UX Designer IV

ICONMA; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Toronto is seeking a UX Designer IV to work in a hybrid environment. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of UX design experience, proficiency in Figma, and strong collaboration skills. You will be responsible for creating user-centered designs, facilitating Design Thinking sessions, and advocating for the customer throughout the project lifecycle. This role offers excellent growth opportunities and health benefits.

Benefits

Health Benefits

Referral Program

Excellent growth and advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a UX designer.
• Experience with wireframes and prototypes.
• Understanding of web and mobile technologies.

Responsibilities

• Participate in planning and facilitating Design Thinking sessions.
• Transform complex problems into elegant experiences.
• Collaborate closely with development teams.

Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Strong prototyping skills

Ability to communicate effectively

Animation Skills – Page transition

Education

Degree in design or a design-related discipline

Tools

Figma

Axure

Adobe’s Creative Suite

Job description

Our Client, a Banking company, is looking for a UX Designer IV for their Toronto, ON/Hybrid location.

Responsibilities

• Stakeholders
• On Figma and designing
• Connect with the manager and doing reviews
• Participate in planning and facilitating Design Thinking sessions with stakeholders
• Close collaboration with business and other experience design strategy teams to ensure that design intent is achieved
• Advocate for the customer throughout the project lifecycle
• Obsess over details and insist on iterating until got it right.
• Transform complex problems into elegant experiences
• Ideation, concept development and experience innovation
• Creation of sketches, wireframes, specifications, prototypes, scenarios and storyboards
• Close collaboration with development teams to ensure that design intent is achieved
• Advocate for the user throughout the project lifecycle
• Stay abreast of current design methodologies, practices and trends
• Participation in observational studies, usability testing and other customer research
• Effective communication of conceptual ideas, detailed designs, and design approaches/rationales

Requirements

• Wireframes and prototypes – 5 duration
• Figma - 3 years
• UX designer –7 years
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• A degree in design or a design‑related discipline (industrial design, user‑centered design, design strategy, design management, human factors, human‑computer interaction, etc.). 5+years of experience as a UX designer – OCAD
• Years of overall experience: 5-7 plus years
• Public site experience – banking, sketches, wireframes, specifications, prototypes
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge of non‑registered and registered savings products such as RESPs, RRSPs, TFSAs and FHSAs
• A degree in design or a design‑related discipline (industrial design, user‑centred design, design strategy, design management, human factors, human‑computer interaction, etc.)
• 5+years of experience as a UX designer
• Ability to work with and simplify complicated Flows
• Ability to translate conceptual ideas into compelling customer experiences
• Contributes to shaping the strategic experience design approach for projects and initiatives
• Strong prototyping skills demonstrated through various techniques: sketch, paper, wireframe, video, or interactive prototypes
• Expert with design tools such as Figma, Axure and Adobe’s Creative Suite
• Understanding of web and mobile technologies
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Organization, logic, and analytical skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to ask good questions and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to communicate ideas to a diverse audience and constructively integrate feedback
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate well in a team environment
• Animation Skills – Page transition
• Financial Industry experience
• Experience in the investing and/or insurance industries

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities

As an equal opportunity employer, ICONMA provides an employment environment that supports and encourages the abilities of all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or express, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability status, political affiliation, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.