Web UX Designer (AEM)

TL;DR

Web UX Designer (AEM): Designing composable, reusable component patterns and author-friendly experiences for CMS-driven web experiences with an accent on AEM component creation, design, and usability. Focus on defining interaction design, optimizing AEM authoring, and creating experiment-ready variants for testing.

Location: Remote (must be based in Ontario, British Columbia or Alberta, Canada)

Salary: $90,800.00 – $113,500 CAD (for British Columbia)

Company

hirify.global is shaping the future of communications by delivering innovative solutions and empowering developers worldwide to craft personalized customer experiences.

What you will do

• Serve as UX POC with stakeholders, gather requirements, and lead production projects to completion.
• Design and document AEM components end-to-end, defining use cases, content models, and interaction specifications.
• Produce complete specification packages including annotated designs, redlines, and accessibility requirements.
• Design for composability and scalability, establishing component variants and ensuring compatibility with templates and workflows.
• Optimize the AEM authoring experience, conducting usability checks and assisting with authoring guides.
• Design A/B and multivariate test variants and review experiment results to improve conversion.
• Partner with Web Engineering, Brand/UI, and Content teams to translate specs into AEM Core Component extensions.

Requirements

• 3 to 5+ years designing CMS-driven web experiences; strong AEM experience preferred.
• Expertise in interaction design, component-driven UX, and systems thinking.
• Ability to write clear component specifications (structure, behaviors, states, validations, accessibility, data layer, test variants).
• Deep familiarity with AEM Core Components, editable templates, policies, UX patterns, and authoring dialogs.
• Experience optimizing the authoring experience (field schemas, inline help, constraints, defaults, error handling).
• Understanding of A/B and multivariate testing, CRO, and SaaS B2B marketing funnels and conversion principles.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with UI designers, Engineers, Content, and Marketing stakeholders.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and how UX integrates with development.

Nice to have

• Comfort documenting patterns and best practices in wikis, design libraries, or internal playbooks.
• Ability to create low-fidelity prototypes in HTML/CSS/JS or no-code tools to validate interaction patterns.
• Strong grounding in accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA) and experience designing for inclusive experiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment with a strong culture of connection and global inclusion.
• Competitive pay, generous time off, and ample parental and wellness leave.
• Healthcare and a retirement savings program.
• Empowerment to build positive change in communities through volunteering and donation efforts.