UX Designer

Job Description

Job Description

Must haves :

• Hands-On experience using Figma to design web application features and assets.
• Provide UX / UI leadership and defining best practices and methodologies : user-centered design, design thinking, and design sprints.
• Proficient in UX design for web applications, preferably enterprise portals and websites, mobile, and responsive experiences (8 years+)
• Must have strong facilitation skills and experience leading client workshops remotely
• Work within a fast-paced and Agile environment
• Proven UI design skills and experience

Deliverables include, but are not limited to :

• Using Figma, design mockups and assets for a custom Web Application (Enterprise BI Platform).
• Supporting product management and delivery with mockups, and design solutions.
• Leading and facilitating product discovery and design sessions.
• Establish a Design System and framework

Responsibilities :

• Work with product management and lines of business to gather and analyze customer requirements and translate them into engaging and effective UI experiences
• Ideate and conceptualize innovative UI solutions to solve complex end-user challenges.
• Produce, personas and customer journey maps, wireframes and prototypes
• Lead design review sessions with internal stakeholders, reaching consensus and getting approvals on designs
• Work closely with front-end developers other product team members to successfully build, test and deploy cutting-edge user interfaces and UI components
• Establish product specific UI / UX vision and standards while adhering to branding and accessibility guidelines
• Lead customer experience and usability studies
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Desired Skills :

• A degree in design or a design-related discipline (user-centred design, visual design, human factors, human-computer interaction, etc.) or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience designing web enabled digital solutions
• Experience with UX design for Web Portals (5 years+)
• Expert knowledge of information architecture and interaction design, user-centered design process, and user experience principles and techniques
• Demonstrated knowledge of branding, layout, color theory, typography and photography
• Experience in Agile, Scrum, user stories, user flows, low and high-fidelity designs and prototyping.
• Experience with UI design.
• Proficiency with design tools such as Adobe XD, Figma, Axure 3 years
• Experience in usability testing and accessibility compliance (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA))
• Understanding of current and emerging technologies, design patterns, industry trends and standards, device and browser capabilities
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas and solutions to team members
• Comfortable working within tight timeframes and with working creatively within specific constraints.
• An impressive portfolio of recent work demonstrating UI / UX expertise in designing web and mobile applications

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

CRITERIA :

• Digital Portfolio of recent work : 25
• Leading and facilitating virtual UX / UI discovery and design sessions : 25
• Experience with Figma as a design tool : 20
• Experience with UX / UI design for web application portals (incl. admin) : 20
• Experience with creating design systems : 10

TOTAL : 100