Remote Senior Staff UX/UI Designer

Far Coder

Canada

Hybrid

CAD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Robots & Pencils is seeking a Staff UX/UI Designer to define design strategy and lead quality across major client engagements. This remote role requires owning end-to-end design for complex, multi-platform products and mentoring designers.

You will champion AI-powered workflows, drive research, and partner with leadership to shape product direction while collaborating with engineers and strategists. 6+ years of product-focused UX/UI design experience is required.

Qualifications

6+ years of professional UX/UI design experience with a strong product background.
Expert Figma proficiency with design system architecture experience.
Deep experience leading design systems at scale, including architecture, governance, and cross-team adoption.
Deep UX research experience including research strategy, methodology selection, and translating insights into product direction.
Experience defining design strategy for complex products or engagements.
Experience presenting and influencing at the leadership and client level.
Track record of mentoring designers and lifting team craft.
Strong experience with AI-assisted design tools and leading their adoption within a team (e.g., Figma AI, Claude).
Experience facilitating workshops, design sprints, and collaborative sessions with clients and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

Define design strategy and direction for major engagements, leading end-to-end design across complex, multi-platform products.
Own design system architecture and governance, ensuring consistency, scalability, and flexibility across products and teams.
Lead UX research strategy — selecting methodologies, embedding research into the delivery process, and ensuring insights influence product direction.
Champion AI-powered design workflows and lead their adoption on engagements, driving efficiency and creative quality (e.g., Figma AI, Claude).
Drive design operations and process improvements that improve how the Experience team delivers and collaborates.
Lead internal initiatives including marketing, business development, and the evolution of the design practice.
Collaborate & communicate: Partner with leadership and clients on design direction, serving as a senior design voice at the engagement level; collaborate closely with engineers, strategists, and delivery leads to align design decisions with technical and business realities; lead workshops, design sprints, and collaborative sessions with clients and cross-functional teams.
Leadership & influence: Mentor junior and mid-level designers, helping them grow their craft, confidence, and professional practice; establish design quality standards and critique culture that lift the team’s collective craft.
Make design decisions with thoughtful consideration of tradeoffs across usability, business goals, and technical constraints.