Job: Senior UX/UI Designer at FigBytes

Company Description

FigBytes is on a mission to save the world. Our software as a service (SaaS) product helps companies, cities, and universities to become more sustainable – socially, economically, and environmentally.

Our company is led by executives and founders who helped build winning companies and are leading experts in the sustainability industry.

Our headquarters are in Gatineau, Quebec; however, this job is based in Waterloo.

Job Description

We’ve built an extensive platform that addresses multiple sustainability and ESG challenges for our clients. The Senior UX/UI Designer will streamline functionality in the vast platform that we’ve developed, tackle complex tasks, and transform them into intuitive, accessible, and easy-to-use designs for the first-time user to the sophisticated expert.

To succeed in this position, the most important traits are an eye for design, a desire to create a product that the end-user loves, and always wanting to get better through learning and trial and error. Thinking about the big picture and the ability to break it down into actionable chunks is essential as well.

Achieving this goal requires collaboration with our teams of Designers, Developers, and Product Owners throughout the design process – from creating user flows and wireframes to building user interface mockups and prototypes. At each stage, the Senior UX/UI Designer will anticipate what our users need, advocate for them, and ensure that the final product surprises and delights them!

You will have a meaningful impact on the product now and into the future. We make decisions fast, move fast, and always iterate to get a better product in front of our customers. The quest to continually make FigBytes products simpler and more usable is ever-present.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the overall application design;
• Define and execute UX process across the FigBytes software platform
• Conceptualize, design, and enhance user interaction designs from concept to go-live, including page layout, user interface graphics, icons, color schemes, and content;
• Understand desired customer experience and produce innovative designs, interactions, and flows to improve the overall experience;
• Work with the team prototyping, designing, and building new features;
• Brainstorm, research, wireframe, design, and refine user experiences;
• Demonstrates creative, technical, and analytical skills;
• Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively in both technical and business environments;
• Operate effectively as a member of the off-site development team;
• Also operates effectively as an individual for quick turnaround of enhancements and fixes;
• Implement designs and fully code applications front to back end using JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.

Required Skills

• Education in human-computer interaction (HCI), UX design, or an equivalent field
• Ability to execute a design process of research, ideation, and validation
• Experience with user research and usability testing
• A great portfolio with work samples that demonstrate a diverse set of software designs
• Analytical, problem-solving aptitude, able to solve problems creatively and effectively;
• Excellent visual design skills with sensitivity to user-system interaction;
• Current with the latest web trends, techniques, and technologies;
• Excellent communication skills, effective oral and written communication in English;
• Enjoys being challenged, constantly learning, and solving problems;
• Education and Experience
• University degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field or similar foundation of knowledge;
• Proven experience (5 years +) as a UX/UI Designer
• Experience in the field of sustainability shall be considered an asset.

Additional Information

Please include URLs for an online portfolio in addition to your resume. Submissions without a portfolio included will not be considered at this time.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Apply here.