Product Designer

SML Inox; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in financial services is seeking a Product Designer for their Group Benefits team in Canada. The role emphasizes collaboration and innovation, focusing on creating user-centric digital experiences. Ideal candidates will have a strong foundation in design principles and proficiency in tools like Figma. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with a dynamic team, contributing to impactful projects that enhance the lives of Canadians.

Qualifications

• Recently graduated from a relevant design program.
• Experience designing and testing adaptive mobile and web experiences.

Responsibilities

• Create prototypes for business stakeholders showcasing products.
• Work with partners to gather requirements for rapid prototypes.
• Write, edit, and test copy for web and mobile experiences.

Skills

Collaboration

User-focused

Adaptability

Proactivity

Education

Relevant design program

Tools

Figma

Job description

Manulife is a leading international financial services provider driven by the mission to make decisions easier and lives better. We are working hard to not only change ourselves, but to reshape our industry.

We’re starting this work by transforming ourselves into a digital, customer-centric leader - evolving our customer interactions into innovative, immersive, and highly functional digital experiences delivering high value.

Our Member Experience Team in Group Benefits is looking for a Product Designer to support our Group Benefits business in Canada. As a Designer you'll get to be part of both the Group Benefits and Human Centered Design (HCD) Canada Team, where you'll work closely with a small, tight-knit group of Product Managers, Researchers, Strategists, Product Designers, Content Designers. We're big on collaboration, open communication and getting things done right. We're looking to build and grow alongside talented, ambitious people who are driven to create a positive impact on the lives of Canadians.

What you will do :

• Create prototypes used by business stakeholders to showcase our products and experiences within and outside of Manulife.
• Work with business partners to gather requirements needed to stitch together rapid interactive prototypes (web + mobile) helping to communicate compelling narratives for internal stakeholders as well as clients.
• Write, edit and test copy for our web and mobile experiences.
• Present work to different levels of leadership and iterate to feedback quickly.
• Support the HCD team in other initiatives within Group Benefits on an as needed basis (e.g. contributing to our Design System).

You’ll need to have :

Please note that you do not need to qualify for all requirements below to be considered. We encourage you to apply if you can meet most and are comfortable opening a dialog to be considered.

• Have recently graduated from a relevant design program.
• High level of proficiency in Figma including creating interactive prototypes.
• Experience designing and testing adaptive mobile and web experiences.
• Experience writing and testing copy for web and / or mobile experiences.
• Experience working with other designers and product managers.
• Comfortable working directly with stakeholders and presenting work.
• Comfortable turning around deliverables in tight deadlines.

Who you are :

If you are someone who learns by doing, are excited by being surrounded by a talented team, are collaborative by nature, have created wireframes, low and hi-fi mock-ups, and are comfortable creating prototypes in Figma for mobile and web experiences we want to hear from you.

You are also…

• Curious; staying up to date with design best practices and emerging trends.
• Proactive; comfortable asking for help, clarification, guidance, and support well before it becomes an issue in meeting delivery timelines.
• Adaptive to change; you’re nimble and can shift focus when necessary.
• Collaborative; you come to work with empathy and curiosity. You treat everyone as equals.
• Open to feedback; you accept that receiving tough feedback is part of the design process and see it as an opportunity to learn and improve.
• User-focused and analytical; you understand and appreciate the process of identifying users’ needs and can balance the pros and cons of different designs.
• Have a growth mindset; you take initiative to seek coaching, training and to strengthen interpersonal skills.