Design Technologist

Our client, a leading financial services giant in Canada, is hiring a Design Technologist for their Design System team. This is a full-time contract for a minimum of 12 months in duration and with the idea to convert to full-time permanent. The team works three days in the office (Toronto) two days from home. THE ROLE As a Design Technologist, you bridge the worlds of experience design with software development by creating exceptional user interfaces customers love to use. You enable teams to deliver best-in-class digital products that meet business objectives and solve real problems customers have. We have a rich suite of products across numerous lines of business. This scale and complexity make delivering a consistent, high quality experience for our customers a meaningful challenge. This is where you come in: In this leadership role, you will help our design system team scale product design across the organization so that we can deliver better experiences for our customers while working as efficiently as possible. We’re looking for someone who is hungry for an opportunity to flex their craft skills and help us bring our design system to the next level for the millions of people who rely on our apps every day. Systems Design Work on core design system architecture, design token frameworks, user interface guidelines and more across web and mobile platforms. Discover user interface patterns and create reusable, flexible and accessible components. Provide guidance to team members with advice and techniques that improve their understanding and mastery of design systems. Determine strategies for enabling the collection, refinement, governance and distribution of shared patterns and components. Contribute to the creation of reusable components, utilities and libraries within Figma and contribute to coded components. Community Acts as an advocate for client-centric design methods and a single, shared client experience. Manages relationships with partners regarding design, code, execution, and syncing of User Interface assets. Shares insights and shows thought leadership via presentations, lunch & learns, and other forms of written and oral communications within the Design team and across the organization. Facilitates systems related design critique, evaluates designs for inclusivity and provides depth and breadth of expert advice and guidance to cross-functional teams. Able to break down complex topics and communicate them to a broad audience. QUALIFICATIONS BA/BS degree in Design (e.g. interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), Systems Design / Human Factors Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience. A minimum of 7 years of experience in designing and developing usable interfaces across multiple platforms. Demonstrated ability to articulate design strategy, rationale and logic; describing benefits and highlighting risks associated with design decisions. Strong expertise with Figma. Has experience in web and/or mobile development. Experience creating or contributing to, a design system. Nice to haves: MA/MS degree or certification in Design (e.g. interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), Systems Design / Human Factors Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience or a related field. Experience working within a large organization and within an agile environment. Has experience designing user interfaces for mobile native platforms (Android and iOS). Has experience with CSS, JavaScript and is familiar with common user interface tools and frameworks (Sass, Tailwind, React, Angular). Knowledge of software services / APIs.