Job Description

About the role

At RBC our designers put strategy, research, design principles, and technical innovation at the centre of everything we do. We are a leader when it comes to exceptional digital experiences in the financial space and our focus on our users is an integral part of this success. Our user experience designers help to communicate our design intent in a way that delights yet informs our users to create intuitive interfaces.

As a member of our team, you’ll work within an agile environment and iterative process, collaborating with interdisciplinary team members and stakeholders to analyze, design and convey your design vision. A natural problem solver, communicator and facilitator, you’ll be involved in every step of the process from idea generation to implementation.

Along with full-time opportunities, if you are looking for flexibly, we are open to hiring you as a contractor on a 12-month basis that can be extended to 24-months.

What you would work on

• Act as the interaction design subject-matter expert for your product design team
• Facilitate design critique, evaluate interactions for inclusivity and provide expert advice and guidance to cross-functional teams
• Design artifacts of high complexity to communicate task flows, touchpoints, behaviours, and the exchange of information
• Create complex low-fidelity sketches, wireframes, and prototypes to explore, communicate, and validate ideas.
• Create complex prototypes to provide delivery specifications for development
• Participate and facilitate usability testing and initiate research activities

What you need to succeed

• BA/BS degree in Design (e.g. interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), HCI, CS, or a related field or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 5 years of experience as a user experience designer
• Portfolio that includes case studies where you walk through the problem you were solving and the process you used to come to a solution
• Solid knowledge of design tools (Figma, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator)
• Understanding of responsive design
• Experience working with developers, project managers and contributing to the launch of a digital product within an agile environment

What’s in it for you

• You’ll find yourself in a culture where designers feel included, valued, and heard; in a supportive environment surrounded by peers who exceed in their area of expertise.
• You’ll work on solutions used by millions of people and contribute to a company that truly values customer experience and remains a Global Digital leader.
• You’ll be part of team that’s pushing the boundaries of digital product design as we strive to improve the lives of the people and communities we serve.
• Work/life balance is important to us; you will be part of a company that values your time.