Staff Product Designer

Thrivent is seeking an experienced Staff Product Designer to support the Digital Advisor Experience (DAX) product team, which focuses on helping advisors grow their practices through well-designed solutions. The role involves leading design direction, mentoring other designers, and influencing strategic experience decisions to elevate design practice maturity.

Responsibilities:

• Apply human-centered design in meaningfully novel ways, while finding opportunities to support more design-driven decision making among digital product teams
• Contribute to strategic design thinking, influencing not only execution but also the overall digital design strategy
• Ensure design decisions are aligned to the business strategy and direction
• Collaborate with other design leaders and staff (product management, design and engineering) to ensure a cohesive and innovative design approach
• Communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, demonstrating confidence, charisma, and clarity in design discussions
• Direct and mentor design teams
• Influence digital experience strategy with product portfolio stakeholders and others within the organization
• Mentor and collaborate with junior team members, providing guidance and support in best practices and methodologies
• Utilize strong design facilitation skills to foster collaboration within cross-functional teams, and storytelling to build trust and establish long-term relationships
• Guide and conduct design research, leveraging insights for informed decision-making
• Integrate new design patterns and practices, enriching the design methodology toolkit
• Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – Model the Way, Rally the Team, and Deliver Outcomes
• Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients
• Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Interaction Design, UI/UX Design, Web Product Design, Web Development or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background
• 6-8 years of experience in a related field, with at least 5 years of experience in user experience, interaction design, product innovation and research in a product development team required
• Proven experience in leading projects and contributing to the development of multiple shipped digital products
• Ability to develop processes and approaches for tackling design problems, anticipating challenges, and uncovering innovative solutions
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain rationale for design decisions and clarify success metrics
• Demonstrated application of human-centered design with a keen understanding of business and technical impacts on digital design
• Self-directed and proactive, with a passion for driving progress and making meaningful contributions
• Able to turn research into action that solves the user definition of a problem
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration roles, with a focus on delivering business value
• Extensive knowledge of how to leverage a design system and how to push the boundaries of the design system to achieve product and user goals
• Relevant agile experience
• Exceptional communication skills, including advanced storytelling and persuasion techniques within a design context
• Strategic design thinking and the ability to contribute to the overall design strategy of the organization
• Knowledge and experience working in diversified financial services
• Familiarity with advanced design research methodologies and leveraging insights for design decision-making