<p><strong>The Company</strong></p><p>Our client in downtown Toronto is looking for a Product Design Lead for a 1 year contract. This is an in office position, and the ability to travel to the US may be required.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Position</strong></p><p>The Product Design Lead will shape the design of complex enterprise software solutions that power critical business operations—such as planning, procurement, vendor management, and order management. This is not a typical UX role; it requires a <strong>strategic thinker who can design with depth and context</strong>, balancing user needs with business objectives in a highly data-driven environment. This role is <strong>hands-on</strong>—you’ll lead discovery, synthesize insights, and deliver production-ready designs.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Own the design process for a specific product area, from research through delivery.</li><li>Conduct contextual research to understand user workflows, pain points, and operational constraints.</li><li>Translate complex business and technical requirements into clear user journeys and intuitive UI solutions.</li><li>Collaborate with Product Managers to negotiate scope and problem definitions, ensuring alignment between user needs and business priorities.</li><li>Facilitate workshops and design reviews to drive clarity and alignment across teams.</li><li>Document and communicate design decisions persuasively to stakeholders.</li><li>Experiment with emerging tools, including AI-driven design platforms, to enhance workflows and outcomes. </li></ul>
<p>We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Product Owner / Digital Project Coordinator to support product development and project execution for our client on an 11-month contract. This role is ideal for someone early in their product, business, or analytics career who enjoys working cross-functionally, staying organized, and using data to support decision-making.</p><p>The successful candidate will work closely with senior Product Owners, engineering, design, business stakeholders, and operations teams to ensure timely delivery of product initiatives and smooth day-to-day project coordination.</p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p><strong>Product Ownership Support</strong></p><ul><li>Assist senior Product Owners in defining product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria</li><li>Maintain and help prioritize the product backlog under guidance Participate in sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives</li><li>Translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements for development teams Support product documentation and roadmap updates</li></ul><p><strong>Project Coordination</strong></p><ul><li>Coordinate day-to-day project activities across teams and stakeholders</li><li>Track project timelines, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables</li><li>Follow up on action items and ensure tasks are completed on schedule Identify risks, issues, and blockers, and escalate when necessary</li><li>Prepare and distribute project status reports and meeting notes</li><li>Support communication between product, technology, business, and external teams</li></ul><p><strong>Data Analysis & Reporting</strong></p><ul><li>Collect, clean, and analyze product, project, or business data</li><li>Create dashboards, reports, and basic visualizations to track progress and performance Analyze user behavior, feature usage, and operational metrics</li><li>Provide data-driven insights to support decision-making Assist in defining KPIs and success metrics for product initiatives</li></ul>
