Senior UX Designer

We are Canada Life

Being a part of Canada Life means you have a voice. This is a place where your unique background, perspectives and talents are valued, and shape our future success.

You can be your best here. You’re part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where your career and well-being are championed. You’ll have the opportunity to excel in your way, finding new and better ways to deliver exceptional customer and advisor experiences.

Together, as part of a great team, you’ll deliver on our shared purpose to improve the well-being of Canadians. It’s our driving force. Become part of a strong and successful company that’s trusted by millions of Canadians to do the right thing. 

Be your best at Canada Life.

We are looking for a Senior User Experience (UX) Designer

Given the size and scope of our organization, we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto or London. 

Role description 

Do you have a passion for creating compelling and meaningful digital experiences? Do you always think about the customer first? Are you a creative problem-solver and communicator? Do you want to help lead the transformation of a company and an industry? If you answered a wholehearted yes to all these questions, we want to talk to you.

What you will do 

You can expect to spend part of you days:

• Creating and effectively presenting UX deliverables low-fi sketches, prototypes, flows, IA and other UX artifacts, when they will help us arrive at an effective solution – you have a talent for making even the most complex concepts seem simple
• Assessing inputs from multiple sources (UX research, existing digital experiences, project/product requirements, tech constraints, analytics) and synthesizing it to develop effective design recommendations, taking into account our need for consistency, clear navigation systems, highly usable interactions, consistent design patterns, etc.
• Executing pixel-perfect designs in the form of high-fi wireframes and shared libraries
• Creating, reviewing and refining documentation – your work will help everyone understand how and where they can effectively use design system elements, including interactive samples, and easy-to-follow “do” and “don’t” examples of use
• Collaborating directly with developers and stakeholders throughout your work, to ensure we’re balancing design, technology, user and business needs at all times
• Empathizing with our users, and become aware of their thoughts, needs, and behaviours to make recommendations that are optimized for them
• Staying current on emerging trends in user-centered methodologies, accessibility, UI design patterns, usability principles and web technologies

What you will bring 

• A few years of professional experience in a UX or Interaction Design role
• A system thinker who has an eagle eye for consistency and high-quality design, combined with a creative and innovative mindset
• A demonstrable portfolio of work that exhibits your process for solving design problems
• Clear ability to simplify complex concepts and requirements
• Experience with industry tools such as Sketch, InVision, Axure, Adobe CC
• Excellent communicator with the ability to effectively convey design processes, ideas, and solutions
• Comfortable with facilitation of group conversations and problem-solving sessions with a wide range of experts
• Passionate about user experience and all things digital
• Previous experience in agile environments and with AODA/WCAG accessibility are considered an asset

Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today 

We are one of Canada's top 100 employers!

Canada Life serves?the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.

We are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we live, and to creating an environment where every employee?has the opportunity to?reach their potential. 

Canada Life?would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.