Design Manager
Design Manager
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Job Description
We are
At Synechron we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industryleading digital solutions. Synechrons progressive technologies and optimization strategies span endtoend Artificial Intelligence Consulting Digital Cloud & DevOps Data and Software Engineering servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models Digital Underwriting mobilefirst applications and more. Over the last 20 years our company has been honored with multiple employer awards recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about Synechron has a global workforce of 14500 and has 58 offices in 21 countries within key global markets.
Our challenge
We are looking for a Design Manager with a strong focus on managing the daytoday operations of ongoing products and project . This role is pivotal in ensuring that design initiatives are executed efficiently and effectively maintaining the highest quality of user experience and user interface across RBC GAM digital products.
Additional Information*
The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other accordance with law the base salary for this role if filled within Toronto ON is CAD $130k CAD $140k/year & benefits (see below).
The Role
Responsibilities:
Design Management:
- Oversee the design aspects of product development from concept to launch ensuring timely and successful delivery.
- Coordinating closely with crossfunctional teams to meet project milestones.
- Address and resolve any designrelated issues that arise during the project lifecycle.
- Provide guidance mentorship and training to junior and offshore designers.
Design :
- Lead the design process for ongoing products including creating wireframes prototypes and highfidelity designs.
- Ensure design consistency and coherence across various products and platforms.
- Gather and integrate user feedback and research findings into the design process to enhance product quality.
Collaboration & Communication:
- Work directly with designers product managers engineers and stakeholders to align on design goals and deliverables.
- Communicate design concepts and decisions effectively to ensure clarity and alignment across teams.
- Facilitate design reviews and discussions to gather constructive feedback and drive continuous improvement.
Requirements:
- 8 years of experience in product design demonstrating a deep understanding of design principles research methods and industry best practices along with minimum 2 years as people manager in a large (financial) organization within an agile environment.
- Be a strong communicator and advocate for the customer the brand and its impact.
- Demonstrate the ability to lead design initiatives and collaborate with crossfunctional teams.
- Able to run design thinking facilitation sessions with crossfunctional teams.
- Deadlinedriven and resultsoriented; able to meet consistently highquality standards while handling a variety of tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
- Excel in distilling complex design and experience challenges and providing solutions.
- Proficient in design prototyping and project management tools: Figma MURAL Adobe Creative Suite Confluence JIRA etc.
Preferred but not required:
- Mastery of visual design skills (i.e. grids balance color theory) excellent attention to detail deep understanding of the principles of atomic design including symbols layer styles and variables experience working with and growing a design library.
We offer:
- A multinational organization with 58 offices in 21 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
- 15 days 3 weeks) of paid annual leave plus an additional 10 days of personal leave(floating days and sick days).
- A comprehensive insurance plan including medical dental vision life insurance and longterm disability.
- Flexible hybrid policy.
- RRSP with employers contribution up to 4.
- A higher education certification policy.
- Ondemand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
- Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
- Cutting edge projects at the worlds leading tierone banks financial institutions and insurance firms.
- A truly diverse funloving and global work culture.
SYNECHRONS DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference is committed to fostering an inclusive culture promoting equality diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds race ethnicities religion age marital status gender sexual orientations or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements mentoring internal mobility learning and development programs and more.
All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to the applicants gender gender identity sexual orientation race ethnicity disabled or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
