The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Asset & Management, UI/UX Product Design, Vice President - New York

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc$150K — $200K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Design or related field; advanced degree preferred.
  • 8+ years in product design or related fields with proven leadership experience.
  • Expertise in human-centered design lifecycle and UX/UI best practices.
  • Solid portfolio showcasing design leadership and successful digital products.
  • Advanced proficiency in design tools like Figma and design system management.
  • Strong presence and ability to navigate complex, fast-paced environments.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design strategy and execution for onboarding/account opening experiences.
  • Oversee development of interactive prototypes for stakeholder alignment and usability.
  • Drive data-driven improvements in onboarding funnels through analysis and research.
  • Collaborate with product, engineering, and compliance teams to align on design requirements.
  • Mentor and manage design team, ensuring high-quality deliverables.
  • Simplify complex requirements into user-friendly onboarding experiences.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to drive innovation in wealth management design.
  • Work in a collaborative and growth-oriented team environment.
  • Impact on client satisfaction and operational efficiency.
  • Access to advanced design tools and resources.
  • Leadership role with significant influence over product direction.
Full Job Description
Job Description

AWM - Designer - Vice President, Product Design

Wealth Management

The Wealth Management Design team is responsible for delivering tools and products empowering clients and customers around the world to reach their financial goals. Our advisor-led wealth management businesses provide financial planning, investment management, banking and comprehensive advice to a wide range of clients, including ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals, as well as family offices, foundations and endowments, and corporations and their employees. We are looking for designers who can dive into complex problems to deliver intuitive and impactful products, while focusing on cultivating a culture of collaboration, exploration, and growth.

Role Overview - Onboarding / Account Opening

The Product Design Vice President will lead design for the Onboarding / Account Opening experience, shaping the digital journeys that help Wealth clients, advisors, and service teams open accounts with clarity, confidence, and efficiency.

This role supports the end-to-end design process for account opening workflows, from discovery and journey mapping through wireframes, prototypes, and production-ready designs. The VP will partner closely with product, engineering, operations, legal, and compliance teams to simplify complex financial, regulatory, and operational requirements into intuitive experiences that reduce friction, improve completion rates, and meet the high standards expected across Wealth Management.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design Leadership & Execution (Onboarding / Account Opening). Lead the end-to-end design strategy and execution for onboarding and account opening experiences, guiding teams in creating user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs that drive conversion, reduce friction, and meet regulatory requirements.


  • Prototyping & Experience Visualization. Oversee the development of interactive prototypes to communicate complex onboarding journeys, enabling stakeholder alignment, usability validation, and executive decision-making.


  • Data-Driven Optimization. Drive continuous improvement of onboarding funnels through data analysis, user research, and experimentation. Translate insights into prioritized design initiatives that improve completion rates, client satisfaction, and operational efficiency.


  • Cross-Functional Leadership. Partner closely with product, engineering, legal, compliance, and operations teams to align on requirements, constraints, and trade-offs. Ensure seamless implementation of design solutions within highly regulated environments.


  • Team Leadership & Quality Oversight. Manage and mentor designers, fostering a high-performing team focused on craft excellence. Provide guidance and critique to ensure strong typography, layout, accessibility, and overall design quality across all deliverables.


  • Simplification of Complex Workflows. Drive the translation of complex financial, regulatory, and operational requirements into intuitive, client-friendly experiences. Advocate for clarity, transparency, and ease of use throughout the onboarding journey.


Qualifications & Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, or a related field; advanced degree a plus.


  • Experience designing complex enterprise applications, with an interest in financial services or consumer-facing digital products


  • 8+ years of experience in product design or related disciplines, with demonstrated success leading teams and delivering complex, large-scale digital products.


  • Expert-level proficiency across the full human-centered design lifecycle, including research, experience strategy, journey mapping, information architecture, UX/UI design, usability testing, and accessibility.


  • Proven portfolio of shipped products demonstrating design leadership, strategic impact, and measurable business and user outcomes.


  • Strong executive presence with an entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable operating in complex, fast-paced, and commercially driven environments.


  • Advanced expertise with design tools (e.g., Figma) and a track record of shaping, scaling, and governing design system


  • Extensive experience working in agile environments and collaborating closely with product management and engineering teams at scale.


  • Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across senior leadership and cross-functional partners.


  • Experience hiring, managing, and developing high-performing design teams, including coaching, mentorship, and performance management.

About The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. provides investment banking, securities, and investment management services, as well as financial services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. Its Investment Banking segment offers financial advisory services, including advisory assignments concerning mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense, risk management, and restructurings and spin-offs; and underwriting services comprising public offerings and private placements of a range of securities, loans, and other financial instruments, and derivative transactions. The company’s Institutional Client Services segment provides client execution services, such as fixed income, currency, and commodities client execution related to making markets in interest rate products, credit products, mortgages, currencies, and commodities; and equities related to making markets in equity products, as well as executes and clears institutional client transactions on stock, options, and futures exchanges. This segment also engages in the securities services business providing financing, securities lending, and other brokerage services to institutional clients, including hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, and foundations. Its Investing and Lending segment originates longer-term loans; and invests in debt securities, loans, public and private equity securities, real estate, consolidated investment entities, distressed assets, currencies, commodities, and power generation facilities. The company’s investment management segment provides investment products and services, as well as offers wealth advisory services, including portfolio management and financial counseling, and brokerage and other transaction services.

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Size
45,100 employees
Market Cap
$115.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$9.4 billion
Founded
1869
5 Year Trend
+11.3%
Revenue
$53.4 billion
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