✦ Luna Orbit — Design & UX

Associate User Experience Director

at Northwestern Mutual

📍 Milwaukee, WI Unknown Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category Design & UX

About this role

This role involves leading product design initiatives, establishing UX standards, and mentoring junior designers to create simple, delightful digital experiences across Northwestern Mutual's products.

Key Responsibilities

  • Drive product design
  • Guide junior designers
  • Establish interaction design language
  • Lead design initiatives
  • Collaborate with leadership

Technical Overview

Focus on interaction design, visual design, prototyping, and user research, with leadership in design teams and establishing design language.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior UX designer with over five years of experience creating large-scale digital interfaces. They have a strong portfolio, leadership skills, and a passion for innovative user-centered design.

Must-Have Skills

Five+ years experience designing interfaces for large-scale digital experiencesExperience leading design teamsStrong portfolio of digital product designAbility to provide UX direction and feedbackKnowledge of visual designbrand development

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with emerging platformsData analysisDesign systemsIndustry best practices in UX

Tools & Platforms

Design software (e.g.SketchFigmaAdobe XD)Prototyping toolsUser research tools

Required Skills

UX DesignUser ExperienceInteraction DesignDesign SystemsVisual DesignPrototypingUser ResearchDesign ThinkingDigital ExperiencesDesign Leadership

Hard Skills

UX DesignUser ExperienceInteraction DesignDesign SystemsVisual DesignPrototypingUser ResearchDesign ThinkingDigital ExperiencesDesign Leadership

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationvisionary thinkingcommunicationproblem-solving

Industry & Role

Industry Financial Services, SaaS, Digital Products
Job Function User experience design leadership and strategy

Keywords for Your Resume

UX DesignUser ExperienceInteraction DesignDesign SystemsVisual DesignPrototypingUser ResearchDesign ThinkingDigital ExperiencesDesign Leadership

Deal Breakers

Less than 5 years of experience in UX design, No leadership or team management experience, Lack of a strong portfolio, No experience with large-scale digital products

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