Genesis10 is hiring: UX Designer in City of Niagara Falls

Overview

Aurora Hsaio and Lisa Ortiz are seeking a backfill for a Design Lead on a contract-to-hire basis. The role supports a net-new product within a bank’s startup-like line of business. The team values design leadership, process, and cross-functional collaboration.

Location and Work Arrangements

Ideally NYC-based with a hybrid in NYC; open to fully remote or contract-only candidates. Some flexibility on rate. Remote arrangements will be considered for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Lead design work, own a track of work, and coordinate with other designers to deliver project outcomes.
• Design and push design work forward in collaboration with product leads and development teams.
• Partner with compliance and billing teams as part of the product design process.
• Work on strategy of design and see initiatives through to completion; own the design process from ideation to delivery.
• Design for content-heavy software applications (web/desktop; mobile is nice-to-have) with flows, site maps, and wireframe forms.
• Collaborate with product owners to gather requirements, propose solutions, and refine design through iterations when requirements are not fully defined upfront.
• Lead with Figma and work with Jira/Trello; contribute to and maintain the design system in place.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional sessions; speak to work with stakeholders and demonstrate design thinking in portfolios.

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio with case studies showing design thinking, collaboration with product and development teams, and contributions to the project lifecycle.
• Experience delivering UX and UI design for content-heavy software applications; ability to map flows, create site maps, and wireframe forms.
• Proficiency with Figma is a must.
• Experience partnering with product managers, development leads, compliance, and billing teams.
• Ability to lead, own a track of work, and coordinate among team members in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in solving complex issues and navigating different stories across teams; comfort with not having all requirements upfront.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams; not a purely marketing designer.
• Experience with design systems and iterative delivery using agile tools; Jira and Trello are a plus.

Interview and Hiring Process

• Interview format includes 2-3 team member interviews in 30-minute slots, plus a final interview with leadership.
• Portfolio must be submitted with the resume, including case studies that show the design process and contributions.
• Three to four rounds of interviews anticipated; links to portfolios are required.

Additional Details

• Team size: roughly 20 designers and researchers within Pershing X; this role is part of that extended design team.
• Contract-to-hire with potential for extension or conversion to a full-time role.
• Shift typically 9am–6pm with flexibility for meetings across regions (e.g., India/Israel as needed).
• Office location: 240 Greenwich Street; open to remote work where applicable.
• Required: ability to lead and be hands-on; partner with product and dev leads to deliver a specific chunk of work.