Senior UI Designer

Aviso Wealth:

A career with Aviso Wealth means being part of an organization dedicated to your success and career development. It means belonging to a group of talented, energetic professionals who live their values every day. Our amazing people and dynamic culture set Aviso Wealth apart. If you’re looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, find out more about what Aviso has to offer.

The Opportunity:

We’re looking for a Senior UI Designer to join our Online & Digital Creative Team.

This can be a remote role, however for those who would like to come into the office we are at 151 Yonge St, Toronto, ON.

Reporting to the Director, User Experience Design, the Senior UI Designer will lead the visual, information and interaction design of user interfaces and components across multiple business lines for web, mobile apps and other interactive media. This role will also have primary responsibility over unifying our design systems and defining best practice for how we leverage a design system cross-functionally in the organization. Your solid understanding of the psychology of interface and information design will enable you to create seamless, intuitive solutions that deliver on user and business objectives.

This role is an integral part of the team of UI Designers, UX Designers and UX Writers and is responsible for creating and executing user interface solutions, being an advocate for user-centered design within the company and with our partners, as well as maintaining visual, interactive and brand continuity.

Who you are:

• Service – You consider both internal and external stakeholders and demonstrate intent of understanding and putting the clients’ needs first. You advocate service excellence and work to deliver solutions that meet the needs. You proactively develop strategic partnerships that allow Aviso Wealth to become a trusted advisor and partner
• Execution – You are committed to achieving your goals and to succeed. This includes focusing on “getting things done”, as well as recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. You are consistently looking for ways to improve your personal best and see value in continuous improvement. You take accountability for your actions and learn from mistakes
• Collaboration – You work collaboratively with others with the common goal of driving positive results. Making meaningful contributions to your team to achieve organizational goals is a priority. You proactively encourage collaboration, build trust and inclusion, and work to establish effective relationships both inside and outside of the organization

What your day looks like:

• Create user interface screens, components and solutions for web and mobile apps collaboratively as a part of a multi­disciplinary team in a fast-paced, Agile environment to meet complex business requirements and user needs
• Unify and maintain our Design Systems and shared interactive component libraries, and reinforce design guidelines, best practices, and standards
• Develop conceptual diagrams, wireframes, mocks and prototypes that can be tested and analyzed to formulate a clear rationale behind design decisions to be shared with stakeholders
• Take ownership over existing and new UIs and evaluate them on an ongoing basis to bring your own ideas of improvements and opportunities to the business teams
• Follow an iterative design process that includes accepting, managing and providing feedback
• Advocate for user-centered design within the organization, demonstrate the value and ROI of UX, and mentor other designers

Your experience and skills:

• 6-8+ years of design experience as a key member of a UI, UX design team
• Excellent UI design skills, high standards, and the ability to articulate a rationale for all design decisions
• Strong working knowledge of Figma and Miro or similar
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and can handle multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize workload
• Self-starter who can work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Strong knowledge of and experience in mobile and responsive design
• Skilled at producing interactive prototypes for usability testing
• Awareness of accessibility, WCAG and AODA, as well as contemporary inclusive design standards
• Experience working in a lean, Agile process and the ability to combine user goals and business goals to define an iterative approach to a viable solution
• An online portfolio of previous and current work demonstrating various successful projects
• Familiarity with the investment or financial services industries is an asset
• Undergraduate degree in Human Computer Interaction or Graphic/Digital Design is an asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information to diverse audiences
• Fluent communication in English is required, bilingual in French is an asset

At Aviso, you’ll find a dynamic, entrepreneurial culture that rewards innovation and celebrates success. We offer a competitive compensation package, career enrichment, and regular social events to foster teamwork. Aviso Wealth welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including persons with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs in all stages of the hiring process.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

No recruiters or agencies, please.

Company Overview:

Aviso Wealth is a national, integrated financial services company, with over $100 billion in assets under administration and management. Aviso Wealth is owned by Credit Union Centrals, The Co-operators / CUMIS and Desjardins. Our MFDA-regulated dealer, full-service IIROC-regulated brokerage, and insurance dealer support thousands of financial advisors at credit unions across Canada. Our award-winning online brokerage, Qtrade Direct Investing, and our digital advice platform, VirtualWealth, give Canadians flexible choices for building their wealth. Our asset manager, NEI Investments, is a Canadian leader in Responsible Investment funds and portfolios, which are available through a national network of advisors. Aviso Wealth also provides custodial services and introducing broker services to independent financial organizations, including banks, trust companies, insurance companies, investment dealers, portfolio managers and financial planning firms. We have operations in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal with a regional office in Winnipeg. More information about Aviso Wealth is available at www.aviso.ca.