Job#: 3025536 Job Description: UI Designer - Portfolio Management Platforms
Location: St. Louis, Missouri (On-site)
Employment Type: Contract
Rate - $53.13 to $55.00
Role Overview
An opportunity is available for a UI Designer to support Trading and Portfolio Management Platforms within the Investments and Wealth Management space. This role focuses on designing intuitive, scalable, and compliant user interfaces for complex trading, portfolio management, and operational workflows across Unified Managed Account (UMA) and Separately Managed Account (SMA) platforms. The designer will partner with Product Managers, Engineers, and Operations teams to translate business and regulatory requirements into effective UI solutions in a regulated financial services environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and deliver user interface solutions for trading, portfolio management, rebalancing, and operational workflows.
- Create wireframes, high-fidelity UI designs, and interactive prototypes using Figma.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Product Owners, Engineers, and Operations teams to translate business requirements into UI designs, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Develop and maintain end-to-end workflow documentation, including current-state and future-state process maps.
- Identify usability issues, workflow inefficiencies, and design risks, and recommend solutions aligned with product strategy.
- Present design concepts and workflow solutions to stakeholders and incorporate feedback iteratively.
- Ensure UI designs comply with regulatory, operational, and platform constraints.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in UI, UX, or Product Design within an enterprise or platform-based product environment.
- Hands-on experience using Figma for wireframes, high-fidelity designs, and interactive prototypes.
- Experience designing complex workflows for portfolio management, trading, rebalancing, or operational platforms.
- Background in financial services, wealth management, or investment platforms.
- Experience working in Agile environments, including Jira, backlog refinement, and sprint ceremonies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting Trading Platforms, Portfolio Management, UMA, or SMA solutions.
- Familiarity with enterprise design systems and component-based UI frameworks.
- Experience documenting current-state and future-state workflows or process maps.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices.
- Experience with Orchestra or a similar investment platform.
This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.
Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.
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