Lead UX Designer

Havas CX Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Toronto is seeking a UX Lead to oversee UX design and strategy projects. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in UX design, a strong portfolio, and proficiency in design tools. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver innovative solutions, conduct user research, and contribute to new business initiatives. Join a dynamic environment where creativity meets technology!

Qualifications

• 8+ years of UX design experience in Agency or consulting.
• Portfolio of work including marketing and complex interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of UX design and strategy projects.
• Plan and execute user research and design sessions.
• Create holistic experience design strategies.

Skills

Curiosity

Flexibility

Hands-on

Entrepreneurial

Communication

Organizational Abilities

Education

University degree or certification in UX design

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Invision

Axure

Adobe Suite

Job description

Do you like to tackle complex problems and produce creative solutions? Come and join a lively bunch of creatives and techies at Havas CX!

Who you are :

• Curious : Interested in learning and understand different industries and verticals as you work with different clients
• Flexible : Comfortable customizing your approach and deliverables to suit our clients’ unique needs
• Hands on : Working side by side with your project team, and taking the lead on delivering complex projects
• Invested : Suggesting and spearheading internal projects to improve our UX practice
• Entrepreneurial : Always on the look out for better ways to delivery for our clients, and keen on contributing to new business efforts across the agency

Responsibilities :

As a UX Lead you will oversee the delivery of UX design and strategy projects, contributing to planning the overall approach to the work, conceptualizing UX strategies and solutions, and working with a multi-disciplinary team to bring your ideas to fruition. You will work across multiple different project types, including user research, experience strategy, north star visions and prototypes, and end-to-end product design delivery.

UX Lead responsibilities include :

• Partnering with project managers and other discipline leads to plan project delivery approach and set up Design Ops for your projects
• Planning and executing quantitative and qualitative user research
• Planning and facilitating workshops and design sessions
• Creating a holistic experience design strategies across journey phases, user segments, and channels
• Conceptualizing design solutions based on strategic recommendations
• Designing information architecture, task flows, wireframes, and other UX documentation for internal and external development teams

Qualifications : Experience :

• 8+ years of UX design experience in Agency or consulting
• University degree or certification in information architecture, HCI, human factors / ergonomics, user experience design, interaction design, or related field
• Portfolio of work including both marketing / content related projects and complex, interaction-rich interfaces, and experience strategy documentation (e.g. personas, user journeys, etc.)
• Proficient experience in using Figma, Sketch, Invision, Axure, Adobe suite , or related
• Experience creating new products, apps, or sites from the ground up
• User research and usability testing experience
• Comfort with interpreting qualitative and quantitative data sources
• Superior communication and presentation skills (verbal and written)
• Excellent organizational abilities and attention to detail
• Experience coordinating work and mentoring other UX designers within project teams
• Experience estimating project work effort and contributing to new business initiatives (e.g. RFP responses, proposal decks, etc.)
• Direct experience working with a multi-disciplinary team

You should have familiarity with the following :

• Responsive and adaptive design concepts and practice
• Accessibility and inclusive design standards