UX Designer - Senior

We do have a job opening for UX Designer - Senior for our direct client Province of Ontario. The position details are given below: Job Details: Job ID: RQ11197 - UX Designer - Senior Client : Government Services Integration Cluster Location : 222 Jarvis St, Toronto, Ontario Duration: 09 months + Extension Type: Onsite Job Description: Responsibilities: Create effective, user friendly and visually appealing interfaces. Design the overall functionality of the product in order to ensure a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing. Design user interfaces for v General Skills: Relevant experience creating GUI designs based on user interaction and performance Experience as a UX designer, interactive designer, UI designer, or similar role, designing for web and mobile applications ability to define and lead UX projects and design workshops and alignment sessions with stakeholder, business users Managing end-to-end user research from recruiting to synthesis. Proficiency with design and prototyping tools Thorough understanding of the limitations and appropriate use of web development technologies Experience in designing online programs with emphasis in the emotional aspects of human experience Experience conceiving and conducting user research, interviews and surveys, and translating them into sitemaps, user flows, user journey maps, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that lead to intuitive user experiences Experience designing the overall functionality of the product, and in order to ensure a great user experience, iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing Experience designing and delivering wireframes, user stories, user flows, user journeys, mockups and prototypes optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces Experience facilitating the client’s product vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products and optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces Experience identifying design problems and devising elegant solutions Experience making strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features Experience gathering user feedback to configure existing interfaces A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, managing competing priorities and client relationship management experience Experience with Figma, Canvas and similar tools Desirable Skills: Knowledge of accessability testing Ability to work with Ontario Design system Knowledge of digital service standard. Experience with complex design challenges, especially in dealing with legacy systems and nuanced stakeholder/approval relationships Proficient in designing with accessibility in mind, and meeting WCAG 2.1 AA requirement. Prior Public Service/OPS experience Must Haves: Excellent understanding of user research methods and their application in service design. Strong proficiency in service design tools and techniques (e.g., journey mapping, service blueprinting, personas). Expertise in creating and interpreting customer journey maps and service blueprints to visualize service interactions. Nice to have: Certification in Design Thinking, Lean Six Sigma, or similar methodologies.