Junior UX Designer

Akkodis; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking an experienced UX/UI designer for an onsite Toronto role. You will lead GUI design for web and mobile apps, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive user research from concept to test. You’ll apply Ontario Design System guidelines and WCAG accessibility standards to deliver inclusive, high-quality interfaces.

The position requires hands-on design, rapid prototyping, and workshops to align product vision with business goals, across desktop and mobile platforms.

Qualifications

• Must lead UX projects and design workshops with stakeholders
• Experience designing for web and mobile applications
• Ability to conduct user research from recruitment to synthesis
• Proficient with design and prototyping tools and WCAG accessibility standards
• Experience with Ontario Design System and digital service standards

Responsibilities

• Lead UX projects and design workshops with stakeholders
• Research, sketch, prototype and test experiences for digital products
• Coordinate with developers and QA to ensure feasible designs
• Iterate designs based on user feedback and testing across devices

Skills

GUI design

UX design

UI design

User research

Prototyping

Figma Canvas

Accessibility testing

Ontario Design System

Digital service standard

Stakeholder alignment

Tools

Figma

Canvas

Job description

Client Location: Toronto, ON (Onsite Opportunity): 7.25 hours/day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday

Engagement Model: Professional Services Engagement – B2B (Incorporated Entities Only)

Note on Assignment Type

This position is provisionally Onsite, requiring 7.25 hours per calendar day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding breaks). Conditions may change based on organizational requirements and at the discretion of the Hiring Manager.

Must Have:

• Relevant experience creating GUI designs based on user interaction and performance
• Experience as a UX designer, interactive designer, UI designer, or similar role, designing for web and mobile applications
• ability to define and lead UX projects and design workshops and alignment sessions with stakeholder, business users
• Knowledge of accessability testing
• Ability to work with Ontario Design system
• Knowledge of digital service standard.
• Experience with Figma, Canvas and similar tools
• Experience facilitating the client’s product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products and optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

General Skills (55%):

• Relevant experience creating GUI designs based on user interaction and performance
• Experience as a UX designer, interactive designer, UI designer, or similar role, designing for web and mobile applications
• ability to define and lead UX projects and design workshops and alignment sessions with stakeholder, business users
• Managing end-to-end user research from recruiting to synthesis.
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools
• Thorough understanding of the limitations and appropriate use of web development technologies
• Experience in designing online programs with emphasis in the emotional aspects of human experience
• Experience conceiving and conducting user research, interviews and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, user flows, user journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences
• Experience designing the overall functionality of the product, and in order to ensure a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing
• Experience designing and delivering wireframes, user stories, user flows, user journeys, mockups and prototypes optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces
• Experience facilitating the client’s product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products and optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces
• Experience identifying design problems and devising elegant solutions
• Experience making strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features
• Experience gathering user feedback to configure existing interfaces
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, managing competing priorities and client relationship management experience
• Experience with Figma, Canvas and similar tools

Communications Skills (30%)

• Demonstrated ability to prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive documentation, including reports, reviews, and assessments.
• Skilled in conveying design concepts and development processes in a clear, understandable manner to diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, QA specialists, and business stakeholders, to achieve common project goals.
• Demonstrated experience within a collaborative team working at different levels.
• Knowledge of accessability testing
• Ability to work with Ontario Design system
• Knowledge of digital service standard.
• Experience with complex design challenges, especially in dealing with legacy systems and nuanced stakeholder/approval relationships
• Proficient in designing with accessibility in mind, and meeting WCAG 2.1 AA requirements
• Prior Public Service/OPS experience: (5%)

Accessibility:

At Akkodis, part of The Adecco Group, our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matter. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.