Agilus is recruiting for UX Designer for leading financial client.

Type: Contract

Location: Toronto

Duration: 6 Months

Job Description:

• Sun Life Financial is seeking a leader with significant UX and Interaction Design experience to join our Digital User Experience team in our Client Experience Office. 


• You will be responsible for guiding and creating remarkable and progressive digital experiences for a variety of audiences to support our business in Canada, with an emphasis on responsive and mobile designs. 


• You will work closely with stakeholders to define the user experience for Sun Life Financial secure digital properties, ensuring they closely align with the client's key success factors. 


• You will work collaboratively with fellow members of the team to conceptualize design and prototype ideas for implementation on the web and mobile.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the design of digital features for web and mobile. 


• Provide and present a holistic UX recommendation to the project team 


• Lead from a UX perspective 


• Need someone who can lead from a UX perspective


• Provide UX recommendations and present them confidently. 


• Someone who knows the UX process well


• Design user interactions (must be strong in interaction design) 


•  Apply sound user-centered design principles to influence project strategy and direction.


• Take ownership to drive the UX strategy - be an evangelist for UX practices across the company.


• Develop user scenarios, user flows, design concepts, low and high-fidelity wire frames and prototypes, UI standards documents, and other design documents as needed.


• Plan and execute user research / user testing to validate ideas and refine designs.


• Ensure standards and best practices are appropriately communicated and documented.


• Manage user experience deliverable produced by internal and 3rd party resources as required to ensure expectations are successfully met


• Lead the production of annotated wire-frames, design specs and other documentation as needed within all project timelines


• Ensure the workflow reflects the users needs and maintain consistency among features


• Determine the need for user research and user testing; then orchestrate and oversee the process. Interpret and review research findings for presentations to project teams


• Work closely with the Development Team to ensure that designs are being implemented properly

Mandatory Skills:

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in digital design and user experience with a strong desire to focus on user-centered design and responsive designs


• Solid UX and UI Practice/Process


• University degree or certification in User Experience related field or equivalent work experience


• Solid portfolio demonstrating impact customer experiences, including experience developing digital products from initial concept through to implementation


• Design experience ranging across web and mobile (mobile web and native applications)


• Strong knowledge and experience designing wire-frames, UI patterns and interactive prototypes using industry software (e.g. Sketch and inVision)


• Well-versed in current accessibility standards


• Proven track record and a passion for designing compelling interfaces


• Excellent design, verbal, writing and presentation skills


• Experience working with clients and various departments within a team environment


• Solid understanding of front-end web development (HTML, CSS, JS, etc.)


• Knowledge of current web standards and the latest trends


• Ability to successfully manage and deliver on multiple needs with competing deadlines and priorities


• Experience working in agile methodology

Main Technologies that will be used on the job:

• Sketch 


• InVision 


• Knowledge of HTML/CSS