User Experience Designer Jobs in New York
User Experience Designer jobs in New York are among the most active in the country, concentrated in technology, finance, media, and e-commerce across a market that supports everything from junior-level roles to principal and director positions. New York City is by far the primary hiring hub, with significant clusters in Brooklyn and Jersey City as well, where companies like Google, JPMorgan Chase, and Spotify maintain large design teams. The most in-demand specialties are product design, interaction design, and design systems work. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Curinos empowers financial institutions to put customers at the center of every decision. Our AI-first platform transforms proprietary data, advanced analytics and deep financial services expertise into timely recommendations - delivered right where teams work. The result: confident decisions, stronger customer relationships, and lasting, profitable growth.
Curinos operates under a hybrid modality and has office locations in New York, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Chicago, and Toronto. This role is open to remote candidates based in the United States or Canada and able to travel as needed.
Job Description
Curinos is seeking a Senior Designer (UX) to join our growing UX chapter within the Product & Technology organization. This individual will play a critical role in shaping user experiences across our product portfolio by leading design e orts within cross-functional product teams. Working closely with Product Managers and Engineers, this designer will bring a strong user-centered mindset to complex, data-driven products - balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. Reporting to the Director of User Experience, this role emphasizes deep craft, collaboration, and influence, helping ensure that UX is a core driver of product quality and business impact.
Responsibilities
- Champion user-centered design
- Advocate for user needs by leveraging research, data, and feedback
- Plan and conduct user research and usability testing (in partnership with stakeholders where applicable)
- Iterate on designs based on insights, product analytics, and experimentation
- Own and deliver high-quality product design
- Lead end-to-end UX design for key product areas - from discovery through delivery and iteration
- Translate complex data and workflows into intuitive, effective user experiences
- Produce high-quality deliverables including flows, wireframes, prototypes, and final UI designs
- Collaborate within empowered product teams
- Partner closely with Product Managers and Engineers to shape product direction and priorities
- Contribute to product discovery, helping define problems and validate solutions early
- Ensure design feasibility and support high-quality implementation
- Influence product strategy
- Bring strong UX perspective into roadmap discussions and product decisions
- Identify opportunities to improve usability, efficiency, and overall experience quality
- Balance user needs with business goals and technical constraints
- Contribute to design systems and standards
- Apply and evolve design systems, patterns, and UX best practices
- Promote consistency, accessibility, and scalability across products
- Help define and improve design workflows and team practices
- Mentor and elevate design craft
- Provide guidance and feedback to other designers
- Share knowledge, best practices, and design thinking approaches
- Contribute to a strong, collaborative UX culture
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation
- Stay current with UX trends, tools, and emerging technologies
- Bring new ideas and approaches to improve products and processes
- Advocate for quality, simplicity, and meaningful design
Salary Range: $140,000 - $150,000 (plus bonus)
Qualifications
- 6+ years of UX design experience
- Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design
- Experience working in cross-functional product teams
- Experience with complex, data-heavy or B2B/SaaS products preferred
- Strong systems thinking and interaction design skills
Why work at Curinos?
- Competitive benefits, including a range of Financial, Health and Lifestyle benefits to choose from
- Flexible working options, including home working, flexible hours and part time options, depending on the role requirements – please ask!
- Competitive annual leave, floating holidays, volunteering days and a day off for your birthday!
- Learning and development tools to assist with your career development
- Work with industry leading Subject Matter Experts and specialist products
- Regular social events and networking opportunities
- Collaborative, supportive culture, including an active DE&I program
- Employee Assistance Program which provides expert third-party advice on wellbeing, relationships, legal and financial matters, as well as access to counselling services
Applying:
We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't meet all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have relevant skills or experience, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need!
If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats, special requirements to access our buildings or adjusted interview formats please contact us at careers@curinos.com and we’ll do everything we can to help.
Inclusivity at Curinos:
We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Curinos is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics.
Curinos empowers financial institutions to put customers at the center of every decision. Our AI-first platform transforms proprietary data, advanced analytics and deep financial services expertise into timely recommendations - delivered right where teams work. The result: confident decisions, stronger customer relationships, and lasting, profitable growth.
Curinos operates under a hybrid modality and has office locations in New York, Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Chicago, and Toronto. This role is open to remote candidates based in the United States or Canada and able to travel as needed.
Job Description
Curinos is seeking a Senior Designer (UX) to join our growing UX chapter within the Product & Technology organization. This individual will play a critical role in shaping user experiences across our product portfolio by leading design e orts within cross-functional product teams. Working closely with Product Managers and Engineers, this designer will bring a strong user-centered mindset to complex, data-driven products - balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. Reporting to the Director of User Experience, this role emphasizes deep craft, collaboration, and influence, helping ensure that UX is a core driver of product quality and business impact.
