Senior UX Designer

Onsite Flexibility:  Hybrid – 1 to 2 days per week in office (currently Wednesdays and third Friday of each month)
Position Type:  Contract
Contract Duration:  6 months (with potential for extension in 6-month increments)
Pay Rate:  C $70.00–C $75.00 / Hour (CAD)
Shift /

Schedule:

37.5 hrs/week
Senior UX Designer

Location:

Toronto, ON
Onsite Flexibility:  Hybrid – 1 to 2 days per week in office (currently Wednesdays and third Friday of each month)
Contract Details    Position Type:  Contract
Contract Duration:  6 months (with potential for extension in 6-month increments)
Pay Rate:  C $70.00–C $75.00 / Hour (CAD)
Shift /

Schedule:

37.5 hrs/week

Job Summary  As a  Senior UX Designer , you will join the Public Website Design team, working on projects for customer-facing properties such as , Simplii Financial, Investor's Edge, Wealth, and CIBC Client. You'll leverage your UX expertise to lead design tasks from research to wireframes, workshops, testing, and polished presentations. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to design systems and frameworks.

You will be open to learning new technologies, such as  Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)  CMS, Confluence/Jira, and Office 365. In addition to leadership, you will have a good understanding of CSS and HTML, strong collaboration, communication, presentation, time-management, and organization skills — able to work closely with your team on multiple initiatives at once and apply prioritization accordingly.

Key Responsibilities   Lead design tasks from research to wireframes, workshops, testing, and polished presentations
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on public site projects across various lines of business (Deposit Products & CC, Wealth, Client, Simplii, Advice)
Contribute to design systems and frameworks
Work within a team organized into pods; each pod includes UX, Visual, and Content Designers, plus extended team members (SEO, Accessibility, Dev, etc.)
Apply a good understanding of CSS and HTML in design work
Manage multiple initiatives at once and apply prioritization accordingly
Learn and work with new technologies including Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) CMS, Confluence/Jira, and Office 365
Required Skills   5–7 years of UX experience in the digital space (responsive web design)
Formal UX training and strong portfolio
Proficiency in  Figma
Experience running workshops and conducting UX research (Maze, )
Familiarity with analytics tools (Adobe Analytics)
Strong communication skills
Ability to articulate design decisions in an organized and concise manner
Strong presenter (oral and visual)
Experience running workshops
Preferred Skills   

Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
Experience working for financial institutions or agencies
Strong understanding of visual design principles
Education Requirements   Formal UX training required
Strong portfolio required
Required Experience   5–7 years of UX experience in the digital space (responsive web design)
Work Environment /

Physical Requirements   Hybrid work arrangement: 1 to 2 days per week in office (currently Wednesdays and third Friday of each month)
37.5 hours per week
Overtime potential: rare to none
About the Client  This client is a leading  multinational financial institution  serving millions of clients across Canada and international markets, with significant commercial and investment banking presence in the United States and other global markets. The organization offers a comprehensive range of banking, wealth management, and capital markets products and services to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients, and employs close to 50 designers on this project team alone — including UX designers, visual designers, content designers, and extended team members spanning SEO, accessibility, and development.

Known for a collaborative, purpose-driven culture with meaningful commitments to inclusion and diversity, structured career development frameworks, and competitive compensation and benefits, this institution is a strong fit for professionals seeking stability and growth in a major financial services environment.
About GTT  GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Job Number: 26-10781
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