UX Design Specialist
- Waterloo, ON
- Permanent
- Part-time
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.This is a hybrid role based out of Waterloo. Hybrid is 3 days a week onsite, 2 days a week remote.As a UX Design Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience of SAP’s Supply Chain Management (SCM) Cloud solutions. Your expertise will directly influence the design and development of user-centric, intelligent enterprise software.In your day-to-day, you will:
- Lead Design Across the Product Lifecycle: Collaborate with UX Designers and User Researchers throughout the end-to-end design process — from user research, concept development, and high-fidelity interactive prototypes to design validation with customers and end users.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with colleagues in development, product management, customers, and partners to deliver engaging and impactful experiences for SCM products.
- Advocate for End Users: Champion the needs and perspectives of end users, ensuring every design decision contributes to intuitive and meaningful experiences.
- Drive Innovation: Approach problem-solving with creativity and passion, striving for better, simpler, and more engaging solutions to complex business and technical challenges.
- Stay Ahead of Trends: Track emerging technologies and design practices, continuously exploring opportunities for innovation while maintaining a harmonized experience for users.
- Foster Team Growth: Be self-motivated and believe in teamwork and cross collaboration.
- Experience: 3–6 years of experience designing user experiences for software applications.
- Education: Bachelor’s, Diploma, or Master’s degree in Design from a reputed institute (preferred).
- Design Expertise: Strong background in web and application design, with experience across the full design lifecycle — from user research through application design to design validation.
- Innovation Skills: Experience designing business solutions that incorporate artificial intelligence or machine learning is a plus.
- Tools Proficiency: Deep knowledge of design and prototyping tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Mindset: A keen eye for detail, strong critical thinking, and openness to giving and receiving feedback.
- Communication: Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the , according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.SAP believes the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAP’s commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 74,600 - 156,800 (CAD) CAD. The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidate will be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills, experience, scope of the role, location, etc. as determined through the selection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount, and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. A summary of benefits and eligibility requirements can be found by clicking this link: www.SAPNorthAmericaBenefits.com.Due to the nature of the role, which involves global interactions with SAP entities, as well as with employees and stakeholders in Canada, functional proficiency in English is required for positions based in the Quebec.AI Usage in the Recruitment ProcessFor information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our .Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.Requisition ID: 434464 | Work Area: Software-User Experience | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Part Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid