How to Get Hired at JP Morgan Chase with Mark Reilly

Mark Reilly is an Executive Director of UX at JP Morgan Chase. In this interview you’ll learn about Chase’s expansive design team, the qualities that Mark looks for when hiring designers, open roles, and other amazing opportunities for career growth within the organization. 

Here’s a look at our discussion:

• 1:00  : Mark’s role and his team at Chase
• 8:00 : Open roles at Chase and the Design Development Program
• 17:00 : How to learn more about open design roles at Chase
• 21:00 : Skills and experiences that make candidates stand out during the hiring process 
• 31:00 : Interview process at Chase
• 33:00 : Chase’s structure for career advancement & promotion on the design team
• 42:00 : Closing thoughts & why Chase is a great company to work for as a designer

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Mark’s LinkedIn Profile
• Peter Merholz's Book: Org Design for Design Orgs: Building and Managing In-House Teams 
• Tom Greever's Book: Articulating Design Decisions 
• Design Hires Podcast: Peter Merholz
• Design Hires Podcast: Tom Greever
• Finding Our Way Podcast: 32 Kaaren Hanson - The Intentional Design Executive
• Finding Our Way Podcast: 24 Jorge Arango - Delving into digital design—craft, teaching, lessons from architecture, standards and certification
• Chase Careers Site: Roles Filtered by Design
• Design Development Program

Open Roles on Mark's Team

• Senior Product Designer - Chase Wealth Management — NYC
• Lead Product Designer - Chase Wealth Management — NYC

Open Roles on Sister Teams in Wealth Management

• Product Design Lead – Design Systems — NYC or NJ
• Senior Product Designer — NYC or NJ
• Sr. User Experience Designer — NYC, Tempe AZ or Plano, TX
• User Experience Design Lead — Plano, TX