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We Believe in the importance of in-office collaboration and fully intend for the selected candidate for this role to work on site in the specified location(s).
Do you know the Apple HIG like the back of your hand? Looking for an opportunity to express your deep knowledge of Material design? Come help us blend platform best practices into our design system and improve the experience for millions of Schwab app customers.
Schwab’s Everest Design System team is hiring a Senior Designer (individual contributor) to help us evolve the system as we expand our guidance with higher level patterns, adopt new technologies, improve our education and training, and support our internal customer base of 150+ other UX Designers.
Our design system is called Everest and currently offers 50+ components across the web, iOS, and Android platforms. We have recently expanded into providing pattern level guidance, such as best practices for sorting and filtering, loading data, or announcing new features. We also provide page-level layouts and templates that help product teams start their experiences from a consistent foundation.
Some projects you might work on:
Refining our strategy for leveraging native mobile components from SwiftUI (iOS) and Google Material (Android) while maintaining parity with our web component offeringsEnhancing our core components (like lists and cards) with an eye towards simplicity and ease of usePartnering with product teams to support Schwab’s most complex use cases (such as options trading) with increased data density and functionalityResearching, testing, and implementing updates to our Figma libraries that leverage new features to improve maintainability and usability for our customers Applying a fresh new layer of Liquid Glass to our iOS app and the latest Material 3 Expressive updates to AndroidWhat you have*How to successfully apply:
Please include a cover letter (max 1 page) with your résumé file that discusses your interest in the role and why you believe your skills match up with our needs outlined aboveLink to a digital portfolio of your relevant work (we’ll be looking for previous design system work and native mobile projects). Make sure to include any passwords requiredRequired Qualifications:
6+ years of experience in product design environments with 4+ years of dedicated native mobile projects; Previous design system experience, or any experience that can demonstrate a system thinking mindsetNative mobile design knowledge; You’ve worked with both iOS and Android systems and are familiar with the platform conventions of each; You know your size classes and how to build for dynamic typeA sense for the details; You proactively search out edge cases and test your designs against them; Your components handle long text strings or dark mode colors in straightforward waysStrong cross-functional collaboration abilites; You know when and how to work with a diverse cast of stakeholders, including developers, accessibility specialists, product managers, and partner design teamsEffective agile methodologies; You are comfortable working in a two-week sprint cadence and have successfully refined stories with an eye towards delivering incremental valueAn owner’s mindset; You can drive a project forward through ambiguity and prioritize your effort with an eye towards shipping value; You know how to pull in feedback from key stakeholders and use this input to increase the quality of final outcomesStrong writing skills; Our work involves a significant amount of written communication, targeting both internal and external audiences; You craft high quality documentation, Jira stories, and other artifacts that effectively balance completeness and concisenessPolished presentation abilities; You can weave stories that showcase, explain, inform, and persuade in a variety of formats and before a variety of audiencesPreferred Qualifications:
Prior working experience within the financial services industryIn addition to the salary range, this role is also eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities.
What’s in it for you
At Schwab, we’re committed to empowering our employees’ personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you’ll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.
We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:
401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase planPaid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positionsPaid parental leave and family building benefitsTuition reimbursementHealth, dental, and vision insurance Apply Save job