Senior UX Designer

Kijiji is the #1 online classifieds site in Canada and one of Canada’s top 10 most-visited digital sites. We reach nearly half of Canadian internet users monthly. We’re a leader in helping users find and trade goods and services in their communities, including Autos, Real Estate and Jobs. We’re proud of our engaged, results-oriented and collaborative team and were recently named one of the top Toronto Tech Employer Brands. 

Kijiji is part of Adevinta: a global online classifieds specialist and sustainability leader with 40+ products in 14 countries.

What you’ll do ​& Who you are

As a Senior UX Designer, you will help create experiences that delight and empower millions of Canadians. Reporting to the Head of UX, you will be an important member of the product & design team. You will play an important and influential role in the design of Kijiji across both web and mobile app. You will create delightful user experiences, which includes conceiving and conducting user research, interviews, and surveys, and translating them into user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, and component, feature and product designs. This is a hybrid role, with an average of 2 days per week spent in our modern office in downtown Toronto.

What you'll do:

• Lead design projects with a focus on mobile-native experiences and lead projects to set new standards in UX for digital marketplaces.
• Design new product offerings to expand our reach and user base.
• Develop user flows, journey maps, and designs that make Kijiji easy and enjoyable to use for both buyers and sellers.
• Use multiple research methods to gain valuable insights, turning data into design strategies.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and other partners to bring ideas to life.
• Advocate for users and ensure their perspective is central in all product decisions.
• Improve core features of our platform, boosting marketplace vibrancy along key metrics.
• Be a design citizen who can mentor junior designers and contribute to a culture of learning and improvement.
• Become a simplifying champion to help us avoid redundancies.

Who you are:

• You bring 4+ years of UX design experience.
• You will have a portfolio that displays your ability to solve complex design challenges.
• Experience creating responsive, mobile-first designs that work well on all devices.
• A solid grasp of user-centered design from initial research to final implementation.
• You are familiar with Agile methodologies and iterative design processes.
• Prior experience in e-commerce or digital marketplaces would be helpful.
• Understanding of the Canadian marketplace and consumer behavior.
• You are interested in new technologies, such as AI, and their potential use in UX.

Benefits

Life at Adevinta comes with its perks! Our Adevintans enjoy the following benefits:

• An attractive Base Salary 💸

• Participation in our Short Term Incentive plan (annual bonus) 🏆

• Work From Anywhere: Enjoy up to 20 days a year of working from anywhere! Maybe not from the moon🌛well why not! just make sure you have internet connection! 🌍

• A 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, because we care ❤️

• Win together, lose together is one of our key behaviours. At Adevinta you will find a collaborative environment with an opportunity to explore your potential and grow 🌱

On top of these, we also provide a range of locally relevant benefits. Wanna know more? Apply and ask our recruiters! ✨

Adevinta is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.
If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role but are interested, please consider applying anyway. Research suggests that women and individuals from underrepresented groups may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply and look forward to speaking with you.