Lead UI/UX Designer

Targeted Talent; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design firm in Canada is seeking a Design Leader to take charge of the design strategy across multiple teams. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years in design leadership, experience in mentoring, and a strong portfolio. This role offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including relocation support and performance bonuses.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Individual performance bonus

Health and dental benefits

3 weeks vacation

Relocation Package

RSP matching

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in a senior design/UX leadership position.
• Must have a portfolio showcasing design work.
• Experience mentoring and coaching designers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design strategy for multiple teams/departments.
• Work with stakeholders to identify opportunities for product improvement.
• Ensure pipeline of initiatives for future innovation.

Skills

Design leadership

Mentoring and coaching designers

Agile methodology

User-led decision making

Job description

You Will

• Lead the design strategy for multiple teams/departments
• Work with key stakeholders to identify and analyze opportunities to improve our products
• Ensure a healthy pipeline of mid-longer team initiatives that will help drive future innovation
• Working effectively in an agile environment to deliver product increments and ensure that requirements are met. Measures and monitors design quality after releases.
• Participate in the design leadership community to help drive best practices across the design community
• Participates in the recruitment within the design discipline.
• Coaching and Mentoring designers.

You Have

• Minimum 5+ years in a senior or design/UX leadership position
• Experience mentoring and coaching designers in design practices
• Experience with line management of 1-2 designers
• Experience delivering a design vision or strategy which has shaped the roadmap of multiple teams
• Experience creating high quality UX&D work across large scale projects
• Understanding of the business value we are solving for our users
• Experience making user-led decisions, and is comfortable working with user insights e.g. from user research of quantitative insights, data, ethnography.
• Experience setting clear goals, deadlines and key milestones for design discovery, and tracking progress against these successfully.

Required

• Must have a portfolio

Perks

• Competitive Salary
• Individual performance bonus
• Health and dental benefits
• 3 weeks vacation
• Relocation Package
• RSP matching

If this opportunity sounds like something that fits your career path, please apply to this posting; we'd love to talk to you!