- Lead the UX/UI design team and champion design excellence, quality of execution, accessibility, and technical feasibility
- Bridge the gap between UI design and front-end implementation while respecting web performance, responsive layouts, and technical constraints
- Implement a mobile-first approach for responsive websites, mobile applications, and omnichannel experiences
- Use data and analyze complex datasets to guide design strategies and approaches
- Oversee the creation and governance of design systems, component libraries, Figma Variables, and design tokens
- Provide strategic leadership for web and e-commerce projects on Shopify, Adobe Commerce, and React.js
- Ensure visual consistency, micro-interactions, motion design, and universal WCAG accessibility
- Integrate AI advancements and emerging tools into workflows and creative direction
- Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of UX and UI designers
- Oversee effort estimation, project allocation, capacity planning, and workload balancing
- Track creative budgets, remove bottlenecks, and improve internal processes
- Contribute to proposals and sales presentations to win strategic accounts
- Lead strategic discussions with executive stakeholders and translate business objectives into digital strategies
- Demonstrate the business impact of human-centered design, user research, and UI/UX strategies

Requirements

- 10+ years of experience in digital design, ideally in an agency environment
- Proven experience in a creative or executive leadership role
- Expert-level UI design skills
- Hands-on experience with front-end development (HTML/CSS, JavaScript,



and modern frameworks such as React.js)
- Advanced proficiency in Figma (advanced prototyping, variables, and auto layout)
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud
- Strong working knowledge of Shopify and Adobe Commerce
- Deep understanding of user research, information architecture, responsive layouts, and WCAG standards
- Ability to manage team capacity, forecast workloads, estimate required effort, and stay within budget
- Excellent storytelling, presentation, and negotiation skills
- Openness to using new AI tools and frameworks to prototype faster and accelerate production

Demonstrates expert-level UI design skills and hands-on experience with front-end development, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React.js. Proven ability to lead and mentor a multidisciplinary design team while implementing data-driven design strategies and ensuring adherence to WCAG accessibility standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

- Expert-Level UI Design Skills
- Hands-On Front-End Development
- Advanced Proficiency in Figma
- Robust Knowledge of Shopify and Adobe Commerce
- Leadership in Digital Design

Hard Skills

- UI Design
- Front-End Development
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- React.js
- Figma
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Responsive Layouts
- WCAG Standards

Soft Skills

- Storytelling
- Presentation Skills
- Negotiation Skills
- Team Management
- Capacity Planning

Industry Keywords

- Digital Design
- User Research
- Information Architecture
- E-Commerce
- Creative Leadership

Tools & Technologies

- Figma Variables
- Design Systems
- Component Libraries
- AI Tools
- Omnichannel Experiences

📌 UX/UI Director (Montreal)
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📍 Montreal