Senior Product Designer

Nurun; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Flexible schedule

Professional development

Social benefits from day one

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Nurun seeks a Senior Product Designer to lead end-to-end UX/UI strategy for human-led AI solutions. You will shape experience architecture, scalable design systems, and high-fidelity UI while collaborating with engineering, product, and strategy teams.

Emphasis on usability, accessibility, and inclusive design drives cross-functional guidance and governance. You will bridge user research with wireframes, motion design, and prototyping, delivering delightful, outcome-driven digital experiences

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years leading UX/UI strategy and complex design projects.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating system thinking and scalable design.
• Ability to mentor and influence designers on craft and methodology.
• Define a compelling design vision aligned with business goals.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Champion user-centered design across product lifecycles.
• Foster innovation and a growth-oriented design culture.
• Translate complex goals into actionable design roadmaps and assets.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, research, and AI teams to deliver scalable outcomes.

Skills

UX/UI strategy

Design leadership

User-centered design

Design systems

Stakeholder management

Tools

Figma

Job description

We are Nurun, where creativity and technology intersect. We create digital experiences that help brands grow and transform organizations. We are hybrids who organize our work around multidisciplinary collaboration. Our vision: humans first, technology second. Always the same ingredients, but never the same recipe. We adapt to each situation to ensure the excellence of our products.

Nurun is part of Publicis Groupe Canada.

We are a large group of diverse professionals located across Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Windsor, British Columbia, and even Saskatchewan! Who are these professionals? We are organized into teams of Experience Designers, Developers, Client Partners, Project Managers, Strategists, and Business

Overview

As a Senior Product Designer with a hybrid focus on UX and UI, you will lead the end-to-end strategy, from experience architecture to visual design, for high-performing squads building human-led AI solutions. You'll champion user-centered design, balancing complex business goals with seamless, intuitive, and accessible experiences. By defining and evolving scalable design systems, component libraries, and UI frameworks, you'll ensure consistency and efficiency across products, while applying inclusive practices and usability standards throughout all development cycles.

Your role bridges user research and actionable wireframes with high-fidelity UI, advanced prototyping, and motion design. You'll collaborate closely with engineering, product, and strategy teams—facilitating cross-functional alignment and continuous innovation. Through strong client partnerships, you’ll align design initiatives with business objectives, driving tangible value and reinforcing trust. This position is ideal for a technically-minded designer passionate about systematic thinking, scalability, and delivering delightful, outcome-driven digital experiences.

Focus Areas:

• Lead Experience & System Architecture: Define information architecture and scalable design systems that showcase innovation, ensure logical navigation, and support consistent, accessible user experiences.
• Synthesize Insights & Validate Solutions: Translate user research and data into actionable insights, rapidly prototype concepts, and validate solutions to inform both client outcomes and future design assets.
• Technical Alignment & Feasibility: Align design, engineering, and product teams to ensure technical feasibility, sustainable implementation, and scalable impact of complex user flows and UI components.
• Design & Deliver High-Quality Interfaces: Craft end-to-end UI flows, high-fidelity screens, and interaction patterns using established systems, ensuring interfaces are intuitive, responsive, and support human-led AI interactions.
• Iterate & Govern for Excellence: Apply usability testing and performance metrics to iterate on designs, uphold rigorous standards for quality and accessibility, and guide cross-functional adoption and governance of design systems.

Responsibilities

• Champion User-Centered Design: Advocate for usability, accessibility, and inclusive design across product lifecycles, ensuring user needs and brand principles are reflected in both logic and visual systems.
• Foster Innovation & Design Culture: Encourage experimentation, bold ideas, and innovation within the team, maintaining a growth-oriented and transparent environment that supports exploration and system evolution.
• Translate & Deliver Requirements: Convert complex business goals and user needs into compelling design visions, actionable roadmaps, and high-fidelity UI screens, ensuring clarity, alignment, and system coherence.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner extensively with engineering, product, research, and AI teams to align on requirements, ensure smooth handoffs, validate solutions, and deliver impactful, scalable outcomes.

Key Qualifications

• Experience & Portfolio: Demonstrated experience (5-8+ years) leading UX/UI strategy and executing complex design projects, with a strong portfolio showcasing high-impact solutions and system thinking.
• Design Leadership: Proven ability to mentor, inspire, and influence designers on both craft and methodology, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture.
• UCD & System Expertise: Deep expertise in user-centered design, information architecture, interaction, and visual design, with mastery of design systems and modern tools (e.g., Figma).
• Strategic Vision & Communication: Able to define a compelling design vision that aligns with business goals, articulate decisions clearly, and translate objectives into actionable outcomes and roadmaps.
• Collaboration & Accessibility: Exceptional ability to partner with cross-functional teams, manage stakeholders, and uphold rigorous standards for usability, accessibility, and inclusive design.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AI Product Experience: 2+ years working with AI-powered products or complex SaaS platforms, understanding unique design and interaction challenges.
• Agile & Change Adaptability: Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams and adapting to evolving requirements or technical shifts in fast-paced environments.
• Advanced Tools Proficiency: Mastery of the latest design and prototyping tools, especially Figma, and familiarity with advanced prototyping or AI integration.
• Global & Multilingual Design: Experience designing for international, multilingual, or localized products, considering accessibility, text expansion, and cultural impact on UI.
• Stakeholder Management: Strong ability to align and communicate with diverse stakeholders, guiding teams through change and system governance.

Why Nurun?

• For our working philosophy and entrepreneurial spirit;
• For an approach to our projects based on understanding human needs;
• For the chance to work on large-scale digital projects for major clients around the world;
• For our competitive offer and wide range of social benefits from day one;
• For the option of a hybrid work arrangement, with three days per week in the office at locations in Toronto, Windsor, and Montreal;
• For a flexible schedule that truly allows work-life balance;
• For a personalized development plan supported by our continuing education platforms;
• For a rich collaboration with passionate and talented experts.

The salary range for this position is $90,000–$115,000 per year, based on experience, skills, and relevant certifications. We believe in pay transparency and are committed to offering competitive, market-aligned compensation.

We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications or analyzing resumes. These tools assist our recruitment team but never replace human decision-making. We believe in a human-first approach, where your experience and potential are recognized by people.

Nurun is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of our community. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply. If you require a specific accommodation please contact Human Resources at 416-925-7733 or by email at [e-mail].