Senior User Experience Designer

Description

* UX Designer **

# of positions: 3

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 6 months

Extension possible: Yes

Conversion Possible: Yes

Schedule: M-F core business hours

Interview Process: 2 rounds Virtual

Work Location (Remote, Hybrid ): Downtown Toronto ( 2 days a week in office )

CANDIDATE PROFILE DETAILS:

Degree/Certifications Required: • A degree in design or a design-related discipline (industrial design, user-centered design, visual design, design strategy, design management, human factors, psychology, human-computer interaction, etc.)

Years of experience: 5-7 yrs

Reason for request/why opened: New projects

% Interaction with Stakeholders: 20%

Project Scope: N/A

Team Size: 5 – 7 ppl

Ideal candidate background:

Financial Industry or large corp ideally ( tech ) with strong Web presence

Exp in design houses

As a UX Designer, you’re a strong advocate for the customer. You’re formally trained in design and passionate about customer-centric innovation.

You take pride in your work. You obsess over details and insist on iterating until you’ve gotten it right.

You see feedback as a good thing. You’re a great story teller who is at ease presenting and discussing your work with clients and stakeholders.

You challenge old ways of thinking and put the customer at the center of everything you do. User-Centred Design methodologies are second nature to you.

If this sounds like you and you’re interested in joining a team of top design talent creating industry-leading experiences across all customer touchpoints then we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Transform complex problems into elegant experiences

• Ideation, concept development and experience innovation

• Creation of sketches, wireframes, specifications, prototypes, scenarios and storyboards

• Close collaboration with development teams to ensure that design intent is achieved

• Advocate for the user throughout the project lifecycle

• Stay abreast of current design methodologies, practices and trends

• Participation in observational studies, usability testing and other customer research

• Effective communication of conceptual ideas, detailed designs, and design approaches/rationales

Job Requirements

• Ability to translate conceptual ideas into compelling customer experiences

• Contributes to shaping the strategic experience design approach for projects and initiatives

• Prototyping skills demonstrated through various techniques: sketch, paper, wireframe, video, or interactive prototypes

• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Axure and Adobe’s Creative Suite

• Understanding of web and mobile technologies

• Meticulous attention to detail

• Organization, logic, and analytical skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to ask good questions and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

• Ability to communicate ideas to a diverse audience and constructively integrate feedback

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate well in a team environment

Must Have :

• Prototyping skills demonstrated through various techniques: sketch, paper, wireframe, video, or interactive prototypes

• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Axure and Adobe’s Creative Suite

• Understanding of web and mobile technologies