Finance Professionals Inc.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Location: Hybrid (Downtown, Toronto)
Duration: 12 months
Our client a leading financial institution in Downtown Toronto is looking for a Design Technologist to work on core design system architecture, design token frameworks, user interface guidelines and more across web and mobile platforms.The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with one of the Top 5 Banks in Canada.
- Typical Day in role:Discover user interface patterns and create reusable, flexible and accessible components
- Provide guidance to team members with advice and techniques that improve their understanding and mastery of design systems.
- Determine strategies for enabling the collection, refinement, governance and distribution of shared patterns and components.
- Contribute to the creation of reusable components, utilities and libraries within Figma and contribute to coded components.
- Acts as an advocate for client-centric design methods and a single, shared client experience.
- Manage relationships with partners regarding design, code, execution, and syncing of User Interface assets.
- Share insights and shows thought leadership via presentations, lunch & learns, and other forms of written and oral communications within the Design team and across the bank.
- Facilitate systems related design critique, evaluates designs for inclusivity and provides depth and breadth of expert advice and guidance to cross-functional teams.
- Able to break down complex topics and communicate them to a broad audience.
- Must-Have Skills:UI Component Design
- Experience coding components or working closely with developers who code components
- Systems thinking
- A minimum of 7 years of experience in designing and developing usable interfaces across multiple platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to articulate design strategy, rationale and logic; describing benefits and highlighting risks associated with design decisions.
- Strong expertise with Figma.
- Has experience in web and/or mobile development.
- Experience creating or contributing to, a design system/Design system experience
- Nice-To-Have Skills:Broader knowledge of software APIs and object oriented programming
- Design thinking and research skills
- MA/MS degree or certification in Design (e.g. interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), Systems Design / Human Factors Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience or a related field.
- Experience working within a large organization and within an agile environment.
- Has experience designing user interfaces for mobile native platforms (Android and iOS).
- Has experience with CSS, JavaScript and is familiar with common user interface tools and frameworks (Sass, Tailwind, React, Angular).
- Soft Skills Required:Strong communication and presentation skills
- Ability to collaborate with other designers and cross-functional team members
- Ability to manage stakeholders and build relationships
- Education:BA/BS degree in Design (e.g. interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), Systems Design / Human Factors Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience.