RQ11538 - UX Designer - Senior

Must Have: - Relevant experience creating GUI designs based on user interaction and performance - Experience as a UX designer, interactive designer, UI designer, or similar role, designing for web and mobile applications - ability to define and lead UX projects and design workshops and alignment sessions with stakeholder, business users - Experience with Figma, Canva and similar tools - Demonstrated effectiveness in working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, QA specialists, and business stakeholders, to achieve common project goals. Nice to have: Prior OPS/Public sector exp Exp with Ontario Service Design Exp with UI/UX would be ideal (wireframing, Surveys, Questionaires, consultation, research) Experience and Skill Set Requirements General Skills (55%): - Relevant experience creating GUI designs based on user interaction and performance - Experience as a UX designer, interactive designer, UI designer, or similar role, designing for web and mobile applications - ability to define and lead UX projects and design workshops and alignment sessions with stakeholder, business users - Managing end-to-end user research from recruiting to synthesis. - Proficiency with design and prototyping tools - Thorough understanding of the limitations and appropriate use of web development technologies - Experience in designing online programs with emphasis in the emotional aspects of human experience - Experience conceiving and conducting user research, interviews and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, user flows, user journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences - Experience designing the overall functionality of the product, and in order to ensure a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing - Experience designing and delivering wireframes, user stories, user flows, user journeys, mockups and prototypes optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces - Experience facilitating the client's product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products and optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces - Experience identifying design problems and devising elegant solutions - Experience making strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features - Experience gathering user feedback to configure existing interfaces - A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, managing competing priorities and client relationship management experience - Experience with Figma, Canva and similar tools Communications Skills (30%) - Demonstrated ability to prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive documentation, including reports, reviews, and assessments. - Skilled in conveying design concepts and development processes in a clear, understandable manner to diverse stakeholders. - Demonstrated effectiveness in working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, QA specialists, and business stakeholders, to achieve common project goals. - Demonstrated experience within a collaborative team working at different levels. Desirable Skills: (10%) - Knowledge of accessability testing - Ability to work with Ontario Design system - Knowledge of digital service standard. - Experience with complex design challenges, especially in dealing with legacy systems and nuanced stakeholder/approval relationships - Proficient in designing with accessibility in mind, and meeting WCAG 2.1 AA requirements Prior Public Service/OPS experience: (5%) Originally posted on Himalayas