Job Description

RQ09734 - Sr. UX Designer

222 Jarvis St.

Hybrid: 3 Days onsite / 2 days remote

- From October 20, 2025, the candidate is required to work onsite 4 days a week and 1 day from home

- From January 5, 2026, the candidate is required to work onsite 5 days a week fully

Contract 6+ months, possible extension

We are seeking a UX Designer to support the development of the Enterprise Data Product Practice, the Data Product Practice Portal, and several 360° data products. This role will focus on creating user-centered, accessible, and visually appealing designs that make complex information easy to use across the Ontario Public Service.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about simplifying complexity, enabling adoption, and championing user-centered design across diverse teams.

Must-Have:

• Create effective, user-friendly, and visually appealing interfaces for data products, portals, and analytics tools.
• Design overall product functionality to ensure a great user experience; iterate based on user testing.
• Lead user research activities (interviews, surveys, usability studies) and synthesize insights into sitemaps, flows, wireframes, prototypes, and design recommendations.
• Facilitate workshops (e.g., journey mapping, co-design sessions, usability testing) to inform design decisions.
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and data teams in agile environments to integrate UX throughout the product lifecycle.
• Ability to clearly communicate design decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Understanding of iterative product development cycles ( Discovery Agile Beta Live).
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Miro, Adobe XD).
• Strong understanding of accessibility requirements and enterprise design systems.

Nice-to-have:

• Familiarity with Ontario Digital Service Design Standards or equivalent government design frameworks.