Job title:
User Experience (UX) Designer IV
Company
Robertson & Company
Job description
Our client is a top financial institution with significant North American holdings. They have operations across most major verticals, including institutional & corporate, wealth management, private client, commercial banking, treasury, and retail banking.Introduction: Robertson is seeking a skilled User Experience (UX) Designer to join our client.Contract Period: 6 months with potential to extend or convert
Pay Rate: Starting from $50 per hour
Location: Toronto, ON
Location Type: Hybrid; 3 days onsite
Business Hours: Monday to Friday; 9 AM to 5 PMJob Responsibilities:
- Digital Design: Primarily designing B2B web experiences or native applications across desktop, tablet, and mobile
- User-Centered Design Process: Guide the organization through design exploration and lead the execution of experience strategies – ensuring alignment with user needs, business goals, and accessibility criteria in the design process
- User Research: Conduct user research to create detailed user personas, journey maps, and service blueprints that inform experience improvements and product roadmap prioritization
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with product managers and stakeholders in marketing, technology, distribution etc. to align on experience strategies
- Design Assets: Deliver high-quality design artifacts (ex. wireframes and flow diagrams) and coach others to the same level
- User Testing: Synthesize and communicate findings from user tests to inform and refine design solutions that are user-centric and aligned with business objectives
- Design System Development: Apply a common design system to maintain consistency in visual and interactive elements across platforms, while conducting regular audits to ensure adherence
- Experience Vision Execution: Drive critical initiatives that elevate the quality and impact of product design to align with company goals
- Continuous Learning: Update and share your knowledge of next-generation user experiences, emerging technologies, and innovative process practices
Experience & Qualification Requirements:
- Experience: Minimum of 8+ years of product design experience
- Business Acumen: Experience working in financial services
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in design tools such as, Figma, and Adobe Creative Suite. Strong understanding of user experience (UX) principles
- Familiarity with web standards (W3C and Section 508)
- Front-end development standard methodologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is a plus
- Portfolio: A strong portfolio highlighting a range of design projects that illustrates your process, your level of craft, and the results of successful digital products and services that you delivered
- Accessibility Expertise: Demonstrated experience with accessibility guidelines and standards, including WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) and AODA (Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act)
- Human-Centered Design: High proficiency in human-centered design principles, visual design theory, usability, and accessibility
- End-to-End Design Process: Deep understanding of the end-to-end digital product design process – including user research, user flows, content modeling, wireframing, prototyping, user validation, and high-fidelity visuals
- Design Systems and Tools: Experience with design systems and tools such as Figma, Mural, and UserTesting.com. Experience in Adobe Experience Manager or Adobe Platforms is an asset
- Technical Familiarity: Familiarity with technical constraints and limitations for designing across digital platforms such as desktop and mobile (Android and iOS)
- Agile Approaches: Must have familiarity with agile, iterative approaches focused on business and adoption outcomes to bring digital customer experiences to market quickly with the ability to release frequently and validate continuously
- Education: A bachelor’s degree in design, visual communications, HCI-human-computer interaction, or a related field (or equivalent industry training/experience)
****ALL CANDIDATES MUST COMPLETE A CRIMINAL AND CREDIT CHECK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS****How to Apply: If you are a motivated professional looking to contribute to a leading team, please submit your resume outlining your qualifications and experience relevant to this role. Robertson & the clients we represent, value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We invite all qualified individuals to apply.Robertson & the clients we represent are equal opportunity employers, committed to diversity and inclusion. Robertson is a certified diverse supplier and actively seeks to foster a representative and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, Aboriginal status, or any other legally protected factors. We champion building a diverse and inclusive environment.
Expected salary
$50 per hour
Location
Toronto, ON
Job date
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:11:02 GMT
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