Hire the Best UI Designers Near Ottawa

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James Rhodes

Verified Expert in Design
Canada
Toptal Member Since July 21, 2017

James is a digital product designer, UI/UX specialist, and certified Framer Expert with 10+ years of experience. He creates modern, conversion-focused websites and products that balance beauty with usability. With expertise in Framer development, prototyping, and brand systems, James helps startups and businesses ship faster, elevate their brand, and deliver user-centered digital experiences that drive results.

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Ocean Lio

Verified Expert in Design
Canada
Toptal Member Since July 17, 2018

Ocean has over seven years of experience as a UI/UX designer in the computer software industry—working at Autodesk. He's especially skilled in visual design, user experience design, and testing. Notable projects that Ocean has worked on were as the lead designer for Autodesk's SketchBook application and on SketchBook Motion, which won iPad App of the Year in 2016.

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Melissa Morgan

Verified Expert in Design
Canada
Toptal Member Since October 31, 2017

Melissa is an award-winning, multifaceted creative woman with 13+ years of experience specializing in digital technologies. She has worked with clients ranging from industry leaders to startups that have utilized her expertise in design, VR, AR, entrepreneurship, and art direction. Melissa's past clients include NBC Universal, Technicolor, Google, Harvard Business School, UEFA, Telus, Walmart, UPMC, Forbes, Giant Tiger, Rogers, Adidas, Ford, WealthSimple, and The Royal Conservatory.

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Bruno Santiago

Verified Expert in Design
Canada
Toptal Member Since December 27, 2017

Bruno is an award-winning design-oriented product strategist with a passion for digital transformation challenges. Over the past 30 years, he has gained experience in the following industries: fintech, travel, automotive, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), and fashion. Bruno has both been part of and led creative teams for top agencies (Wunderman, JWT, Isobar) serving global clients (such as Microsoft, Unilever, Mars, and Sony).

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Allen Wu

Verified Expert in Design
Canada
Toptal Member Since November 28, 2019

Allen is a highly experienced product and UX/UI designer with 20+ years in web and digital product design, spanning the public service, healthcare, IT, and consulting industries. Skilled in delivering end-to-end, user-centered design solutions across both consumer and enterprise applications, he's an expert in applying UX methodologies within Agile environments, including requirements gathering, problem definition, research, journey mapping, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing.

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Charbel Jamous

Verified Expert in Design
Canada
Toptal Member Since April 29, 2020

Charbel is a powerhouse of design strategy wrapped in a calm, empathetic core. With over two decades of digital experience and a sharp eye for user-centric detail, he's not just shaping interfaces, he's simplifying complexity across startups, SaaS platforms, and wellness apps. From co-founding Lebtivity in Beirut to consulting for clients worldwide through Toptal, he's always a step ahead and often the step clients didn't know they needed.

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Ijeoma Emeruwa

Verified Expert in Design
Canada
Toptal Member Since July 11, 2022

Ijeoma is a digital product designer with experience adding value and designing for impact across small and large teams and multiple industries, including blockchain, fintech, payments infrastructure, SaaS, and B2C/B2B products. With a background in software engineering, she brings a diverse range of technical skills plus expertise in product thinking, design thinking, and cross-functional collaboration to take a product from idea to successful launch to match business and customer success.

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Hristo Kanchev

Verified Expert in Design
United States
Toptal Member Since March 22, 2018

Hristo is a Senior Product Designer with 15+ years of experience shaping AI-enhanced user experiences across complex ecosystems. He specializes in defining and translating high-level strategy into scalable, data-informed solutions through rigorous research and systems thinking. From discovery to cross-team delivery, Hristo leverages his background in product, UX, UI, visual design, and front-end development to build intuitive products that align with business goals and elevate human experiences.

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Bismark Achodo

Verified Expert in Design
Canada
Toptal Member Since July 28, 2022

Bismark is a product designer for healthtech and fintech, ex-RBC, and achieved 25% drop-off reduction. He helps growth-stage healthtech and fintech companies ship better digital products faster. At RBC, he redesigned core mobile banking journeys and reduced account opening drop-offs by 25%. I've designed apps now actively used by frontline firefighters across Ontario and Quebec, and platforms deployed across North American university campuses.

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Brandon Rukin

Verified Expert in Design
United States
Toptal Member Since August 29, 2016

Brandon is a product designer with more than five years of experience designing enterprise web applications for top Fortune 500 companies and fast-paced startups. He is an expert at analyzing user interfaces, identifying areas of improvement, and developing solutions to enhance application usability, user flows, information architecture, and visual design. Brandon is highly self-motivated and passionate about making things easy to use.

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Shivram Mahendran

Verified Expert in Design
United States
Toptal Member Since February 26, 2020

Shivram is an award-winning product, visual, and experience designer with a background in business. His interests nudge towards building products for fintech and next-gen technologies like augmented, virtual, and mixed reality. Shivram has worked with companies like HP, UPDESK, Aputure, Versace Home, Borosil, and Dan Lok Media. He excels at breaking down business problems and crafting user-centered product solutions.

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A Hiring Guide

Guide to Hiring a Great UI Designer

User interface designers are experts who create interface layouts and human-computer interactions for websites and mobile apps. This guide to hiring UI designers features an overview of relevant skills, job description tips, and interview questions and answers that will help you identify the best candidates for your company.

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How to Hire UI Designers Near Ottawa

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Talk to One of Our Industry Experts

A Toptal director of design will work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics.
2

Work With Hand-Selected Talent

Within days, we'll introduce you to the right UI designer for your project. Average time to match is under 24 hours.
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The Right Fit, Guaranteed

Work with your new UI designer for a trial period (pay only if satisfied), ensuring they're the right fit before starting the engagement.

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    Trusted Talent Only

    Our talent network is composed of thoroughly vetted professionals who ramp up quickly, function as essential team members, and deliver results.

  • Precise Matching

    Precise Matching

    Our experienced talent matchers specialize in identifying talent that fits your needs. They work to understand your exact requirements and hand-select the best professionals for your project.

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    Seamless Hiring

    We handle all aspects of billing, payments, and NDAs, streamlining the hiring process so you can focus on innovation, not overhead.

  • No-risk Trial Period

    No-risk Trial Period

    We want to be sure your engagement is a total success, so we offer a no-risk trial period. Work with your new hire for up to two weeks and pay only if you’re satisfied.

  • Effortless Scaling

    Effortless Scaling

    We help you scale your team up or down as needed, with quick and efficient hiring in under 48 hours.

  • Flexible Engagements

    Flexible Engagements

    Our flexible engagement models allow you to choose the engagement type that suits your needs and adjust it anytime: hourly, part time, or full time.

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