User Experience Designer

In this role, you will seamlessly blend your in-depth use of design thinking strategies with business needs. Working alongside fellow designers, product managers, QA specialists, engineers, and clients, you'll have the opportunity to help shape our product in a rapidly growing and competitive industry. You will promote and drive the design process from start to finish, leveraging the appropriate activities and insights with the right projects to deliver engaging, accessible, and well-crafted experiences.

This role is open to candidates within Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, and Waterloo. Other locations will also be considered.

What you'll do:

• Energize the product design team and foster collaboration across other groups and stakeholders
• Drive research initiatives to acquire deep user understanding, validate design directions, evaluate usability, and make data/insight-driven decisions
• Advocate intensely for our end-users and instinctively frame their needs and struggles in ways that help build a shared understanding across teams
• Communicate that shared understanding through fascinating narratives like customer-journeys, scenario maps, wireframes, prototypes, personas, and user stories
• Elevate and lead our design thinking practices through collaborative activities with multi-disciplinary teams
• Inspire design innovation by continuously researching and sharing design best practices on a team that values bold ideas and attention to detail
• Maintain, manage, and contribute to our design standards and resources

Join us if you have:

• At least 5 years of experience working in a similar role
• A portfolio of work that exposes your outstanding breadth and quality of work
• A demonstrated ability and expertise in design and research methodologies
• Obsessive attention to detail and design fundamentals
• A collaborative spirit and 'can do' attitude
• Pride in being a self-starter, relishing opportunities in accountability and ownership of projects
• A thoughtful and inclusive approach to design
• Your understanding and impact of design decisions
• An impeccable ability to communicate clearly and effectively
• An ability to influence peers and managers to build consensus
• A Bachelor's Degree in Design (or related field) or equivalent professional experience

What's in it for you?

At Assent, we are an ambitious, fast-paced business which means there is never a dull moment. We strive to give back to our employees as much as they give to us.

In addition to a competitive salary, a benefits plan that starts the same day you do, and a fantastic office in a central location, you can expect to:

• Love what you do as part of a supportive team with a fantastic culture
• Advance your career in a position with high growth potential
• Choose how you work best in a flexible work environment
• Help create positive change by being part of a sustainable work environment with lots of opportunities to help the Ottawa community through our charitable work

At Assent, your contribution has purpose. Our team challenges each other to be better every day; we dig deep to build a culture of innovation and high performance for our people and our clients.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the aforementioned duties and responsibilities satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.