Staff Designer

• **This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Designer based in Canada.**
• This is a high-impact product design role focused on building and scaling a world-class design system that powers seamless digital experiences.
• You will shape how design, product, and engineering teams collaborate by creating systems that improve speed, consistency, and quality.
• The role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, allowing you to influence both individual product experiences and broader design practices.
• You will lead the evolution of design standards, accessibility practices, and reusable components across a growing platform.
• Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will connect design decisions to measurable business outcomes and customer impact.
• This opportunity is ideal for a systems-minded designer who thrives at the intersection of craft, technology, and product strategy.

### Accountabilities

• Own the evolution and governance of the design system, including components, design tokens, patterns, documentation, and collaboration processes with engineering teams.
• Partner closely with engineers to ensure product implementation matches design intent and contributes to scalable, high-quality user experiences.
• Build and maintain quality standards for interaction design, accessibility, and visual consistency across the product ecosystem.
• Conduct audits and develop processes or tools that identify gaps between design concepts and shipped experiences, ensuring continuous improvement.
• Mentor designers through structured feedback, helping strengthen problem-solving skills, design quality, and team capabilities.
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to connect design decisions with key business outcomes such as adoption, retention, and growth.
• Advocate for strong design practices and establish shared processes that enable teams to work more efficiently.

### Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in product design, with significant experience in growth, experimentation, or outcome-driven product environments.
• Proven ability to design, test, and launch experiences that positively impact user adoption, engagement, or business metrics.
• Extensive experience building and managing design systems at scale, including component architecture, design tokens, and practical documentation.
• Strong front-end understanding with the ability to read and write production-level HTML, CSS, and React to bridge the gap between design and implementation.
• Excellent systems thinking skills, with the ability to understand how individual design decisions influence broader product patterns and outcomes.
• Strong collaboration skills and experience working effectively with engineering, product, and business teams.
• Ability to communicate design rationale clearly and create alignment across diverse stakeholders.
• A proactive mindset, strong attention to detail, and a passion for creating accessible, intuitive, and impactful user experiences.

### Benefits

• Competitive base salary range of CA$140K–CA$196K, plus commission opportunities and a CA$23K bonus program.
• Fully remote work environment with flexibility to work from anywhere in Canada.
• Flexible paid time off program with up to 6 weeks of vacation.
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits available from the first day of employment.
• Enhanced mental health coverage and wellness support.
• Inclusive parental leave top-up benefits.
• Access to earned wage programs and real-time salary market data.
• Opportunities for professional growth, continuous learning, and collaboration within a supportive team culture.