Senior Product Designer, Design Systems

Senior Product Designer, Design Systems 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 ROLE You’ll partner closely with the Design System Product Design Manager, engineers, and designers across the company to evolve the system that powers our mobile and web experiences. At Wealthsimple, design is a core part of how we build trust with our clients and help Canadians reach financial freedom. Our design system enables teams to ship high-quality, consistent experiences quickly while maintaining a strong and cohesive visual language across our platform. In this role, you’ll help shape the foundations, components, and patterns that product teams rely on every day. You’ll collaborate with teams across R&D to understand real product needs, translate them into scalable solutions, and ensure the system continues to grow alongside the company. This role sits at the intersection of craft, systems thinking, and collaboration, and is ideal for someone excited about building the tools and foundations that empower teams to build great products at scale. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Help define, evolve, and maintain Wealthsimple’s visual language and component library, including typography, color, iconography, and UI patterns. - Design and refine reusable components, tokens, and interaction patterns that enable teams to build consistent, high-quality experiences across web and mobile. - Improve the contribution model so teams can effectively propose, build, and scale new components from real product use cases. - Develop clear documentation, guidelines, and tooling that help teams adopt and use the design system with confidence. - Champion accessibility, usability, and design quality across the system. - Partner closely with the Brand team to ensure alignment between Wealthsimple’s brand expression and product experience. - Support and guide product teams using the system through reviews, feedback, and collaborative problem solving. - Proactively identify opportunities to improve the system and drive improvements with a strong bias toward action. - Act as an advocate for systems thinking and consistency across the design organization. SKILLS YOU BRING - Strong visual design and product thinking with exceptional attention to detail. - Experience designing and maintaining design systems, component libraries, or UI frameworks at scale. - Deep understanding of interaction design, layout systems, typography, and visual hierarchy. - Experience designing for both mobile and web platforms. - Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive design practices. - Experience collaborating closely with product management and engineering partners. - Ability to balance system scalability with real product needs, making thoughtful tradeoffs when required. - Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate design 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 one of the best parts of working here: you'll collaborate with incredibly ... (truncated, view full listing at source)