
Senior Specialist,UX Design
- Halifax, NS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The primary objective of UX Design specialization within Engineering(PD) Job Family is to design solutions that are informed by user & business needs, aspiring to creating the best experience/product.
- By conducting research, user behaviors, needs and preferences are investigated to drive solutions that are aligned with user goals.
- As well as user needs, the UX design teams assess business needs, technology & design trends to help inform the best product design solution.
- The process followed is cyclical, design-test-iterate, to ensure the designed solutions are always meeting needs & achieving a high standard of design & innovation. UX design teams collaborate with other product development design/engineering teams across the business to deliver solutions to market, and also closely collaborate with product management teams to ensure the business strategic goals & user goals are met.
- Performs work in a specialized area of expertise that requires knowledge of fundamental themes, principles and concepts. Typically requires a university degree or equivalent work experience.
- Responsibilities might include:
(2) Contributing to and managing projects (mid-career)
(3) Providing advice/direction in primary areas of expertise (specialist and expert)
(4) Leveraging professional expertise and relationships to contribute to strategy and drive business results (principal)relationships to contribute to strategy and drive business results (principal) * Networks with contacts outside own area of expertise.
- Leads a cooperative effort among members of a project team.
- Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
- Frequently leads sub-functional teams or projects and train and mentor junior team members.
- Serves as a best practice resource within own area of work.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum of 8 years of related experience.
- Applies functional knowledge and existing methodologies to solve complex problems or execute specialized projects.
- Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
- Determines methods and procedures on new assignments.