Product designer, Design Systems

Geotab•Toronto, ON

2d•CA$85,500 - CA$105,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Geotab is seeking a Product Designer to spearhead design, interaction, and user experience efforts across Geotab’s applications. This role involves designing end-to-end experiences for applications like MyAdmin, MyGeotab, and Geotab Drive. The Product Designer will play a key cross-functional role between product and engineering, contributing to research, building, iterating, and improving the design and experience for end users. The company is a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, known for its innovative platform and commitment to safety and sustainability. Geotab offers a fast-paced, ever-changing environment where employees are encouraged to take on new challenges and make an impact.

Requirements

1-5 years of relevant industry experience, including 2+ years of experience in an individual contributor role on a product, experience, or service design team.
Relevant Bachelor's Diploma/Degree (with preferred specialization in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or a related field) or equivalent industry experience.
Deep knowledge of product design, common interaction patterns, associated trade-offs, and best practices for responsive web applications.
Proficiency in UI design tools such as Figma, Sketch, InVision, Principle, etc., alongside technical competence using Google Suite for business.
Proven ability to lead all aspects of the user-centered design process from conception to completion, with the flexibility to adapt to growing technology and market demands.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas to non-technical stakeholders and engage effectively across all levels of the organization.
Strong organizational and multitasking abilities, an entrepreneurial mindset, and comfort working within a flat organizational structure.

Responsibilities

Lead research, ideation, and creation of application interactions.
Partner with UX Research, Product Management, Development, and Data Science Team members during design and development to take broad conceptual ideas, understand user needs, and lead the design process into actionable designs and prototypes.
Map out user flows, wireframes, and prototypes for user testing, feedback, and deployment.
Dive deep into Customer/User experience to develop deep insights about user behaviours.
Conduct interviews and collect feedback from end users and subject matter experts.
Work with cross-functional teams to design, build, and roll-out products that deliver on the Geotab vision and strategy.
Use Design Principles, as well as existing visual frameworks to produce designs that are visually cohesive with the rest of Geotab's products, with a holistic consideration for the product's future.
Design web applications using industry best practices and existing visual frameworks.
Support Geotab global strategic initiatives.
Track design features and fixes from different subject matter experts.
Maintain compliance with AODA guidelines for site accessibility.
Support team with coding activities when needed (e.g. JavaScript, React).
Conduct concept and usability testing and gather feedback.
Create personas through user research and data.
Define the right interaction model and evaluate its success.
Ensure designs, code, and animations work in different browsers on different devices.
Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows, and sitemaps.
Design graphic user interface elements, like menus, tabs, and widgets.
Build page navigation buttons and search fields.
Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback.
Consistently demonstrate Geotab’s Core Values in all daily work and interactions.
Responsible for the contribution and maintenance of the departmental Wiki.