Principal Experience Designer

WHAT MAKES US, US Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp! At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered. If you like what we're saying, keep reading! WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US Experience Design transforms complex financial workflows into intuitive solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. We bridge sophisticated investment technology with the people who depend on it — portfolio managers, compliance officers, and analysts operating in high-stakes environments where precision and speed matter. Our Global Experience Design team operates as a centralized center of excellence with distributed impact. We maintain unified standards and processes globally while embedding designers directly within product teams for deep collaboration and contextual expertise. This lets us stay consistent across SimCorp's product ecosystem while scaling expertise efficiently across markets and time zones. As Principal Experience Designer, you will serve as the senior design authority for our most complex, strategic initiatives, influence design direction across multiple teams, and mentor senior designers. At SimCorp, we support some of the largest financial institutions in the world to be successful by simplifying their investments, accounting and operations. WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR Lead design for SimCorp's most complex and strategic initiatives, contributing to the overall strategic vision and design craft excellence. Establish design patterns and standards adopted across the organization, and influence design system evolution and adoption. Drive innovation in financial technology user experience, influencing multiple products across the organization. Partner with senior product leadership on roadmap planning, and represent the design perspective in architectural and technical decisions. Act as a thought leader and subject matter expert in UX. Work closely with engineering leadership on technical feasibility, and collaborate with user research on strategic research initiatives. Partner with customer success to integrate user feedback, and present design vision to executive stakeholders. Work independently and cross-functionally with senior leadership. Mentor Lead and Senior Experience Designers, and contribute to hiring decisions for senior design roles. WHAT WE VALUE Most importantly, you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above. How you gained the…