UX Designer

We are looking for highly skilled UX Designers to join our team. As a UX Designer you will be working directly with customers to both advise on, and create best practice digital User Experiences for Banking. You’ll be a critical member of the team, working in a close-knit team of Product, Technical and Delivery leads to influence best-practice implementation of the Backbase Product.

As a successful candidate, you have five or more years’ experience in Service/UX/UI design for mobile applications and web. You are a great communicator, and even better listener; with the ability to bridge the challenges for users, product, technology and business. You are passionate about best-practice design methodologies and technologies, and you have a strong online portfolio demonstrating your work.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with our customers to design end-to-end user experiences based on the Backbase product portfolio, utilizing best-practice user journeys to create intuitive design
• Facilitate workshops
• Conduct usability tests
• Create UX strategies
• Wires and designs for complex web applications
• Lead Backbase teams with the best solutions to develop

• 5+ commercial experience delivering UI Design and Build in financial services
• Experience as a designer working in an Agile team environment throughout lifecycle
• Must have skills:
  • UX Design Workshop Facilitation
  • Experience working with complex information and interactions (Forms, Data, & Workflows)
  • Experience with and strong understanding of:
    
    • Visual design
    • Interactive deign fundamentals
  • Experience and deep knowledge of design tools:
    • Design tools (e.g. Sketch)
    • Prototyping tools (e.g. Invision)
  • Experience with user acceptance testing and user group research
  • Experience delivering in an agile SDLC across the full lifecycle
  • Strong collaboration skills and teamwork experience
  • Design best practices and methodologies
  • Good understanding of HTML & CSS
• Self-directed learner & problem solver
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written
• Have a substantial design portfolio available online

Considered an Asset:

• Bachelor’s Degree In Computer Science/Engineering
• Previous Backbase experience is not required however it is a nice to have

Successful candidates will be entered into a 4-week on-boarding program; 2 weeks classroom and online Backbase training, and 2 weeks on the job project shadowing.

Why You'll Love Working at Prodigy

• We are a collective group of people and collaboration is key to our process
• We don’t work for our clients, we work with them
• Easily accessible downtown location, connected to Union Station and PATH
• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
• Everyone brings something valuable to the table in our supportive, challenging, and collaborative, diverse work environment

All Employees Can Participate in:

• Company paid health benefits: 100% medical, dental and vision coverage
• Corporate-discounted Gym Membership through GoodLife
• Company discount program including Travel, Shopping, Attractions, Wellness, & Sporting events, just to name a few
• Access to an Employee & Family Assistance program (EAP)
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Opportunity Program
• Annual Performance Awards
• Town Halls
• Philanthropic Events
• Social Events
• Lunch and Learns

Accessibility

Prodigy is committed to providing equitable treatment and accommodation to ensure a barrier-free recruitment process and workplace. If you require accommodation at any stage during the recruitment process, please contact us at accessibility@prodigylabs.net or call 416-488-7700 ext. 4

Inclusion & Diversity

At Prodigy we foster an inclusive and diverse workforce, believing our strength stems from our individual differences. Our employees, partners, and clients continuously benefit from the innovation and creativity grounded in these values. We strive to be a company that attracts a diverse group of highly skilled people who know that their contributions will be valued and that they will be heard. We are committed to building a corporate culture with people who are excited to join our team, do their best work, and grow with us!