Sr UX Content Strategist at T. Rowe Price in Owings Mills, Maryland

Job Description:

There is a place for you at T. Rowe Price to grow, contribute, learn, and make a difference. ​ We are a premier asset manager focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on today and in the future. The work we do matters. We invite you to explore the opportunity to join us and grow your career with us.

Role Summary

Contributes to all parts of the UX design process. Develop a deep understanding of user needs and retirement trends to advocate for new product solutions. Contributes to the development of best practices within their group. Leads collaborative sessions for design reviews and feature assessment. Assesses and provides feedback on designs of other team members. Accountable for improvements in their own designs and artifacts. Capable of leading a small team of developers and UX engineers for a specific project or task. Ability to influence key project stakeholders to design best practice approaches. Leverages global design standards and coordinates with Design Community members to establish unified user experiences. Consistently measures and reports on the health and impact of our experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Increasing fluency in financial services, and expanding knowledge of the team


• Builds strong network of business stakeholders


• Able to collaborate directly with business stakeholders


• Understands the business environment and how TRP compares to the marketplace/ competitors


• Decisions show a focus on current and future business priorities, together with fiscal responsibility


• Can articulate business needs and translate them into digital product solutions


• Ability to convey complex design solutions in easy to understand terms with non-design specialists


• Participates in user research practices


• Leveraging research insights to drive design decisions


• Uses design artefacts i.e. experience blueprints to help orient business stakeholders to actionable insights


• Takes control of complex or vague problems and steps through them in a rational way


• Makes tactical versus strategic trade-offs


• Flexible in their thinking; able to evolve a solution when additional information or ideas are presented


• Stays current with many best-of-breed tools and methodologies


• Produces design output across the product lifecycle


• Fluent in multiple approaches to design including design thinking, wireframing, prototyping


•  Able to articulate methodology and design decisions based on core technical principles


• Experience developing designs accommodating multiple user persona and usage contexts


• Understands and fluent in Agile methodologies. Capable of leading design in sprint planning, story grooming, and retrospectives


• Understands user interaction patterns and affordances, follows user-centered design principles, and stays current with web and mobile trends and best practices.


• Collaborate closely with development partners, to deliver effective user experiences


• Demonstrates adaptable approach, informed by learnings from development partners and other firm wide inputs as work progresses. May provide guidance to junior team members.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience AND


• 5+ years of total relevant work experience

Preferred:

• 5 years of editorial/digital media experience. Familiarity with best practices for web writing, including “microcopy.”  


• Experience in content strategy with a focus on planning, developing, and managing powerful, content-led user experiences in the financial industry.  


• Experience working with the following technology: Figma, Airtable, and Zeplin.

FINRA Requirements

FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for full time remote work.

Regional Requirements:

Base salary range:

$91,500 - $156,500 USD for the locations of: Colorado and the State of Washington

$114,500 - $195,000 USD for the locations of: California and New York

Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role. Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.

This job posting is expected to be available until 9/1/2024.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

We strive for equity, equality, and opportunity for all associates. When we embrace the power of diversity and create an environment where people can bring their authentic and best selves to work, our firm is stronger, and we create greater value for our clients. Our commitment and inclusive programming aim to lift the experience for each associate and builds allies for our global associate community. We know that a sense of belonging is key not only to your success at the firm, but also to your ability to bring your best each day.

Benefits: We invest in our people through a wide range of programs and benefits, including:

• Competitive pay and bonuses as well as a generous retirement plan and employee stock purchase plan with matching contributions


• Flexible and remote work opportunities


• Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)


• Tuition assistance


• Wellness programs (fitness reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program)

Our policies may change as our working lives evolve. Yet, our commitment to supporting our associates’ well-being and addressing the needs of our clients, business, and communities is unwavering.

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.