Associate, UX Designer – Equity Zen
UX Designer supporting EquityZen, Morgan Stanley's pre-IPO investment marketplace, creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups using Figma and Adobe Creative Suite while collaborating with product and engineering teams.
- Compensation
- $58K–$115K / yr
- Location
- New York, New York, United States of America
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Category
- Design
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 1-3 years of experience in UX/UI design, product design, or a related role
- Undergraduate degree, preferably in Design, HCI, Technology, or related field
- Interest in Fintech, Wealthtech, private markets, or highly regulated industries
- Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered design principles, interaction design, and visual problem-solving
- Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
- Experience with design lifecycle from discovery and wireframing to user testing and developer handoff
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Entrepreneurial drive and bias for action
Nice to have
- Previous fintech or wealthtech industry experience
Full description
Associate, UX Designer – Equity Zen
Wealth Management Platforms
New York Plaza, NY
About Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.
Morgan Stanley is committed to helping its employees build meaningful careers and we strive to be a place for people to learn, achieve and grow.
Department Overview
In the Wealth Management division, we help people, businesses and institutions build, preserve, and manage wealth so they can pursue their financial goals
Wealth Management (WM) Platforms manages industry-leading platforms, across all WM channels and client segments, to provide a unified digital experience, unlock growth, and deliver efficiencies for Advisors, Clients, and Institutions. WM Platforms consists of ten sub-teams including: Field Experience & Platforms, Digital Client Experience & Platforms, Workplace Platforms, Automation & Workflow, Digital Trading & Investing, Generative AI, UX Design & Research, Strategy & Execution, WM Platforms Risk, and the Chief Operating Office.
EquityZen, a part of Morgan Stanley, is a leading marketplace for pre-IPO investments, connecting shareholders of private companies with accredited investors. Through its category-leading technology and innovative approach, EquityZen delivers data-driven insights and tools that empower its 800,000 users to navigate the private markets with confidence. Having completed more than 51,000 private placements in nearly 500 private companies, EquityZen is on a mission to deliver “Private Markets for the Public.” EquityZen is looking for a detail-oriented and creative Associate, UX Designer (Platforms) to join our growing team.
What you’ll do in the role:
- Support complex and time-sensitive UX/UI initiatives that help push the EquityZen platform forward.
- Work closely with senior design and product leadership to aid in the visual and interactive execution of the company roadmap.
- Collaborate directly with product managers and the Technology team to build accessible, intuitive, and user-centric interfaces.
- Create wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups for new features and platform enhancements.
- Assist in conducting user research and usability testing, analyzing qualitative feedback to uncover insights and support design-driven decision making.
- Participate in agile ceremonies and partner with Technology to ensure designs are implemented accurately and maintain high-quality standards.