UX Designer

Synechron Canada ULC_CANADA Company; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid policy

RRSP match 4%

Udemy for Business

Coaching opportunities

Global work culture

Job summary

Synechron is seeking an experienced UX Designer to create intuitive, accessible digital experiences for internal and external users in Toronto. You will work with product, business, and technology teams to understand user needs and translate them into high-quality design solutions.

The role requires a strong portfolio, hands-on design tooling, and ability to collaborate in an Agile environment. The base salary in Toronto ranges CAD 110k–120k per year plus benefits, with a flexible hybrid policy

Qualifications

• Professional experience in UX, product design, interaction design, or related discipline.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered digital product design.
• Experience with Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar.
• Knowledge of interaction design, usability, information architecture, and accessibility.
• Experience working in Agile product-development environments.
• Strong visual, analytical, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Preferred: enterprise, financial-services, or data-intensive apps.
• Familiarity with responsive design and design systems.
• Experience conducting quantitative or qualitative user research.
• Knowledge of WCAG accessibility guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Conduct user research, interviews, journey mapping, and usability analysis.
• Define user personas, workflows, information architecture, and experience strategies.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, mockups, and high-fidelity designs.
• Facilitate design workshops and present recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with product managers, business analysts, developers, and researchers.
• Conduct usability testing and incorporate feedback into design iterations.
• Ensure experiences are consistent with design systems and accessibility standards.
• Support developers during implementation and validate the final product.
• Maintain design documentation and communicate design decisions.
• Advocate for user-centered design across project teams.

Skills

UX design

Portfolio

Agile

Research

Accessibility

Communication

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

Design systems

Job description

About Synechron

We are At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams.

Role Overview

We are seeking an UX Designer to create intuitive, accessible, and effective digital experiences for internal and external users. The successful candidate will work with product, business, and technology teams to understand user needs and translate them into high-quality design solutions.

Additional Information

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Toronto, ON is CAD $110k – CAD $120k/year & benefits (see below).

Role Responsibilities

• Conduct user research, interviews, journey mapping, and usability analysis.
• Define user personas, workflows, information architecture, and experience strategies.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, mockups, and high-fidelity designs.
• Facilitate design workshops and present recommendations to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with product managers, business analysts, developers, and researchers.
• Conduct usability testing and incorporate feedback into design iterations.
• Ensure experiences are consistent with design systems and accessibility standards.
• Support developers during implementation and validate the final product.
• Maintain design documentation and communicate design decisions.
• Advocate for user-centered design across project teams.

Requirements

• Professional experience in UX, product design, interaction design, or a related discipline.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered digital product design.
• Experience with tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar.
• Knowledge of interaction design, usability, information architecture, and accessibility.
• Experience working in Agile product-development environments.
• Strong visual, analytical, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Preferred, but not required: Experience designing enterprise, financial-services, or data-intensive applications.
• Familiarity with responsive design and design systems.
• Experience conducting quantitative or qualitative user research.
• Knowledge of WCAG accessibility guidelines.

Benefits

• A multinational organization with 58 offices in 22 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 15 days (3 weeks) of paid annual leave plus an additional 10 days of personal leave(floating days and sick days).
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability.
• Flexible hybrid policy.
• RRSP with employer’s contribution up to 4%.
• A higher education certification policy.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving and global work culture.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more. All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.