Job: Interaction Designer at Deloitte

Location: Kitchener-Waterloo @ Communitech Hub
Type: Full time

Role Description

We are currently seeking driven and qualified candidates to join our newly formed D{ } Lab (pronounced “D Space Lab”). D{ } is a new, dedicated prototyping lab located within the Communitech Hub, where you will be working alongside some of the brightest startup people within the Kitchener/Waterloo region. You will be part of a new, multi-disciplinary, high performance entrepreneurial team that designs and prototypes innovative solutions that solve complex business problems and helps launch new technology-based business opportunities.

The D{ } team is highly collaborative, focused on building and developing tangible, innovative solutions that are visionary as well as pragmatic. These solutions are software/hardware based and leverage the technologies and concepts in emerging spaces such as 3D printing, wearables, biometric authentication, and the Internet of things.

As an Interaction Designer, you will work with a small team of entrepreneurial-minded developers and co-op students in a unique startup environment. You will need to be curious and nimble explorer of new ideas. You will be asked to wear multiple hats, juggle multiple responsibilities, and apply your creative and technical skills to deliver engaging, innovative and beautiful prototypes for Deloitte and our customers. Leveraging state-of-the-art technologies, you will work on a variety of projects within small agile/scrum teams with a focus on prototypes, design, MVP implementation, and solution validation.

Qualifications

To qualify for our Interaction Designer position, you should possess the following:

• 5-10 years experience on diverse projects across the design lifecycle
• Minimum 3 years experience working on mobile-centric products
• Ability to lead a small team to deliver tangible results
• Ability to be a team-player and action-oriented
• Open-minded and self-driven
• Familiar with agile/scrum/lean UX and enjoy working in a dynamic environment
• Proficient in developing personas, detailed storyboards, mockups, and prototypes for communicating interaction, experiences, and interfaces
• Keen design sense mixed with an empathy for and attentiveness to customer feedback
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ideally, you have a degree that includes Design (including graphic, visual communications, product, and industrial design), Human-Computer Interaction, and Computer Science (or equivalent through work experience)

You have demonstrated expertise in:

• HTML5, Javascript, CSS, Illustrator, Photoshop, and OnScreen Prototyping Tools
• Information Architecture
• Concept Model Design
• Usability Testing
• Visual UI Development
• Programming skills a bonus

Next steps…

If this sounds like the right next move for you, apply online. If you have some questions, contact Norm Malloch by email at nmalloch at deloitte dot ca.