User Experience Designer

Millenilink; Greater Toronto Area; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Greater Toronto Area is seeking a Senior UX Designer for a 10.5 month hybrid contract. The role involves enhancing digital experiences through user-centered design, leading user research, and collaborating with diverse teams. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in public sector environments and effective communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of UX design experience, ideally in public sector environments.
• Ability to bridge communication between users and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Create user flows, journey maps, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.
• Lead user research including interviews, surveys, and usability testing.
• Collaborate with developers and product owners for effective UI/UX decisions.

Skills

user-centered design

communication

accessibility

collaboration

Tools

Figma

Balsamiq

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Millenilink

Founder & CEO - Millenilink | Hiring top technical talent for organizations on their digital transformation journey

Millenilink is supporting a government client seeking a Senior UX Designer to support multiple product teams across a range of applications. This is a 10.5 month contract setup to be hybrid, with possible negotiations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in user-centered design, experience in public sector environments, and the ability to communicate effectively across diverse teams.

• Create user flows, journey maps, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to enhance digital experiences.
• Lead user research, including interviews, surveys, and usability testing.
• Translate user feedback and research findings into actionable design solutions.
• Collaborate with developers and product owners to ensure feasible and effective UI/UX decisions.
• Contribute to information architecture, blueprinting, and documentation to support development teams.
• Advocate for accessibility, usability, and design best practices across multiple internal product teams.
• 5+ years of UX design experience, ideally with some time in public sector environments
• Mastery of design tools such as Figma (required) and Balsamiq or similar tools.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge communication between users and technical teams.
• Experience with user stories, persona development, ideation sessions, and design thinking methodologies.
• Strong communication skills—can present ideas clearly, justify design decisions with logic, and handle constructive feedback well.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and comfortable working in non-standardized or evolving environments.

If you’re a thoughtful, senior designer who can ask the right questions, extract real user needs, and lead UX direction, we’d love to hear from you.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting and Government Administration