JPMorgan \ Head of Design, Advisor Products

Advisor experience; digital transformation

Digital transformation, new product launches, strategic redesigns and feature enhancements.

Overview

I led a multi-disciplinary product team through the end-to-end design & strategy of a suite of investment and portfolio management tools, apps & platforms for Financial Advisors.

JPMorgan has a high volume of unauthenticated Advisor traffic on their public website. We created a suite of experiences to help Advisors manage their portfolios & research investment strategies with the aim of capturing user data & aiding more effective sales.

Business goals

🎯 Design a suite of world-class portfolio management products for Financial Advisors to capture the analysis part of their workflow

🎯 Capture portfolio and investment data to make more tailored JPMorgan fund suggestions

🎯 Automate and scale the high-touch sales cycle of selling JPMorgan funds to Advisors

Matt Lesle
Managing Director & Global Head of Digital Product | JPMorgan

“ I worked with Vanessa for several years, and she is an exceptional creative leader. She has a strong understanding of the business and ensures that design decisions drive real impact. She pushed my teams to aim higher and kept them focused on delivering exceptional work. Always professional and great to work with, she consistently brought out the best in those around her. Any team would be lucky to have her. "

Key business outcomes

15% YOY increase in user registrations to use Advisor tools suite

4 x increase in use
of promoted funds after redesign of feature

$7.2bn JPMorgan
fund sales directly influenced by Advisor tools

Highlights

📈 End-to-end strategy and design of a portfolio management workspace for Advisors

Design of AI assistant to streamline the research workflow

Strategic re-design of fund comparison tool led to a 400% increase in use of featured funds

Design and launch of 0-1 portfolio management product for investment screening

Designing a flexible and scalable new design system for a suite of 9 portfolio analysis and investment tools and apps

Growth sprints to learn, test & iterate on product adoption & acquisition

Client feedback

“ Working with Ness was amazing. Her expertise as our Design Director for years brought strategic vision to every project, ensuring that the deliverables aligned perfectly with overarching business goals. Her ability to blend creativity with strategic insight resulted in exceptional outcomes that exceeded our expectations. I would highly recommend her to anyone seeking a talented, forward-thinking design leader. ”

Edith Chu,
Product Manager at JPMorgan