UI/UX Intern

Location: Madison Wisconsin

Making a Difference

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB), founded in 1951, is a premier global investment organization responsible for managing the more than $178 billion of assets of the fully funded Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), the State Investment Fund and other state funds. Through SWIB’s effective and innovative investment management, WRS remains one of the only fully funded US public pensions. The WRS consistently ranks among the 10 largest public pension funds in the U.S. SWIB is recognized by the investment industry for our teamwork and innovation. SWIB pursues sophisticated global investment strategies across the asset and risk allocation spectrum. Providers across the investment ecosystem seek to partner with SWIB.

Serving more than 703,000 beneficiaries of the WRS, SWIB is a mission-driven organization focused on providing a strong financial future to those who committed their careers to public service. For public employees and the 1,607 Wisconsin employers who contribute on their behalf, we are a trusted partner. Our team innovates continuously to meet the challenges of an evolving investment landscape while growing and protecting the assets of the WRS.

SWIB provides a strong, steady economic pillar for the state of Wisconsin by growing the trust funds under its management, managing risk, and optimizing costs of the long term. We are a mission-driven organization and the participants we serve are our mission. By bringing a disciplined, prudent, and innovative approach to market opportunities, SWIB has been successful in generating required returns and maintaining the trust of the beneficiaries and stakeholders of the funds we oversee.

Home To Top Talent

Our high-performing staff is key to what makes us a premier investment manager. SWIB is committed to investing in talented professionals to implement our robust, sophisticated investment strategies and to keep the organization at the forefront of the investment industry. We encourage innovation and offer professional development opportunities to help staff sharpen and expand their skills. Approximately 61 percent of SWIB’s investment professionals are Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholders.

Job Description

We are seeking a fall intern who can work onsite in Madison, Wisconsin, for 15–20 hours per week. This internship is expected to last approximately 12 weeks, with the potential to continue beyond the initial term.

About the opportunity

Join our Software Engineering team at SWIB as a UI/UX Intern and help create internal web applications that support investment research and operational workflows. Our products help colleagues work with complex information, make informed decisions, and complete important business processes.

You will contribute to the design of clear, intuitive, and visually thoughtful experiences for data-rich applications. You will also help us explore a practical design-to-code workflow: using Figma, design systems, and AI-assisted development tools to create a more consistent path from product design to maintainable software.

This is an opportunity to work closely with engineers and business partners on real products while developing your product-design practice in a collaborative, technically engaged environment.

Essential activities

Design user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes for internal web applications.

Turn complex workflows and dense information into clear, effective user experiences.

Participate in user research, incorporate feedback, and iterate on designs with business partners and engineers.

Help evolve reusable Figma components and evaluate how Figma, design systems, and AI-assisted tools can improve the path from design to software.

What we are looking for

Current student in product design, UX design, interaction design, human-computer interaction, visual communication, or a related field.

Familiarity with Figma or a comparable tool for wireframing, mockups, and prototyping.

Understanding of user-centered design practices, including research, workflow mapping, prototyping, and iterative refinement.

Ability to create designs that are intuitive, functional, accessible, and appropriately polished for the work users need to do.

Interest in designing for complex, data-rich workflows; experience with dashboards, analytical tools, or enterprise applications is a plus.

Curiosity about design systems and how design choices translate into working software; exposure to tools such as Material UI, Vue, React, or AI-assisted development is a plus.