Staff Product Designer, Investing

Staff Product Designer, Investing BUILD SOMETHING PEOPLE LOVE Wealthsimple's mission is to help everyone achieve financial freedom – by making financial services simple, transparent, and low-cost. We're Canada's largest fintech, trusted by over 3 million clients with more than $100 billion in assets. We move fast, we own our work, and we care deeply about the people using our products. If that sounds like you, keep reading. We're proud of what we've built — and we're just getting started. Read our Culture Manual https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/culture and learn more about how we work https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/careers. ABOUT THE TEAM At Wealthsimple, design is a competitive advantage and essential to achieving our mission of helping Canadians reach financial freedom. We are client-obsessed - our empathy for our clients sets the bar really high for the products and experiences we create. We are looking for a passionate and skilled Staff Product Designer to work on our Brokerage product. In this role, you will be embedded on the Investing team, partnering closely with engineering and product to shape the future of our offering and deliver a high-quality product to our clients. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Understand the investing needs of our customers, empowering both new and sophisticated investors with the tools and knowledge to make informed decisions. - Partner closely with engineering, data science and product management to find refined but practical solutions to design challenges. - Create multiple concepts and prototypes, recognizing when meticulous attention to detail is needed and when low-fidelity sketches are adequate for visualizing ideas. - Listen to users to develop the right product strategy and find solutions that delight our customers. - Leverage data to inform your design solutions. - Understand the strategic direction and vision for your working areas and ensure all UX efforts are aligned with that direction. - Raise the craft quality bar at Wealthsimple not just through your own work, but through the mentoring and development of Designers in your domain. - Become a subject matter expert in Stock & Option Trading. - Stay on top of industry trends and emerging technologies to integrate innovative solutions into our product design. SKILLS YOU BRING - A deep interest or experience with Trading and how we might build simpler, more accessible services for everyone. - Is an expert practitioner in the craft of product design, capable of delivering thoughtful, polished experiences, including motion and interaction design. - Demonstrated experience designing and shipping consumer-facing products. - Proven ability to turn complex problems into simple experiences. - Strong understanding of how design, product and engineering can work together to ship high-quality experiences quickly and at scale. - Can effectively communicate ideas and project direction to internal teams and stakeholders. - Experience generating user insight by shaping and leading research studies. - Ability to work independently, biasing towards action to drive projects forward. IF YOU’RE EXCITED TO BE PART OF WEALTHSIMPLE'S MISSION, PLEASE APPLY WITH YOUR RESUME AND A PORTFOLIO THAT DEMONSTRATES: - Your experience solving ambiguous problems & how you got there. - Your experience working on consumer-facing products (mobile and web). - The impact of your work on the broader goals of the company. - How you leverage insights to make user-driven decisions. WHY WEALTHSIMPLE? 🌸 Top-tier health benefits and life insurance 📈 Long-term group savings with employer match, through Wealthsimple for Business 🌴 20 vacation days, 4 wellness days, and unlimited sick and mental health days per year ✈️ 90 days away: work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year 👥 Employee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WS 🌎 We are a hybrid team with over 1,500 employees across North America. The people are ... (truncated, view full listing at source)