[Remote] Sr. UI/UX Designer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TradeStation is an online brokerage firm focused on delivering an exceptional trading experience for active traders and institutions. They are seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to lead UX strategy, manage the design system, and ensure web experiences are user-centered and conversion-focused. The role involves extensive collaboration and the incorporation of AI tools into the design workflow.
Responsibilities
- Build, maintain, and govern a comprehensive design system in Figma including typography, color, spacing, components, and usage guidelines that serve as the single source of truth for all web design
- Serve as the design authority for shared marketing resources, ensuring all creative produced outside the team adheres to established brand and design standards
- Lead UX research initiatives including user interviews, usability testing, and behavioral analysis to inform design decisions with real user insights
- Translate business goals and user needs into clear information architecture, user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes
- Produce polished, developer-ready Figma files with accurate specs, component annotations, responsive breakpoints, and interaction notes that enable clean handoff to the Front-End Developer
- Design web pages, landing pages, UI components, and interactive features that balance aesthetic quality with conversion performance and accessibility compliance
- Partner closely with the Senior Full-Stack Developer on design feasibility, technical constraints, and implementation accuracy, and with the Marketing Analytics and AI Specialist to incorporate conversion data into design decisions
- Present and defend design decisions to stakeholders with clear rationale rooted in user research, brand standards, and business objectives
- Actively incorporate AI tools into the design workflow for concepting, rapid iteration, asset generation, and design QA to increase speed and output quality
- Stay current on UX trends, design tooling, and emerging best practices and bring forward recommendations that improve the team’s design quality and efficiency
Skills
- Minimum of 5 years of professional UX/UI design experience, with a portfolio demonstrating end-to-end web design work from research through developer handoff
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field; or equivalent professional experience
- Mastery of Figma including components, variables, auto-layout, prototyping, and developer handoff. Able to produce files that require no interpretation by the development team
- Deep expertise in UX methodology including user research, usability testing, journey mapping, information architecture, and conversion-centered design
- Proven ability to build and govern a design system at scale, including component libraries, usage documentation, and cross-team adoption
- Strong visual design sensibility, typography, color theory, layout, hierarchy, and brand application across web environments
- Adobe Creative Suite proficiency, specifically Photoshop and Illustrator for image editing, vector work, and asset preparation
- Solid understanding of WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards and the ability to design inclusively from the start rather than retrofitting compliance
- Ability to collaborate effectively with developers on technical feasibility and implementation accuracy, with a working understanding of how designs translate to code
- Strong presentation and communication skills. Able to articulate design rationale clearly to non-design stakeholders and incorporate feedback constructively
- Comfortable using AI tools for design concepting, rapid iteration, and asset generation to increase creative throughput
- Demonstrated experience owning or contributing to a design system in a team environment
- Experience working within Agile or sprint-based workflows alongside developers and cross-functional stakeholders
- Portfolio that includes live web projects demonstrating both UX strategy and high-fidelity visual design
- Motion design and micro-interaction experience (CSS animations, After Effects, or similar)
- A distinctive creative point of view - able to push beyond convention and propose unexpected, memorable design directions that elevate the brand
- Strong understanding of motion and interaction design as integral to the user experience, not decorative
- Awareness of award-winning web design trends and the ability to draw inspiration from the broader creative industry including gaming, editorial, and art direction
- Experience designing for financial services, fintech, or other regulated industry digital products
- Familiarity with conversion rate optimization principles and A/B testing as applied to web design decisions
- Portfolio that includes work that demonstrates award-caliber quality
- Experience directing motion and interaction design in collaboration with front-end developers
- Familiarity with TradeStation products and the online brokerage ecosystem
Benefits
- Collaborative work environment
- Competitive Salaries
- Yearly bonus
- Comprehensive benefits for you and your family starting Day 1
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Flexible working environment
- TradeStation Account employee benefits, as well as full access to trading education materials
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