Flexiti Financial Hiring for UX designer at Toronto, ON Full Time

Flexiti is one of Canada’s fastest growing fintech lenders. We aim to make our customers’ lives more affordable and help our retail partners grow their sales by offering flexible financing options. Through our award-winning omni-channel platform, customers can be approved instantly to shop with their FlexitiCard®, which they can use online or in-store to make multiple purchases, within their credit limit, without needing to reapply.

At Flexiti, we work hard, we love what we do, and we have some fun along the way! If you are looking for an energizing and innovative work environment with great people and big ideas, we’d love to have you join us!

To learn more about Flexiti, please visit www.flexiti.com

Job description:
Flexiti is one of Canada’s fastest growing fintech lenders. We aim to make our customers’ lives more affordable and help our retail partners grow their sales by offering flexible financing options. Through our award-winning omni-channel platform, customers can be approved instantly to shop with their FlexitiCard®, which they can use online or in-store to make multiple purchases, within their credit limit, without needing to reapply.

At Flexiti, we work hard, we love what we do, and we have some fun along the way! If you are looking for an energizing and innovative work environment with great people and big ideas, we’d love to have you join us!

To learn more about Flexiti, please visit www.flexiti.com

This position is remote capable within Canada.

User Experience (UX) Designer

Flexiti Financial is looking for a User Experience Designer to join its Product Design Team. We are looking for a skilled and creative thinker; someone who will help us reimagine how we interact with our customers and create the experiences that matter to them. Supporting the AVP of Product Design & Development, the User Experience Designer understands the big picture of who they’re designing for and what they want to achieve and iterate through those tiny details that change an interaction from utilitarian to delightful.

What you will be doing:
Gather and evaluate user experience requirements from stakeholders, customers, and merchants in collaboration with product and engineering teams

Conduct user research and usability studies

Use analytics to search out opportunities to improve customer interactions

Conceptualize user journeys and design interaction in partnership with the product team

Develop wireframes, detailed specifications, accessibility requirements, and prototypes that are aligned to product/feature specifications

Determine the design interactions and customer flows for the customer experience and documents channel requirements for approval by senior management

Present compelling design concepts for stakeholder review meetings and engage in iterative working sessions

Use competitive analysis to assess UI/UX versus best practice and industry innovations and recommends opportunities for improvements

Maintain and manage digital standards guides and design principles

Why you would love to work here:
You have the opportunity to be a part of an award winning, fast growing company

Our innovative culture promotes on-going learning opportunities with training and mentorship

A new and vibrant office environment and remote working capability

Competitive compensation package commensurate to experience plus benefits

What you should have:
3+ years of UX design experience. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience designing complex omni-channel solutions and/or mobile applications

A strong portfolio of design projects and case studies

Ability to iterate designs and solutions efficiently, flexibly, and intelligently

Experience working independently or as part of a cross-functional team

Knowledge of web technologies (platforms, devices, HTML, CSS, JS)

Expertise in standard design software (Adobe suite, Axure, Figma)

A solid grasp of user-centered design, user research and testing, rapid prototyping, heuristic analysis, usability, and accessibility

Experience working within retail or a financial services environment is a plus

Team spirit; strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders

Good time-management skills

Flexiti embraces diversity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or family status. If you require disability-related accommodation during the application or interview process, simply let us know and we’ll work with you to ensure you have a positive experience.