Senior Product Designer (6 Month Contract)

Aviva; Oakville; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance and financial services company is seeking a Senior Product Designer for a 6-month contract in Oakville, Ontario. This role focuses on creating user-friendly designs for customer-facing websites. You'll collaborate with various teams, conduct user research, and advocate for users' needs throughout the design process. The ideal candidate has proven expertise in Product Design, a strong portfolio, and excellent communication skills. This is a unique opportunity for those passionate about user-centered products.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Product Design with a strong portfolio.
• Experience working with design systems.
• Ability to conduct user research using various methods.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to integrate feedback.
• Advocate for user perspective in development.
• Conduct user research including usability testing.

Skills

Product Design

User research

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Tools

AEM

Job description

Individually we are people, but together we are Aviva. Individually these are just words, but together they are our Values – Care, Commitment, Community, and Confidence.

Are you an experienced Product Designer looking to take the next step in your career? Come join a company with the products, resources and people to provide you with coaching and apprenticeship, and the opportunity to work on products used by hundreds of thousands of Canadians.

As a Senior Product Designer (6 Month Contract) is responsible for creating innovative and user-friendly experiences on our customer facing websites. This role involves understanding user needs, conducting research, and translating those insights into functional designs.

If you’re ready for the next-step, we’d like to meet you. Come join our team!

What you'll do:

• Collaborate with Senior Product Designers, Product Managers, Customer Experience and engineers to integrate feedback into the design and development process.
• Advocate for the user perspective throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in Product Design
• Provide feedback to collaborators at multiple levels of the organization.
• Conduct user research using a variety of methods, including interviews, surveys, usability testing, and ethnographic studies.
• To create wireframes, mock-ups and high-fidelity prototypes.
• Design and build B2C and B2B related pages in AEM

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience in Product Design, with a strong portfolio showcasing your work.
• Experience working with design systems
• Experience building pages in AEM
• Proficiency in both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Great analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Great communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• A passion for creating user-centered products.
• Knowledge of web accessibility and its importance.

Optional but beneficial experience:

• Front-end development experience in AEM
• Copywriting experience
• Bilingualism (English and French) is considered an asset

Please note that we may use AI tools to help us through the recruitment process. This is a new position which has been posted both internally & externally.

Aviva Canada has an accommodation process in place to provide accommodations for employees with disabilities. If upon commencement of employment you require a specific accommodation because of a disability, please contact your Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged. This process applies throughout your career with Aviva Canada.