Job Specifications
Company Description
At GlobalVariable, we are more than an IT consulting firm—we’re your strategic partner in navigating the complexities of today’s digital landscape. Specializing in solutions for government agencies, public sector organizations, and small to medium-sized businesses, we deliver customized technology strategies to help you achieve your mission. Our team combines technical expertise with a deep understanding of the unique needs of the sectors we serve. Whether it’s modernizing legacy systems, implementing secure cloud infrastructure, or fortifying cybersecurity, we provide hands-on support to ensure your operations are efficient, secure, and future-ready.
Role Description
This is a contract role for a User Experience Designer. The User Experience Designer will be responsible for conducting user research, applying design thinking principles, creating visual designs, and developing prototypes. The role is hybrid, based in Toronto, ON, with some work from home acceptable.
User Experience Design 40%
· Extensive experience in using UX design best practices to design solutions, and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design.
· Ability to iterate your designs and solutions efficiently and intelligently.
· 3+ years of relevant experience in participating in complex projects (products) of different sizes, ensuring alignment to plans, best practices and incorporating user-centred design processes and agile (scrum) methodologies.
· Degree or diploma in graphic design; degree or certification in usability, human-computer interaction, and technical writing a plus
· Experience in facilitate User Research and Usability testing. Accessibility compliance testing is a plus.
· Experience in facilitate User Research and Usability testing activities to produce such outputs as:
o User Interview Topic Maps
o User Interview Scripts
o User Interview Synthesis (collection, aggregation and analysis) of written observations recorded during each interview
o User Research Findings Report
Relationship Management - 20%
· Demonstrated experience in communication and mediation skills with business teams and core team members to ensure Client projects (products) are progressing according to schedule
· Experience with strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects – Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live or similar delivery methodologies
· Ability to deliver on a (project) product with a balanced team (product owner, user experience designers, developers) by participating in Agile (SCRUM) delivery methodologies
Technical Skills - 30%
· Expertise in UX software such as JustInMind, InVision, Sketch, Adobe Creative Cloud, Axure, Figma, and Zeplin. HTML5, CSS3, and JS skills (React, Angular, NodeJS), are a plus.
Soft skills - 10%
· Ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions to teams and clients.
· Be excited about collaborating and communicating closely with teams and other stakeholders via a distributed model to regularly deliver design solutions for approval.
· Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
· Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills
· Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Ability to clearly write user-friendly content for related designs
About the Company
At Global Variable, we are more than an IT consulting firm--we're your strategic partner in navigating the complexities of today's digital landscape. Specializing in solutions for government agencies, public sector organizations, and small to medium-sized businesses, we deliver customized technology strategies to help you achieve your mission. Our team combines technical expertise with a deep understanding of the unique needs of the sectors we serve. Whether it's modernizing legacy systems, implementing secure cloud infrastr...
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