RQ09813 - UX Designer

Diverse Lynx; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design consultancy in Toronto seeks a Sr. User Experience Designer with 3+ years of experience. The ideal candidate will utilize UX best practices for mobile-first and responsive designs, facilitate user research, and work collaboratively in Agile teams. Expertise in UX software like Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma is essential. The role promotes a diverse workforce and inclusivity, making it an essential role in project delivery.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience in UX design.
• Experience in facilitating User Research and Usability testing.
• Ability to communicate design processes clearly.

Responsibilities

• Use UX design best practices to create mobile-first and responsive designs.
• Collaborate with business teams to ensure project success.
• Deliver products using Agile (SCRUM) methodologies.

Skills

User Experience Design

Relationship Management

Technical Skills

Soft skills

Education

Degree or diploma in graphic design

Degree or certification in usability, human-computer interaction

Tools

JustInMind

InVision

Sketch

Adobe Creative Cloud

Axure

Figma

Zeplin

Job description

Sr. User Experience Designer

Evaluation Criteria

• User Experience Design 40%
• • Extensive experience in using UX design best practices to design solutions, and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design.
  • Ability to iterate your designs and solutions efficiently and intelligently.
  • 3+ years of relevant experience in participating in complex projects (products) of different sizes, ensuring alignment to plans, best practices and incorporating user-centred design processes and agile (scrum) methodologies.
  • Degree or diploma in graphic design; degree or certification in usability, human-computer interaction, and technical writing a plus
  • Experience in facilitate User Research and Usability testing. Accessibility compliance testing is a plus.
  • Experience in facilitate User Research and Usability testing activities to produce such outputs as:
  • • User Interview Topic Maps
    • User Interview Scripts
    • User Interview Synthesis (collection, aggregation and analysis) of written observations recorded during each interview
    • User Research Findings Report
• Relationship Management - 20%
• • Demonstrated experience in communication and mediation skills with business teams and core team members to ensure Client projects (products) are progressing according to schedule
  • Experience with strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects – Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live or similar delivery methodologies
  • Ability to deliver on a (project) product with a balanced team (product owner, user experience designers, developers) by participating in Agile (SCRUM) delivery methodologies
• Technical Skills - 30%
• • Expertise in UX software such as JustInMind, InVision, Sketch, Adobe Creative Cloud, Axure, Figma, and Zeplin.
  • HTML5, CSS3, and JS skills (React, Angular, NodeJS), are a plus.
• Soft skills - 10%
• • Ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions to teams and clients.
  • Be excited about collaborating and communicating closely with teams and other stakeholders via a distributed model to regularly deliver design solutions for approval.
  • Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • Ability to clearly write user-friendly content for related designs
  • Must have: Portfolio

3+ years of relevant experience in participating in complex projects (products) of different sizes, ensuring alignment to plans, best practices and incorporating user-centred design processes and agile (scrum) methodologies.

Expertise in UX software such as JustInMind, InVision, Sketch, Adobe Creative Cloud, Axure, Figma, and Zeplin. HTML5, CSS3, and JS skills (React, Angular, NodeJS), are a plus.

Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.