Apex Systems

Job#: 3017955

Job Description:

Product Designer

Apex Systems is a global IT services provider, and our staffing practice has an opening for a Product Designer to place at our client, a multinational technology corporation.

Client: Multinational technology corporation

Terms: 12-month contract (strong possibility to extend to an 18-month total contract length)

Location: 100% Remote (Priority to Vancouver-based candidates first. Must be willing and able to work in PST)

Application Process: It is best to apply via the medium on which you are seeing this posting. If you encounter technical difficulties submitting your resume, please send a Word version of your resume to Ty Kurucz at tkurucz@apexsystems.com Please reference Request ID: 3017955 – Product Designer 3.

Job Description

Our client is hiring a Product Designer, with a core focus centered on user experience and core building blocks, that could span multiple form factors, devices, and ecosystems. You will help to contribute to the execution of their Human Interface Guidelines (its documentation, maintenance, and scaling for a large base of existing and potential users), and the design of framework components of the search results page, all while driving design coherence of the product. You’ll be joining a set of designers with whom you can partner, learn from, and contribute with. You will be an integral part of the engineering team and will have the opportunity to partner closely with Program Managers and the Developers that are directly involved in creating and evolving user experiences.

An ideal candidate would have experience with simplifying complex user scenarios, and good knowledge in UI Patterns, Frameworks and scaling Design Systems. You are forward-thinking, passionate about improving our users experience, on top of current UX trends, and excited about exploring new possibilities and opportunities. You can quickly bring new ideas to life from low fidelity sketching to clickable prototypes. You can take big picture ideas and help translate them to ownable concepts with your design and storytelling skills. Most importantly, you love pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, crafting experiences that fulfill direct user need while also adding a sense of delight.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes in a timely and iterative environment.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams throughout all stages of the design process to deliver useful and efficient end-to-end user experiences.
• Scope and prioritize work across multiple projects and tasks.
• Perform usability tests, working with end users and stakeholders to ensure problems and needs are understood.
• Present work to teams.

Requirements

• 5-7 overall years of experience in the field.
• Collaboration: The candidate should be collaborative and able to work effectively with other team members, including engineers and designers.
• Detail-oriented: The candidate must pay attention to detail, ensuring that all aspects of the design system are meticulously documented and implemented.
• Communication: The candidate should have strong communication skills to document guidelines clearly and provide patterns to partner design teams.
• Patience and Openness to Feedback: The candidate should be patient and open to receiving and incorporating feedback.
• Curiosity and Proactiveness: The candidate should be curious and proactive in finding areas of inconsistency or inefficiency and suggesting solutions.
• Demonstrated knowledge in all things UX, including accessibility and systems.
• Great eye for visual design and layout. Understanding of multiple modality design patterns and various form factors.
• Excellent understanding of UX methodologies and implementation of design patterns.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills and an attention to detail.
• Ability to quickly learn modern design tools such as Figma.
• Systems Thinking: Thinks in terms of reusability and modularity, not just one-off screens or components. Anticipates edge cases and how changes in one component affect the broader system.
• Advocacy & Enablement: Can evangelize and educate others about the design system. Experience running audits, onboarding designers to the system, or conducting training.
• Curious and proactive — finds areas of inconsistency or inefficiency and suggests solutions.

Top 3 Must-Haves

1. Minimum 5+ years experience with Design System Experience ( building, maintaining, or scaling a design system, including understanding component libraries, design tokens, and accessibility standards)

2. Minimum 5+ years experience with Collaboration with Engineers (candidate should be comfortable working with front-end developers to implement or refine components and have knowledge of how design translates into code)

3. Minimum 5+ years experience with Documentation & Communication ( clearly document guidelines, usage patterns, and provide patterns to partner design teams, ensuring the documentation is easy to understand )

4. Minimum 5+ years experience with Figma ( Highly skilled in using Figma, including Auto Layout, Variants, Components, Tokens, and Libraries ) and experience setting up scalable Figma libraries that are easy for other designers to use.

Other

• A link to your portfolio (included in your resume) is required
• Interview process: Two or three rounds of interviews – 45 minutes to 1-hour portfolio review.

o Required interview preparation: Candidates should ensure their portfolio deck is well-organized and ready for presentation before the assessment. Candidates should be ready to present their portfolio (2-3 case studies/projects), including a detailed presentation of their design process, problem-solving approach, and collaboration experiences.

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at employeeservices@apexsystems.com or 844-463-6178.

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.

Pay Range:

$40 - $65 per hour