UI/UX Designer

Typical Day in Role:
• Collaborate with business analysts, sponsors, project leads, and IT teams to understand and implement business requirements.
• Translate technical requirements into business requirements and actionable design specifications.
• Design user interface specifications using client research, design standards, and bank best practices, considering strategic objectives, user needs, and system constraints.
• Participate in design review sessions, gaining consensus and approvals on designs and documentation.
• Work with project managers to ensure usability deliverables align with timelines, budgets, and scope.
• Contribute to methodology/process improvements, documentation, workflows, ROI metrics, and design standards.
• Act as a UI/UX advocate, promoting user-centered design principles.
• Prototype and showcase end-to-end user experiences.
• Ensure compliance with industry and accessibility standards (WCAG).

Candidate Value Proposition:
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on new applications with innovative features that enhance branch efficiency and productivity for a top 5 Canadian bank.

Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
1) 2-4 years experience as a UI/UX designer
2) 2+ years’ experience using Figma
3) Demonstrated experience in prototyping
4) Experience with common design systems (e.g., Redix, Storybook, MaterialUI, or similar UI libraries).
5) Experience translating technical requirements and designs to business users

Nice-To-Have Skills:
1) Basic HTML / CSS skills
2) Experience with accessibility / WCAG
3) Experience with application design for banks/FIs

Soft Skills Required:
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to clearly articulate and explain the design flow to users
• Attention to detail

Education:
Bachelors in relevant field