Interaction Designer [208213]

Are you ready to shape the future of digital experiences at a leading institution within the financial services sector? Partnering with Aquent, this organization is on a mission to redefine what’s possible, placing strategy, research, design principles, and technical innovation at the core of everything they do. Your expertise will be pivotal in bringing this vision to life, crafting exceptional digital products that inspire, engage, and delight millions of users. If you’re a natural problem-solver, a skilled communicator, and a facilitator eager to make a significant impact, this is your opportunity to drive meaningful change from idea generation to implementation.

This is a hybrid role working 4 days per week onsite in our client’s Montreal office.

This is a 37.5 hour work week.

• About the Opportunity**

Join a dynamic team dedicated to creating industry-leading digital experiences. In this role, you will be at the forefront of user experience design, shaping the digital products that touch countless lives. Working within an agile and iterative environment, you’ll collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders to analyze, design, and articulate your design vision. Your contributions will directly influence the success of critical projects, pushing the boundaries of digital product design and contributing to a company that truly values customer experience.

• What You’ll Do**
• **Design Strategy & Leadership:**
• Leverage your deep understanding of user interface patterns and behaviors to enhance user comprehension and optimize task performance.
• Utilize visualizations and interactions to facilitate analytic thinking, especially with large datasets.
• Lead design critiques, assess interactions for inclusivity, and provide expert guidance to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Facilitate ideation sessions and collaborative work activities to foster innovation.
• Serve as the subject-matter expert for interaction design within the product design team.
• **Artifact Creation & Delivery:**
• Apply comprehensive knowledge of interaction design theory, visual design theory, research data, and best practices to inform design decisions.
• Develop complex low-fidelity sketches, wireframes, and prototypes to explore, communicate, and validate design concepts.
• Create detailed prototypes that provide precise delivery specifications for development teams.
• Present sophisticated interaction design work to senior stakeholders, articulating rationale and impact.
• **Research & Testing:**
• Facilitate and oversee usability testing to gather critical user feedback.
• Actively participate in or initiate user research activities to deepen understanding of user needs.
• Conduct in-depth research into interaction design strategies within the financial services sector and perform competitive audits relevant to specific design or business objectives.
• Execute pattern, micro-interaction, and component design audits as needed to ensure consistency and quality.
• *What You’ll Bring**
• Must-have Qualifications:**
• BA/BS degree in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• A compelling portfolio showcasing application design samples.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in designing usable interfaces across various channels and platforms.
• Demonstrated experience in an applied research setting, including successfully integrating user research into product designs and design practices.
• Exceptional ability to articulate design strategy, rationale, and logic, clearly describing benefits and highlighting risks associated with design decisions.
• Proven expertise with industry-standard design, prototyping, and research tools such as Figma, Mural, and UserTesting.com.
• Nice-to-have Qualifications:**
• MA/MS degree or certification in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), or a related field.
• Strong understanding of the strengths and shortcomings of different research methods, including when and how to apply them effectively during each product phase.
• A keen appreciation for the potential of ‘design thinking’ methodologies.
• Experience working within a large organization and an agile development environment.
• About Aquent Talent:**

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristic