Senior Product Designer @ Autotrader.ca

TRADER Corporation is a trusted Canadian leader in online media, dealer and lender services. The company is comprised of AutoTrader.ca, AutoSync and Dealertrack Canada. AutoTrader.ca (AutoHebdo.net in Quebec) offers the largest inventory of new cars and used cars in Canada, receiving over 25 million monthly visits to its marketplace. With over 3,500 subscribers and counting, AutoSync is the largest and fastest growing dealer and OEM software provider in Canada. The platform's suite of connected automotive software solutions brings advertising, conversion and operational support together, synchronizing the entire retail process. AutoSync's diverse range of offerings includes: vAuto, EasyDeal, xtime, Motoinsight, Activix, TAdvantage and TRFFK. Dealertrack is Canada’s largest automotive financing portal, enhancing efficiency and profitability for all major segments of the automotive, marine, recreational vehicle, motorcycle and powersport retail industries. Over 6.5 million credit applications are submitted via the Dealertrack Canada portal each year. Collateral Management is a national, end-to-end, managed technology solution that offers industry insight and multi-channel collection strategies to maximize funds recovered. Collateral Management helps you remain compliant in all jurisdictions, alleviating your exposure to reputational and financial risks. Visit tradercorporation.com to learn more. .

TRADER Corporation's parent company AutoScout24 is the largest pan-European online car market with over 2 million listings and more than 43,000 dealer customers. With AutoScout24, users can find, finance, buy, subscribe for and sell used and new cars. The marketplace provides inspiration on cars and other vehicles and makes hard decisions easy.

Since 1998 AutoScout24 has been offering private users, car dealers and other cooperation partners from the automotive, financial and insurance services sector a comprehensive digital platform for car trading. The online marketplace includes used and new cars, motorcycles as well as commercial vehicles. AutoScout24 has over 30 million users per month, more than 43,000 dealers and around 500 employees. In addition to Germany, AutoScout24 is also represented in the European core markets of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, France and Austria.

More information on www.autoscout24.de

Experience leveraging AI, Generative AI (GenAI) to enhance engineering productivity, automate repetitive tasks, and optimize workflows. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI-driven solutions into their daily work — such as code generation, debugging, reviews, documentation, and decision support—to improve efficiency for themselves and their teams. A proactive approach to exploring and implementing AI tools that drive innovation and streamline development processes is highly valued

Intro to The Team:

We're looking for an experienced Senior Product Designer to join the Consumer Experience team with AutoTrader. The Consumer Experience team is on a mission to build product experiences that enable efficiencies in the consumer car buying experience. You will be directly involved in and responsible for crafting experiences that bring together the many aspects of the car buying journey, including browsing and searching for vehicles, performing vehicle research, and connecting with dealers.

What You’ll Do:

- Own end-to-end product design for a key area of the AutoTrader consumer journey that bridges the digital and physical car shopping experience

- Design user-centered experiences across our customer touchpoints, with the purpose of increasing consumer engagement and conversion

- Collaborate cross-functionally with your delivery team (Product, Engineering, Delivery) to take new features from ideation, to prototyping, to user testing, to launch

- Translate analysis and research insights into new ideas and concepts with the help of our research and data teams

- Explore divergent concepts to solve consumer and dealer pain points while understanding how to scope the solution to build iteratively towards your vision

- Evangelize best design practices and the consumer’s perspective by leveraging qualitative and quantitative data

- Participate in or lead feedback and ideation sessions where you’ll seek out specific feedback on your designs, design frameworks, our products, and the company in general

What We’re Looking For:

- 5+ years of end-to-end design experience, from research and problem discovery through to detailed interaction, visual design, and delivery

- Prior experience leading design for complex use cases in cross-functional teams (Bonus: Experience working in automotive and/or marketplace businesses)

- A portfolio that demonstrates strong visual and interaction design sense, with a focus on delivering consumer and business outcomes

- Ability to communicate a strong point of view, backed up by personal expertise, design rationale, customer data, and industry trends

- Self-starter attitude, comfortable maintaining multiple tasks and shifting business needs

What’s in it for you…

-We understand that there is life at work and life outside of work. Here are a few benefits we all benefit from that support us to be our creative best.

Benefits from Day 1

-Gym discounts

-Employee and Family Assistance program

- Virtual wellness events

-Conferences & training budget

-Regular internal training programs

Financial planning

-Let us help you invest in your future with 3% matching towards your pension and multiple forms of income protection.

Competitive salary

-Annual bonus structure

-3% CPP matching

Senior Product Designer

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