About the role
Job Title: UX Designer Manager
Location: Mississauga – Hybrid – 3 days/week
Term: 12 months contract plus extension
Must have:
- Experience:
- 8+ years of experience in product design, demonstrating a deep understanding
- of design principles, research methods and industry best practices, along with minimum 2 years as people manager in a large (financial) organization
- within an agile environment.
- Strong Communication & Facilitation Skills:
- Be a strong communicator and advocate for the customer, the brand, and its impact.
- Demonstrated ability to lead design initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Able to run design thinking facilitation sessions with cross-functional teams.
- Problem Solving Skills:
- Deadline-driven and results-oriented; able to meet consistently high-quality standards while handling a variety of tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
- Excel in distilling complex design and experience challenges and providing solutions
- Technical Proficiency:
- Proficient in design, prototyping, and project management tools: Figma, MURAL, Adobe Creative Suite, Confluence, JIRA etc.
- Mastery of visual design skills (i.e. grids, balance, color theory), excellent attention to detail, deep understanding of the principles of atomic design including symbols, layer styles, and variables, and experience working with and growing a design library.
Nice-to-have:
- BA/BS degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, or related Design field or minimum of 5 years in a product design environment with a portfolio of demonstrated shipment of products, sites, or apps.
- Strong understanding of strengths and shortcomings of different research methods, including when and how to apply them during each product phase
About Open Systems Technologies
Open Systems Technologies is a tier-one vendor for the world's most competitive financial and technology companies, offering both full-time and contract recruiting services across the country. We offer a positive, entrepreneurial, high performing culture where all employees have the unique opportunity to run a full desk. Our office looks, feels, and operates like a start-up, but with the stability, clientele, and resources that only an industry veteran can provide.
At our core, we are structured to be flexible. With over 30 years of experience, OST has been able to stand the test of time and remains the leading provider of IT staffing solutions in NY due to our forward thinking and adaptability through fluctuating job markets and evolving work cultures.
Open Systems Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All decisions regarding employment will be made without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, the presence of any physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.
About the role
Job Title: UX Designer Manager
Location: Mississauga – Hybrid – 3 days/week
Term: 12 months contract plus extension
Must have:
- Experience:
- 8+ years of experience in product design, demonstrating a deep understanding
- of design principles, research methods and industry best practices, along with minimum 2 years as people manager in a large (financial) organization
- within an agile environment.
- Strong Communication & Facilitation Skills:
- Be a strong communicator and advocate for the customer, the brand, and its impact.
- Demonstrated ability to lead design initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Able to run design thinking facilitation sessions with cross-functional teams.
- Problem Solving Skills:
- Deadline-driven and results-oriented; able to meet consistently high-quality standards while handling a variety of tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
- Excel in distilling complex design and experience challenges and providing solutions
- Technical Proficiency:
- Proficient in design, prototyping, and project management tools: Figma, MURAL, Adobe Creative Suite, Confluence, JIRA etc.
- Mastery of visual design skills (i.e. grids, balance, color theory), excellent attention to detail, deep understanding of the principles of atomic design including symbols, layer styles, and variables, and experience working with and growing a design library.
Nice-to-have:
- BA/BS degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience, or related Design field or minimum of 5 years in a product design environment with a portfolio of demonstrated shipment of products, sites, or apps.
- Strong understanding of strengths and shortcomings of different research methods, including when and how to apply them during each product phase
About Open Systems Technologies
Open Systems Technologies is a tier-one vendor for the world's most competitive financial and technology companies, offering both full-time and contract recruiting services across the country. We offer a positive, entrepreneurial, high performing culture where all employees have the unique opportunity to run a full desk. Our office looks, feels, and operates like a start-up, but with the stability, clientele, and resources that only an industry veteran can provide.
At our core, we are structured to be flexible. With over 30 years of experience, OST has been able to stand the test of time and remains the leading provider of IT staffing solutions in NY due to our forward thinking and adaptability through fluctuating job markets and evolving work cultures.
Open Systems Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All decisions regarding employment will be made without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, the presence of any physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.