Job Description
Caylent is a cloud native services company that helps organizations bring the best out of their people and technology using Amazon Web Services (AWS). We provide a full-range of AWS services including workload migrations and modernization, cloud native application development, DevOps, data engineering, security and compliance, and everything in between.
At Caylent, our people always come first. We are a global company and operate fully remote with employees in Canada, the United States, and Latin America. We celebrate the culture of each of our team members and foster a community of technological curiosity. Come talk to us to learn more about what it means to be a Caylien!
The Mission
We seek an exceptional Senior Designer to join our growing Product Experience Evolution team. You will be responsible for crafting intuitive, user-centered design solutions that delight our customers and drive business success. You will support the XD team in creating seamless, end-to-end experiences, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, engineering, and strategy. Your expertise in UX design principles, human-centered design methodologies, and design systems will help establish our XD team as a center of excellence. Key markers for success will be your ability to:
- Gain deep understanding of user journeys
- Deliver functional, well-constructed designs
- Build engaging, robust experiences that surprise and delight users
- Assist development of internal processes and standardization of deliverables
Your Assignment
- Conduct user research, usability testing, and analysis to inform design decisions
- Analyze user behavior and feedback to identify pain points and opportunities for improvement
- Create personas, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that meet user needs and business goals
- Design intuitive and delightful interactions, considering various use cases and scenarios
- Ensure a seamless and consistent experience across multiple platforms and devices
- Develop and maintain design systems, guidelines, and standards to ensure consistency
- Work closely with product management to define product requirements and ensure design solutions meet business goals
- Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure design solutions are feasible, meet technical requirements, and are implemented correctly
- Communicate design decisions, trade-offs, and rationale to stakeholders, including product management, engineering, and executive teams
- Establish and maintain design processes, tools, and workflows to ensure efficient and effective design delivery
- Identify and mitigate design risks, and develop contingency plans as needed
- Mentor and coach junior designers to help them grow in their careers and develop their skills
- Prioritize multiple concurrent workstreams across client engagements
- Thrive in a dynamic, high-growth, full-remote environment
Your Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in UX Design, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field
- Strong understanding of user-centered design principles, interaction design, and information architecture
- Expert-level communication and storytelling skills
- Expertise with UX/UI software including Figma, Adobe Suite, Lucidchart
- Ability to design and help construct rapid prototypes for efficient feedback cycles
- Expertise working in client-facing environments and professional services engagements
- Excitement and natural curiosity for solving client challenges, creating solutions, and partnering with world-class technologists
- Enthusiasm for working in a dynamic, cross-functional environment, and evolving the XD maturity across teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as a member of an Agile project team
- Familiarity with UX/UI technologies including HTML, CSS, React, Vue, Angular
- Familiarity with technical concepts including GenAI, APIs, CI/CD, databases, repos
- Experience working with AWS services and tools
- Experience delivering cloud-based products and solutions
- Experience with implementing micro animations
Benefits
- Equitable Life - Hybrid Plan
- 100% Premium Coverage for the employee and dependents
- Long-Term Disability
- 4% Pension match (employer contribution)
- Unlimited Vacations
- Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave
- Paid for exams and certifications
- Peer bonus awards
- State of the art laptop and tools
- Equipment & Office Stipend
- Individual professional development plan
- Annual stipend for Learning and Development
The base salary range for this position is CAD $131,000 - $147,000. If you are hired at Caylent, your base salary is determined on factors such as skills, experience, geographic location, and other market conditions. While it’s not typical for offers to be made at the top of the range, please keep in mind that the base salary range is only one component of your overall compensation. Additionally, you are eligible for the benefits, bonuses, and incentives as listed above in the job description!
NOTE: We’re unable to provide visa sponsorship now or at any time in the future.
At Caylent, we are committed to fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring practices. As part of our recruitment process, we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools or automated systems to assist with the screening and evaluation of applications to help match candidate qualifications with job requirements.
These tools are designed to support — not replace — human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are always made by our trained recruitment professionals.
If an AI or automated tool is used during your application process, it will only be in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and your information will be handled in a secure and confidential manner.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]
Caylent is a place where everyone belongs. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our approach helps us to build a winning team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. So, regardless of how your diversity expresses itself, you can find a home here at Caylent.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you would like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected].
