Senior UI Designer

Magnet Forensics; Canada; Remote; CAD 111,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

A software development firm seeks a skilled Senior UI Designer to lead design efforts for digital products. The role involves mentoring junior designers, conducting user research, and collaborating with teams to create user-friendly interfaces. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience in UI design and a relevant degree. Compensation ranges from CAD 111,300 to 190,800 based on experience.

Benefits

Generous Time Off Policies

Competitive Compensation

Volunteer Opportunities

Healthcare and Retirement Benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of UI design experience for web and desktop applications.
• Proven leadership in UI design roles.
• Strong grasp of visual design principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead UI and interaction design process, ensuring usability.
• Conduct user research and testing for design decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for functional designs.

Skills

UI design experience

User research

Prototyping

Visual communication

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in UI/Digital Design

Job description

Who We Are; What We Do; Where We’re Going

Magnet Forensics is a global leader in the development of digital investigative software that acquires, analyzes, and shares evidence from computers, smartphones, tablets, and IoT-related devices. We are continually innovating so our customers can deploy advanced and effective tools to protect their companies, communities, and countries.

Serving thousands of customers globally, our solutions are playing a crucial role in modernizing digital investigations, helping investigators fight crime, protect assets, and guard national security.

With employees based around the world, Magnet Forensics has been expanding our global presence. As a part of Magnet Forensics, you can expect to make a difference in the world, no matter what role you play. You’ll be supported through learning and development, not to mention an incredible team with unbelievable talent and integrity.

If you think you would be the right person to join our team working towards this goal, we would love to hear from you!

Why Join This Team?

We are looking for a skilled and passionate Senior UI Designer to become a part of our team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading user interface design, mentoring junior designers, and overseeing design strategy for our digital products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create user-friendly, visually appealing interfaces, translating user insights into design solutions and ensuring design consistency and adherence to standards.

Want to work on a team that makes a meaningful impact on society? Have a desire to collaborate with an awesome team? We look forward to seeing your application!

NOTE: Candidate must reside in Canada.

Responsibilities:

• Lead UI and Interaction Design Process: Design and refine user interfaces and interactions from concept through wire-framing, prototyping, and usability testing, ensuring usability and consistency with product requirements and user needs.
• User Research & Testing: Perform usability testing to inform design decisions and improve the user experience.
• Divergent thinking and ideation: Proactively generate and explore a wide range of UI and interaction design ideas, naturally considering multiple options during the design process.
• Critical reasoning: Challenge assumptions and rigorously evaluate multiple design solutions and justify choices with clear, logical reasoning using both qualitative and quantitative evidence.
• Experiment-focused designs: Rapidly prototype small experiments for hypothesis testing and iterative design cycles. Break down the ideal experience into minimal, testable slices for validation.
• Design Artifacts: Create various design artifacts, including wireframes storyboards, user flows, sitemaps, and prototypes.
• Design System: Contribute to the development and maintenance of our design system and style guides to ensure consistency across our platform and products.
• Collaborative: Work closely with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to translate user needs and business requirements into intuitive and functional designs.
• Team growth: Actively participate in team design critiques and feedback sessions, sharing knowledge and expertise to elevate the quality of UI solutions across the team.
• Advocacy: Champion the user’s needs and advocate for user-centered design practices within the company.
• Innovation: Stay abreast of industry trends, conduct competitive analysis, and explore new approaches to UX design and testing.
• Communication: Articulate the reasoning behind design choices to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Travel: 5-10% (e.g. Visiting customer sites, attending conferences, etc.).

Qualifications:

• Degree or Diploma in UI Design, Digital Design, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of UI design experience (including creating solutions for web and desktop applications).
• Data Driven: Proven experience in working with quantitative data, including defining key metrics to track and deriving actionable insights from the results.
• Design Leadership: Proven experience in UI design, including leadership or senior-level roles.
• Visual Communication: Demonstrated ability to clearly convey ideas, concepts, and design intent through visual means to ensure information is easily understood by users and stakeholders.
• Visual Design Principles: Strong grasp of foundational visual design principles—including figure-ground, grouping, hierarchy, and Gestalt laws—to create clear, intuitive, and visually engaging user interfaces.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with diverse teams and present design solutions.
• Problem-solving: Proven ability to identify UI challenges and craft visually compelling, user-centered interface solutions that enhance usability, accessibility, and consistency across digital products.
• Adaptability: Capable of quickly learning and adapting to new technologies.

Nice to Haves:

• Experience designing for accessibility and inclusivity, adhering to WCAG standards.
• Experience using AI-powered prototyping tools (e.g. vibe coding) to accelerate design workflows. Able to assess when and how to apply these tools effectively while maintaining the integrity of the UI design process.

Compensation & Benefits:

• The Compensation Range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. Please note that the actual compensation may vary depending on location and job-related factors such as qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills.
• MIN: $111,300 - MID: $159,000 - MAX: $190,800 CAD
• Magnet Forensics is proud to offer Benefits such as:
• Generous Time Off Policies
• Competitive Compensation
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Reward and Recognition Programs
• Employee Committees & Resource Groups
• Healthcare and Retirement Benefits

The Most Important Thing

We’re looking for candidates that can provide examples of how they have demonstrated Magnet CODE in their previous experiences:

CARE– We care about each other and our mission to make a difference in the world.

OWN– We are accountable for our results – while never forgetting to act with integrity, empathy, and respect.

DEDICATE– We put our heart and soul into meeting the needs of our customers and helping them serve the people they protect.

EVOLVE– We are constantly innovating and exploring new ways to work together to make an impact with our work.

Magnet Forensics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and work environment. Accommodation is available to all applicants upon request throughout the hiring process. Please contact [e-mail] should you require any accommodations.

All offers of employment at Magnet are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check. All background checks will be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws. Magnet will consider each position’s job duties, among other factors, in determining what constitutes satisfactory completion of the background check. Refusal to consent to a background check may be grounds for revoking an offer of employment.

US Applicants: Magnet Forensics participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.