Principal Architect

Join a visionary team at JPMorgan Chase Home Lending Architecture, where you'll lead the strategic direction, design systems, and user experience architecture for our digital platforms.

As a Principal Architect at JPMorgan Chase within Home Lending Architecture, you'll lead the strategic direction, design systems, and user experience architecture for our digital platforms.

You will define and govern UI/UX patterns, reusable libraries, and platform-wide standards that promote consistency, scalability, and innovation across all products.

You'll shape the digital experience for millions of customers, influence architectural decisions, and foster a culture of collaboration and technical excellence.

This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of home lending technology, working with modern cloud-native architectures and cutting-edge technologies.

Job responsibilities


* Define and drive the UI/UX vision, strategy, and roadmap in alignment with business goals and user needs.


* Advocate for user-centered design at the organizational level, influencing product and technology strategy.


* Advise and lead on strategy and development for multiple products, applications, and technologies across a portfolio.


* Architect, maintain, and evolve comprehensive design systems, component libraries, and UX patterns for cross-platform consistency.


* Establish and enforce design guidelines, accessibility standards, and best practices across teams.


* Collaborate with engineering to ensure seamless implementation of design systems and patterns and integration of reusable UI components and frameworks to accelerate product delivery and ensure design consistency.


* Partner with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable, intuitive solutions.


* Influence across business, product, and technology teams and manage senior stakeholder relationships.


* Drive adoption and implementation of modern front-end frameworks, design systems, and best practices.


* Mentor and guide UI/UX teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.


* Evaluate and recommend new tools, platforms, and methodologies to enhance user experience and team productivity.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Formal training or certification on front-end technologies concepts and 10+ years applied experience


* 8+ years of experience in UI/UX design, with at least 3 years in a lead or architect role.


* Advanced knowledge of architecture, design, and business processes with proficiency in application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines.


* Proven expertise in building and scaling design systems, component libraries, and cross-platform UI/UX strategies.


* Knowledge and experience working with web technologies and Java, as well as developing custom UI components.


* Experience ensuring the techni...