Responsibilities
- Champion user-centered design
- Advocate for user needs by leveraging research, data, and feedback
- Plan and conduct user research and usability testing (in partnership with stakeholders where applicable)
- Iterate on designs based on insights, product analytics, and experimentation
- Own and deliver high-quality product design
- Lead end-to-end UX design for key product areas - from discovery through delivery and iteration
- Translate complex data and workflows into intuitive, effective user experiences
- Produce high-quality deliverables including flows, wireframes, prototypes, and final UI designs
- Collaborate within empowered product teams
- Partner closely with Product Managers and Engineers to shape product direction and priorities
- Contribute to product discovery, helping define problems and validate solutions early
- Ensure design feasibility and support high-quality implementation
- Influence product strategy
- Bring strong UX perspective into roadmap discussions and product decisions
- Identify opportunities to improve usability, efficiency, and overall experience quality
- Balance user needs with business goals and technical constraints
- Contribute to design systems and standards
- Apply and evolve design systems, patterns, and UX best practices
- Promote consistency, accessibility, and scalability across products
- Help define and improve design workflows and team practices
- Mentor and elevate design craft
- Provide guidance and feedback to other designers
- Share knowledge, best practices, and design thinking approaches
- Contribute to a strong, collaborative UX culture
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation
- Stay current with UX trends, tools, and emerging technologies
- Bring new ideas and approaches to improve products and processes
- Advocate for quality, simplicity, and meaningful design
Salary Range: $140,000 - $150,000 (plus bonus)
Qualifications
- 6+ years of UX design experience
- Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design
- Experience working in cross-functional product teams
- Experience with complex, data-heavy or B2B/SaaS products preferred
- Strong systems thinking and interaction design skills
Why work at Curinos?
- Competitive benefits, including a range of Financial, Health and Lifestyle benefits to choose from
- Flexible working options, including home working, flexible hours and part time options, depending on the role requirements – please ask!
- Competitive annual leave, floating holidays, volunteering days and a day off for your birthday!
- Learning and development tools to assist with your career development
- Work with industry leading Subject Matter Experts and specialist products
- Regular social events and networking opportunities
- Collaborative, supportive culture, including an active DE&I program
- Employee Assistance Program which provides expert third-party advice on wellbeing, relationships, legal and financial matters, as well as access to counselling services
Applying:
We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't meet all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have relevant skills or experience, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need!
If you need any adjustments to support your application, such as information in alternative formats, special requirements to access our buildings or adjusted interview formats please contact us at careers@curinos.com and we’ll do everything we can to help.
Inclusivity at Curinos:
We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Curinos is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Retail
- E-Commerce & Online Marketplaces
What New York Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in user experience designer jobs across New York.
- Portfolio demonstrating end-to-end UX process including research, wireframes, and final designs
- Proficiency in Figma, Sketch, or similar industry-standard prototyping and design tools
- Experience conducting user research, usability testing, and synthesizing actionable insights
- Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction, cognitive science, or a related field
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional product and engineering teams in Agile environments
- Strong communication skills for presenting design decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
User Experience Designer Jobs in New York: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a user experience designer in New York?
User experience design has no state-issued license in New York, so the path runs through education and portfolio work. Most New York employers look for a degree in design, human-computer interaction, or a related field, though strong bootcamp graduates with compelling portfolios compete successfully. Building work through freelance projects, volunteer design work with New York nonprofits, or contributions to open-source products demonstrates practical skill when formal experience is limited.
How much do user experience designers make in New York?
User experience designers in New York earn a median of about $137,320 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $80,060 for the lowest 10% to over $280,320 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire user experience designers in New York?
Employers hiring user experience designers in New York right now include Amazon, Google, and Collabera, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. New York's concentration of fintech firms, media companies, and large consumer-technology offices means steady demand across both established corporations and growth-stage startups.
Which New York cities have the most user experience designer jobs?
New York and Brooklyn are the cities with the most user experience designer openings in New York. New York City dominates because it is home to the headquarters and major offices of the financial services, media, and technology companies that employ the largest design teams, while Brooklyn and other nearby areas increasingly attract startups and mid-size product companies seeking proximity to that talent pool.
Are there remote user experience designer jobs in New York?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 50% of user experience designer openings tied to New York are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how naturally screen-based the work is. Research, synthesis, prototyping, and stakeholder reviews all translate cleanly to distributed workflows, making UX one of the more remote-accessible design disciplines on the market.
How can I get hired as a user experience designer in New York with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is an associate or junior product designer role, which large New York employers in fintech, media, and e-commerce regularly post for candidates with a strong portfolio rather than years of experience. Lateral moves from adjacent roles like graphic design, content strategy, or front-end development are common. New York design agencies also hire junior researchers and design assistants as structured entry points, and completing a recognized bootcamp paired with two or three polished case studies gives candidates a genuine edge.
Where can I find and apply to user experience designer jobs in New York?
You can find and apply to user experience designer jobs in New York on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings in the state. Search the listings, find the roles that fit your experience and location, and apply directly to the ones that match.
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