UI/UX Designer Intern

At Cboe Global Markets, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world.

Cboe interns work with a variety of staff across multiple departments and have the opportunity to put their skills to work in their field of interest, while learning about Exchange technology and operations through our robust Options Institute courses.

The three main foundational pillars of our internship program are: develop, educate and network. We want to ensure each of our interns receive a real-world working experience that encourages academic, professional and personal growth.

Candidates should be versatile, eager and able to work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive financial and technical environment. Our interns will have the flexibility of working 2 days remotely, and 3 days in office per week at one of our state-of-the-art offices in Chicago, Kansas City, and New York City. To be eligible for this internship, applicants must be enrolled in a university or college program and should not be scheduled to graduate before December of the year in which the internship takes place. Our internship program runs from June to August, and you will wrap up your internship with a final presentation and retreat. Visit our student page for more information about our internship program!

The UX team is hiring for a UI/UX Designer intern:

The UX team at Cboe is growing to be the innovation backbone of the company, through extensive cross-departmental and user research, we gather valuable insights that drive our projects forward, ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience. Crafting reliable applications and engaging mock-ups to solve complex challenges while supporting developers and the Design Systems they rely on.

The UX intern will have a real-world experience collaborating with senior designers, stakeholders, software engineers and be able to contribute to our growth and company.

Your responsibilities and learning objectives will be:

• Collaborate and engage with the company design system expansion.
• Research and produce artifacts on specific application projects.
• Create engaging mockups/prototypes for the site while communicating with the business, stakeholders and handoff to development.
• The intern will be supported by a UX designer throughout the duration of the internship.

The ideal candidate has:

• Must be an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in the " User Experience Design" field (UX Design, HCI, Graphic Design, or similar) with a strong interest in the financial markets, and should not be scheduled to graduate before December of the year in which the internship takes place.
• Ability to work on multiple assignments, work well on a team or on your own, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and customer service skills.
• Knowledge or experience working with Design systems and Design Tokens.

You’ll really stand out with:

• Accessibility knowledge.
• Figma expertise and prototype creation.
• Great sense of aesthetics.

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive compensation
• Flexible, hybrid work environment, 3 days in office, 2 days remote, per week.
• 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire.

Some of our employees’ favorite benefits and perks include:

• Daily complimentary in-office lunch from local restaurants
• Endless free coffee and snacks to fuel your workday
• Monthly in office networking events and happy hours
• Associate Resource Groups (ARGs) and affinity groups for support and community building

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