Top Benefits
Retirement savings matching plan
Company equity for full-time employees
Paid parental leave (6 months, 100% salary)
About the role
Who you are
- Exceptional craft in interaction and visual design, with a portfolio demonstrating sophisticated component design, design tokens, and systematic approaches to consumer-facing products
- Experience leading design systems at scale
- Strong strategic and systems thinking–you can shape vision for scalable design foundations, prioritize ruthlessly across platform needs, and partner with engineering and product teams to make it happen
- Ability to lead through ambiguity in the evolving design systems space, and knows how to build alignment and adoption across multiple product teams and disciplines
- Passionate about creating design foundations that make investing more accessible, transparent, and rewarding for everyone
What the job involves
- The Design System team is responsible for Wealthsimple's unified design language and component library that powers consistent, scalable experiences across our mobile and web platforms
- We establish the visual foundations, interaction patterns, and design standards that enable our product teams to build cohesive experiences efficiently while maintaining the highest quality bar
- Our team serves as the bridge between design vision and execution, empowering R&D teams to move faster without sacrificing craft or consistency by providing the tools, components, documentation, and guidance they need
- Be a player-coach, managing 1 Designer and leading the vision and execution of our design system for the mobile app and web platform
- Alongside the Design Systems Engineering Manager, own and set a strategic vision and roadmap for the Design System team, working closely with R&D teams to inform and improve upon the system
- Partner with designers across R&D teams to define and continuously evolve the visual language of our app, leading the hands-on design and implementation of typography, color, iconography and componentry
- Develop and improve the tools, resources and documentation to support the system while establishing a contribution model that streamlines how multiple product teams build and systematize components
- Deeply understand our teams' experiences and challenges in order to further simplify, improve and adapt the design system to their needs
- Provide regular, ongoing support and guidance to teams using and contributing to the design system, serving as an evangelist for the design system within the design org and creating clarity through strong communication and shared context
- Bias towards action, identifying gaps, holes or areas of improvement and rallying the team to fix them
- A high-impact leadership role shaping a core pillar of Wealthsimple’s business and growth
- The opportunity to build products that help Canadians achieve financial freedom
- A collaborative, cross-functional environment where design is seen as a key driver of success
- A culture that values simplicity, craft, and thoughtful execution
Benefits
- Retirement savings matching plan through Wealthsimple Work
- Company equity for full-time employees
- Access to Premium Client perks, including personal finance learning & advice and a boosted interest rate on deposits
- Paid parental leave (6 months topped up to 100% of salary)
- 20 vacation days per year
- 90 Days Away program
- Top-tier health benefits
- Life & disability insurance
- Generous sick and mental health days
- Employee resource plan including services like RMT, psychology, and physiotherapy
- Up to $5,000 per year for mental health supports
- Gender Affirmation benefits
- Up to $1,500 per year for professional development
- Up to $1,500 per year for wellness and home office expenses
- Employee resource groups
- Social impact hours
Top Benefits
Retirement savings matching plan
Company equity for full-time employees
Paid parental leave (6 months, 100% salary)
About the role
Who you are
- Exceptional craft in interaction and visual design, with a portfolio demonstrating sophisticated component design, design tokens, and systematic approaches to consumer-facing products
- Experience leading design systems at scale
- Strong strategic and systems thinking–you can shape vision for scalable design foundations, prioritize ruthlessly across platform needs, and partner with engineering and product teams to make it happen
- Ability to lead through ambiguity in the evolving design systems space, and knows how to build alignment and adoption across multiple product teams and disciplines
- Passionate about creating design foundations that make investing more accessible, transparent, and rewarding for everyone
What the job involves
- The Design System team is responsible for Wealthsimple's unified design language and component library that powers consistent, scalable experiences across our mobile and web platforms
- We establish the visual foundations, interaction patterns, and design standards that enable our product teams to build cohesive experiences efficiently while maintaining the highest quality bar
- Our team serves as the bridge between design vision and execution, empowering R&D teams to move faster without sacrificing craft or consistency by providing the tools, components, documentation, and guidance they need
- Be a player-coach, managing 1 Designer and leading the vision and execution of our design system for the mobile app and web platform
- Alongside the Design Systems Engineering Manager, own and set a strategic vision and roadmap for the Design System team, working closely with R&D teams to inform and improve upon the system
- Partner with designers across R&D teams to define and continuously evolve the visual language of our app, leading the hands-on design and implementation of typography, color, iconography and componentry
- Develop and improve the tools, resources and documentation to support the system while establishing a contribution model that streamlines how multiple product teams build and systematize components
- Deeply understand our teams' experiences and challenges in order to further simplify, improve and adapt the design system to their needs
- Provide regular, ongoing support and guidance to teams using and contributing to the design system, serving as an evangelist for the design system within the design org and creating clarity through strong communication and shared context
- Bias towards action, identifying gaps, holes or areas of improvement and rallying the team to fix them
- A high-impact leadership role shaping a core pillar of Wealthsimple’s business and growth
- The opportunity to build products that help Canadians achieve financial freedom
- A collaborative, cross-functional environment where design is seen as a key driver of success
- A culture that values simplicity, craft, and thoughtful execution
Benefits
- Retirement savings matching plan through Wealthsimple Work
- Company equity for full-time employees
- Access to Premium Client perks, including personal finance learning & advice and a boosted interest rate on deposits
- Paid parental leave (6 months topped up to 100% of salary)
- 20 vacation days per year
- 90 Days Away program
- Top-tier health benefits
- Life & disability insurance
- Generous sick and mental health days
- Employee resource plan including services like RMT, psychology, and physiotherapy
- Up to $5,000 per year for mental health supports
- Gender Affirmation benefits
- Up to $1,500 per year for professional development
- Up to $1,500 per year for wellness and home office expenses
- Employee resource groups
- Social impact hours