Senior Associate, UX/UI & Web Development

HarbourVest Partners • Boston, MA

1d • $89,000 - $133,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for a Senior Associate with strong UX/UI instincts and hands‑on front‑end experience to help shape and maintain HarbourVest’s digital presence! In the near term, this role will support the transition to a new web content management system, working closely with external agencies to ensure a smooth, well‑executed launch. After launch, our focus shifts to maintaining and improving the site—shipping front‑end updates, refining user journeys, and ensuring design quality remains high across our marketing ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of design, content, and web delivery. You’ll work closely with our marketing, IT, compliance, and external partners to translate ideas and requirements into clear, usable digital experiences.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience designing for our highly professional audience.
• Communicate design decisions clearly to a range of executive leaders
• Stay organized when handling overlapping design, build, and QA workstreams
• Bring a practical, productive approach to moving work forward
• Look for ways to simplify handoffs, improve repeatability, and reduce friction throughout the development process
• Consistent track record in UX/UI and digital design, ideally within financial or professional services
• Bachelor’s degree in design, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• A portfolio that demonstrates UX thinking, polished visual design, web and CMS work, and design system experience

Responsibilities

• Build and refine user experiences across the firm's digital touchpoints, including the public website, campaign landing pages, thought leadership content, digital reports, and email templates.
• Develop high‑fidelity wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes using Figma and Adobe CC.
• Collect input from executive leaders, incorporate user feedback, and iterate on designs—particularly when working with sophisticated financial data and visualizations.
• Improve investor journeys by simplifying navigation and making firm insights easier to understand.
• Support the ongoing evolution of HarbourVest’s design system. This includes ensuring new pages and components follow established patterns, preparing clear documentation and build specs for component‑based development, and supporting quality assurance through UAT.
• Handle front‑end updates using HTML, CSS/SASS, and JavaScript within a component‑based CMS environment.
• Help keep the site performant, responsive, and consistent across devices, while assisting with light troubleshooting and issue resolution as needed.
• Act as a day‑to‑day partner to external design agencies, helping maintain high standards and ensuring output aligns with HarbourVest’s brand.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Content, Marketing Operations, Events, and Compliance/Legal, clearly explaining design decisions and rationale to both technical and non‑technical executive leaders.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level