced, hands-on designer, you should have expertise across the entire human-centered design spectrum, which includes: UX, UI, and Interactive Design - Ecosystem, Journey and User Flow Mapping - Information Architecture - Research and Testing - Usability and Accessibility knowledge - Experience Strategy, Planning and complex problem solving In addition, it's critical to know visual identity/branding principles, style, and design system management, bringing together industry best practices, advancements in trends, emerging patterns, and their applicability to our productsLove for UI guidelines and design systems drive your ability to grow and evolve this space over time, helping to shape elegantly simple, and intuitive solutions With an eye for detail, this Design Associate will help evolve the high standards of creativity and innovation across the Advisor Platforms space, raising the bar, so other team members do the sameThe best candidate for this position, rolls up their sleeves and brings design to life, while partnering with the business to ensure every approach and process is primed for successThere will need to be regular collaborating with Product, PMO and Engineering teams to bring the voice of the Advisor to the surface, representing design decisions across the PWM organizationThis role will collaborate with other designers and senior leaders to foster and maintain an inclusive design culture across the division, while delivering consistent and extensible experiences that function as one unified family of services across the group HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL
- Collaborating and partnering -Develop and inspire those around you across product, engineering and PMO; Improving and evolving existing processes and tactics in order to maximize efficiency and elevate the quality of work
- Continuously changing and improving -Sought by senior leadership for progressive and innovative counsel, ideas and solutions
- Making effective and decisive decisions -Provide unscripted strategic counsel-can think on your feet without disrupting strategic intention
- Leading and communicating -Viewed as a role model and leader within the organization
- Influence of experience quality - Link the highest quality of design execution to each strategic initiative, business and client outcome
- Humility at the highest level -Welcome the constructive criticism of the work and be able to reflect with an informed perspective in order to change, adapt and evolve
- Empower your co-workers -Contributes to team-building activities and growth paths
- Challenge opinions appropriately -Listen, observe, and respondApply logic and reasoning to ask the right questions at the right time to influence those around you into creating the best solution for the business and clients
- Storytelling and presentation skills -Create clear, compelling and cohesive prototypes and presentations that frame context with priority and need, so audiences can be taken on an informative, and intuitive journey
- Empathy & Curiosity -Drive inquisitive thinking, exploration and investigation with teams and, stakeholdersMonitoring best practices, understanding how we feel and react to moments of need, opportunity and challengeLeveraging data, analytics to inform your decisions
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- Bachelors Degree preferred
- At least 3+ years of professional experience designing digital products
- Consumer and Enterprise product and service design experience
- Expertise with modern design tools (Figma, Miro, Adobe Suite, Prototyping tools)
- Experience in Design Thinking/Human Centered Design
- Ability to lead and facilitate while executing design for a growing team
- Experience defining creative vision
- Demonstrated experience building relationships and influencing business stakeholders
- A proven track record of defining and promoting change and innovation
- Great presentation, storytelling, workshop and communication skills
- Strong problem-solving and organization skills
- A positive, constructive can-do attitude
- The ability to work independently as well as collaboratively and to both lead and create
- An obsession with digital trends and design patterns
- Proven ability to translate vision and user feedback into actionable outcomes
- Strong familiarity with data, analytics and technology (both front and back-end)
- The ability to translate complex data scenarios into simplified, intuitive solutions
- Consumer banking or FinTech experience
ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to growFounded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firmHeadquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world We believe who you are makes you better at what you doWe're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programsLearn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting processLearn more: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2021All rights reserved Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Salary Range The expected base salary for this New York, New York, United States-based position is $85000-$160000In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee as of fiscal year-end Benefits Goldman Sachs is committed to providing our people with valuable and competitive benefits and wellness offerings, as it is a core part of providing a strong overall employee experienceA summary of these offerings, which are generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees who work at least 20 hours per week, can be found here