Lead UX/UI Designer

About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead UX/UI Designer to lead the design strategy, user experience, and accessibility initiatives for enterprise applications. This role will partner closely with business stakeholders, product owners, architects, and engineering teams to create intuitive, accessible, and scalable digital experiences that align with business objectives and customer needs.

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives for user accessibility outcomes for the Accessible User Experience group
• Identify the modeling and all risk management including compliance with all federal and state laws for accessibility for all users
• Review and analyze complex business and operational objectives that require in-depth evaluation
• Complete work in accordance with all risk management, compliance and business process expectations
• Make decisions requiring solid understanding of policies, procedures and compliance requirements
• Conduct due diligence and portfolio administration as necessary, and provide in-depth research on relevant industry trends
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
• Lead projects, teams or serve as a peer mentor.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Graphic or Website Design experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 5+ years of experience with User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) Design
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with American disability Act (ADA) Web design
• 5+ years of proficiency in React, including advanced concepts such as hooks, context API, state management, component lifecycle, performance optimization, and modern React patterns
• Experience designing responsive web applications and enterprise-level digital solutions
• Experience creating wireframes, prototypes, user flows, interaction designs, and design documentation
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, architecture, and business stakeholders
• Strong communication, presentation, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• 4+ years of hands-on experience with modern application architecture design, implementation and deployment especially in containerization, APIs, Message Bus, Single Page Application
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, React, as well as data modeling languages such as XML, YAML and JSON.

Job Expectations:

• This role includes an in-office requirement and operates under a hybrid work schedule
• Candidate must be located in one of the listed locations
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship.

Posting End Date:

7 Oct 2026

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo 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, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

Applicants with Disabilities

To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.

Drug and Alcohol Policy

Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace.  Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.

Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:

a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo.

b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.