UI Design Lead - Toronto, Canada - TheAppLabb

TheAppLabb

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 days ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Title:
UI Design Lead

Job type:
Full time

Location:
Toronto/Hybrid

Reports to:
Chief Product Officer

The Opportunity

Role Summary

As TheAppLabb's UI Design Lead, you will be responsible for creating and improving visual designs across digital products built at TheAppLabb.

The incumbent will lead the efforts to build a design system for the projects they work on. They define the interactions and oversee the handoff process with the developers.

The Product Design Lead will be responsible for the hiring & building the UI team of around 4 to 5 resources.

What you will do (Role Responsibilities)**
The base responsibility

Be a great team player, experienced in working with agile teams. Ability to collaborate closely with developers, copywriters and UX designers.
Architect, design and implement frontend framework and services using

state of the art UI frameworks and libraries.

Create, improve, and use wireframes, prototypes, style guides, user flows, and effectively communicate your interaction ideas using any of these methods.
Present and defend your design decisions. All your design decisions should be based on the overall design roadmap as well as your own design thinking and fundamental principles (i.e., color theory, visual weight, etc.)
Continually keep yourself and your design team updated with the latest changes in your industry's standards.
Offer recommended solutions to clients' design and usability problems
Help conduct user research and evaluate user feedback
Other duties, as assigned.

Leadership:

Lead design projects from discovery to handing final highfidelity design files to engineering and QA.
Delegating tasks to design team members and overseeing work done, continuously providing feedback, and organizing effective and efficient collaboration.
Provide constructive support, advice and project rollout updates during leadership meetings
Create a positive atmosphere by demonstrating a Growth Mindset and Lead company values by example
Have a proactive solutionsoriented approach to issues that may arise
Take accountability of organizations results and future results
Dedication to constant ongoing learning and continuous improvement of self and departmental processes
Demonstrate strategic thinking

Manager responsibilities:

Day to day employee Management managing team's time, queries, administrative etc.
Identification and promotion of high potentials and talent
Regular management of direct reports 1:1s, appraisals, learning/coaching plans defined
Leadership to the team

What you'll need (Required Qualifications)

Formal Education or Equivalent

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, or related field

Years of Experience

MUST have 4 years of work experience in Design Research Methodologies/practices.
MUST have 2 years of work experience in UI Design for digital products including web & mobile.
2 Year or more experience in People management & Coaching.

Competencies

Strong portfolio to be presented and defended during interview.
Proficient in Figma or Sketch with at least 3 years of experience

Specialized skills, knowledge, or certifications unique to this role

Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
Experience conducting user validations of designs via A/B Testing
Experience designing for a consumer facing app
Experience in creating and contributing to design system documents

Why you'll love TheAppLabb:

We are proud to be certified as a "Great Place to Work, Canada". We're a motivated team with laser-focused mission to create exceptional experiences. At TheAppLabb, our culture is geared towards creativity, collaboration, and flexibility.

We adopt a remotefirst working model with a work/life balance you can brag to your friends about
Premium Medical, Dental, Vision and Life insurance plans through Manulife
We give you tools to stay healthy, mentally, and physically with access to multiple wellness resources including Manulife EAP and counselling services
We also reward your efforts to stay healthy with our incentivized wellness programs
Paid vacation time and additional personal days and sick days
Coaching and Learning and Development to ensure you have the training and education you need to thrive in your career
We add a bit of sparkle to your special days with our birthday surprises and special day celebrations
A diverse leadership team with an opendoor policy to help you grow and succeed at your career goals
Monthly town hall celebrations for all employees to meet and connect with each other, align the Company to the same goals, build our Company culture and celebrate awards
Acknowledge and recognize employee efforts by having monthly awards (Employee of the month, Employee with Most Growth, Leadership Award etc.)
We encourage a healthy lifestyle by incorporating fitness ch