Lead Digital Product Designer

The Lead Digital Designer leads complex projects, managing the design and delivery of visual and interactive artifacts for RBC Wealth Management's products and services. They provide strategic advice and expertise to stakeholders while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance digital user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects, managing design and delivery of visual and interactive artifacts to define interactions with RBC Wealth Management’s products and services
• Break down complex topics and present effectively to broad audiences and senior stakeholders
• Lead and facilitate design critique and ideation sessions, evaluate Digital User Experiences for inclusivity and provide advanced advice and guidance to cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Apply comprehensive design theories, research data and best practices to inform design decisions, while guiding and mentoring peers and teams
• Create complex low-fidelity sketches, wireframes, and prototypes to explore, communicate, and validate ideas
• Collaborate with Design Researcher to design and facilitate research activities, analyze data, identify key findings to inform strategic decisions with clear and actionable recommendations

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in Design (e.g. user experience, graphic, visual communications, digital product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), Systems Design / Human Factors Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in designing and developing usable interfaces across multiple platforms
• Demonstrate ability to articulate design strategy, rationale, and logic; describing benefits and highlighting risks associated with design decisions
• Strong expertise with Figma, accessibility, agile methodologies and user experience metrics
• Experience designing web and mobile native user interfaces
• Experience creating or contributing to a design system

Key Skills

• Figma
• Accessibility
• Agile methodologies
• User experience metrics
• Design principles
• Technical innovation
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Leadership

Benefits

• We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper
• 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