Sr. UX/UI Designer 23861
Job Type: Contract
Positions to fill: 1
Start Date: Feb 07, 2022
Job End Date: Jul 11, 2022
Pay Rate: Hourly: Negotiable
Job ID: 114290
Location: Toronto
Location: Ontario Work From Home
Duration: 6 months, possibility of extension
Number of Positions: 1
Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
• Business group: Wealth Digital Transformation
• Project: Project Neo, modernization of the Bank's Wealth platform
Candidate Value Proposition
- The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with one of the best projects. Redesigning the Bank's Digital app and web experience for iTrade. Opportunity to work with the Bank's Digital Group, where the contractor would be working with a highly innovative team and open many opportunities to gain exposure.
- A positive and resilient personality. You must be able to embrace feedback and have a desire for continuous iteration and improvement.
- Comfortable working in a self-guided manner.
- Ability to plot and map a user journey from product discovery through enrollment, down multiple engagement routes and through to journey completion.
- Ability to work within a brand and style toolkit with a desire to push existing standards to the next level.
Typical Day in Role
• Improving the iTrade app, and improving the rating of the application
• Working on redesigning the Bank's Wealth Management experience for high wealth clients.
• Will be working with the Digital Group, as well as the Wealth Group
• Product designer role, with more responsibilities than just UI/UX design, but being thoughtful about product strategy. Will consider the bigger picture beyond functionalities.
• Reviewing requirements with the product owners, the business, and the technical partners. Based on these requirements, build out user flows and prototypes.
• Collaborate with digital accessibility specialists, design systems team, platform teams, mobile and web teams
• Delivering a deign that can be tested by real people, used and refined based on feedback, and then documented and sent off for further development
• Being a part for the Scotia Digital community and participate in the program’s member perks. Will be active in the group community beyond the immediate scope of their duties.
Must Have Skills:
• Strong working knowledge of human centered design principles
o 8+ years of experience designing responsive web and/or native mobile software applications.
• Proficiency in prototyping software (Figma, Adobe XD, etc.)
• Ability to communicate using rapid visual design techniques.
• A demonstrable portfolio of work (professional and personal) which showcases the projects you have worked on and includes examples of your story-telling skills, from low-fidelity sketches through to detailed designs.
Nice-To-Have Skills:
• Experience in the financial industry is an asset
• Ability to plot and map a user journey from product discovery through enrollment, down multiple engagement routes and through to journey completion.
• Ability to work within a brand and style toolkit with a desire to push existing standards to the next level.
Degrees or certifications:
• Masters or Bachelor’s Degree in Human Factors, HCI, Design or related fields (or equivalent work experience).
Candidate Review & Selection
• Structure and Format: 2 rounds:
o Screening chat
o In depth interview and portfolio review + culture fit (1.5 hours)
Duration: 6 months, possibility of extension
Number of Positions: 1
Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
• Business group: Wealth Digital Transformation
• Project: Project Neo, modernization of the Bank's Wealth platform
Candidate Value Proposition
- The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with one of the best projects. Redesigning the Bank's Digital app and web experience for iTrade. Opportunity to work with the Bank's Digital Group, where the contractor would be working with a highly innovative team and open many opportunities to gain exposure.
- A positive and resilient personality. You must be able to embrace feedback and have a desire for continuous iteration and improvement.
- Comfortable working in a self-guided manner.
- Ability to plot and map a user journey from product discovery through enrollment, down multiple engagement routes and through to journey completion.
- Ability to work within a brand and style toolkit with a desire to push existing standards to the next level.
Typical Day in Role
• Improving the iTrade app, and improving the rating of the application
• Working on redesigning the Bank's Wealth Management experience for high wealth clients.
• Will be working with the Digital Group, as well as the Wealth Group
• Product designer role, with more responsibilities than just UI/UX design, but being thoughtful about product strategy. Will consider the bigger picture beyond functionalities.
• Reviewing requirements with the product owners, the business, and the technical partners. Based on these requirements, build out user flows and prototypes.
• Collaborate with digital accessibility specialists, design systems team, platform teams, mobile and web teams
• Delivering a deign that can be tested by real people, used and refined based on feedback, and then documented and sent off for further development
• Being a part for the Scotia Digital community and participate in the program’s member perks. Will be active in the group community beyond the immediate scope of their duties.
Must Have Skills:
• Strong working knowledge of human centered design principles
o 8+ years of experience designing responsive web and/or native mobile software applications.
• Proficiency in prototyping software (Figma, Adobe XD, etc.)
• Ability to communicate using rapid visual design techniques.
• A demonstrable portfolio of work (professional and personal) which showcases the projects you have worked on and includes examples of your story-telling skills, from low-fidelity sketches through to detailed designs.
Nice-To-Have Skills:
• Experience in the financial industry is an asset
• Ability to plot and map a user journey from product discovery through enrollment, down multiple engagement routes and through to journey completion.
• Ability to work within a brand and style toolkit with a desire to push existing standards to the next level.
Degrees or certifications:
• Masters or Bachelor’s Degree in Human Factors, HCI, Design or related fields (or equivalent work experience).
Candidate Review & Selection
• Structure and Format: 2 rounds:
o Screening chat
o In depth interview and portfolio review + culture fit (1.5 hours)
