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KEV Group

Product Designer

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Toronto, ON
Mid level
Toronto, ON
Mid level
The Product Designer will create intuitive user experiences, manage design projects, conduct user testing, and collaborate with cross-functional teams while ensuring high-quality visual design.
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About KEV:

KEV Group is an enterprise SaaS company that provides an all-in-one activity fund management solution for K-12 schools. By seamlessly integrating and automating all fee management processes, our SchoolCash platform provides real-time visibility and control over how districts and schools create, collect, manage, track, and reconcile these funds. Parents benefit from an easy-to-use solution that offers convenience and supports all payment types. More than 26,000 schools across North America rely on our solutions to manage over $4 billion in activity funds annually.


The company is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Cambridge, ON and across the U.S., KEV is a portfolio company of Five Arrows. With over €10 billion of assets under management (AUM), the corporate private equity business of Five Arrows invests in companies with highly defensible market positions, strong management teams, and growth-based business models.

Why Join KEV?

  • Work in an industry that benefits children, parents and schools
  • Do meaningful and purpose-driven work, and make a real impact
  • Join a quickly growing organization with real opportunity for learning and growth
  • Passionate and accessible leadership team that cares about people, personally and professionally
  • Hybrid work environment (3 days a week in either our North York or Cambridge office)

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced B2B Product Designer to join our team to play a critical role in shaping the future of our products.  Reporting to the Vice President of Product Management, this individual will work across our product offerings, contributing to intuitive, engaging, and delightful user experiences.  The ideal candidate will have excellent user interface design skills and strong experience in user testing and user experience (UX). As a Product Designer, you will interact directly with customers and work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and other team members, to ensure that the end-to-end user experience is seamless, efficient, and effective.  We want someone who’s experienced and comfortable with managing multiple projects in a fast-paced high-growth environment, who thrives on being given ownership and great responsibility.

Responsibilities: 

  • Own design projects from initiation through planning, requirements, implementation, and post-implementation reviews
  • Design strong, intuitive, elegant, and accessible interfaces for web and mobile applications supported through a test and learn process
  • Conduct user research and testing to gather insights and validate design decisions
  • Collaborate with product managers, developers, customers, and other stakeholders to understand user needs and translate them into innovative design solutions
  • Create design specifications and pixel perfect designs (as necessary) and work with developers to ensure that designs are technically feasible and implemented accurately
  • Present and communicate concepts, designs, and prototypes to cross-functional team members, customers and other stakeholders with clarity
  • Create wireframes, mock-ups, and interactive prototypes to effectively communicate design concepts
  • Develop and maintain design guidelines and style guides to ensure consistency across all products
  • Use and expand/improving on our design system/components
  • Participate in design reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers
  • Continuously iterate and improve designs based on user feedback and data-driven insights
  • Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in design, UX, and technology to continually improve the user experience

Requirements and Skills: 

  • Diploma or degree in UX Design, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Graphic Design, Software Engineering, or something similar.
  • 3-5 years of experience as a Product Designer, preferably in a B2B SaaS environment
  • Experience utilizing design methodologies, conducting research and data analyses, prototyping, and stress and user testing
  • An eye for detail and visual design - strong knowledge of visual design principles, UI patterns, layout and execution for mobile and desktop platforms
  • Advanced proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar
  • Experience with user testing methodologies and tools
  • Demonstrated strategic product thinking and vision
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with a variety of stakeholders (internally and externally)
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines

We Offer:  

  • Competitive salary 

  • Comprehensive health and dental benefits 

  • Professional development opportunities 

  • Continuing Education

  • Great colleagues and collaboration 

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required by an individual joining the KEV team in this or any other capacity.

KEV Group is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with Human Resources or the hiring manager.

KEV Group is an equal opportunity employer who agrees not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age.

Top Skills

Adobe Creative Suite
Figma
Sketch

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