UI/UX Designer - Jobs in Richmond

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Role and ResponsibilitiesAre you looking for a work environment where you can innovate, reach greater heights and collaborate with experts from a wide range of sectors You want to join a world-class company and industry leader with projects to which you would be proud to contribute Come share your passion with us!The role we are offering:The User Experience and Interface Designer is responsible for translating user requirements into sitemap, user flows, wireframes, prototypes and elegant, intuitive final user interface. While understanding business requirements and any technical limitations, you are expected to design the overall functionality of the journey experience, and in order to ensure a great user experience, and iterate upon it in accordance with user-testing. The UX/UI designer works closely with the Product Manager, Business analyst, customer account team, product owners and technical leader to create a delightful user experience that will meet customer needs, journey vision and objectives.You will also work in a highly iterative way, with a cross-functional team to allow a high-paced and iterative development and delivery process. As such you need to be comfortable with designing for early stage MVPs with a large amount of ambiguity and subsequently iterating over live designs with input from data and analytics from real life user testing. Are you ready to :- Plan and conduct extensive user research, including interviews, persona development, customer journey mapping, contextual inquiry and task analysis.- Work with a cross-functional team to design and deliver user flows, wireframes, mockups and prototypes optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces that lead to intuitive user experiences.- Champion a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs.- Deliver UI and interaction designs for desktop, tablet and mobile products refining concepts from early wireframes to high definition designs.- Collaborate with other designers within and across teams to problem solve design challenges and maintain a level of design consistency across journeys.- Stay on top of industry best practices, consumer /market trends and competitor developments.- Contribute to the collaborative and stimulating work environmentOur ideal candidate has:- Five or more years of UX/UI experience designing for mobile and desktop applications. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience designing complex solutions for complete digital environments.- Extensive experience in using UX design best practices and design thinking approach to design solutions, and a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design.- Advanced proficiency with current design tools such as Sketch, Axure, Photoshop, Illustrator, InVision, etc. Knowledge of HTML5/XHTML, CSS and JavaScript is a plus.- Ability to collaborate and communicate with other teams and project stakeholders to balance the right decisions for the product with the right decisions for the users.- Ability to get draft concepts and mockups as quickly as possible with the desire to continuously refine and improve based-on feedback with the ultimate goal of always producing world-class work.- Working knowledge of user interface design principles and methodology- Strong working knowledge of HTML5/XHTML, CSS3 and JavaScript- Entrepreneurial self-starter who is self-motivated but also a team player with a professional presence.- UI abilities shown in a portfolio of live projectsCAE offers:- an environment where your initiatives will be recognized and valued- the opportunity to travel internationally- the opportunity to work on a variety of projects on a multidisciplinary team- the opportunity to represent the organization at external conventions and conferences- the possibility to work from home occasionally- flexible schedules- attractive employee benefits.With over 13,000 employees in more than 40 countries, CAE is a global leader in training for the civil aviation, defence and security, and healthcare markets. To learn more: www.cae.com#LI-JN1Salary range : $77,100 - $99,800 a yearPosition TypeRegularCAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.Equal Employment OpportunityAt CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. With no exception.As captured in our overarching valuequot;One CAE quot;, we #39;re proud to work as one passionate, boundaryless and inclusive team.At CAE, all employees are welcome regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity or age.At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we #39;re everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in more than 200 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents 75 years of industry firsts-the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators, surgical manikins, and personalized training programs powered by artificial intelligence. We #39;re investing our time and resources into building the next generation of cutting-edge, digitally immersive training and critical operations solutions while keeping positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact at the core of our mission. Today and tomorrow, we #39;ll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.