Staff Product Designer, Investing - Toronto

Build something people love · Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money. · Using smart technology, we take financial services that are often confusing and expensive and make them transparent and low-c ...

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Build something people love

Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money.

Using smart technology, we take financial services that are often confusing and expensive and make them transparent and low-cost for everyone.

We're the largest fintech company in Canada, with 3+ million users who trust us with more than $100 billion in assets.

And we're just getting started.

We're looking for someone who thinks big, sweats the small stuff and keeps things simple.

You'll join a high-bar, fast-paced team where people are trusted to own their work, communicate openly, and ship things that improve our clients' lives.

Collaboration, humility, and an obsession over quality are how we get stuff done.

Be a part of our Canadian success story and help shape the financial future of millions. Read our Culture Manual and learn more about how we work.

Build something people love

Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money.

Using smart technology, we take financial services that are often confusing, opaque and expensive and make them transparent and low-cost for everyone.

We're the largest fintech company in Canada, with over 3+ million users who trust us with more than $100 billion in assets.

Our teams ship often and make an impact with groundbreaking ideas.

We're looking for talented people who keep it simple and value collaboration and humility as we continue to create inclusive and high-performing teams where people can be inspired to do their best work.

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.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to:

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.


What you'll 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?

Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance

Long-term group savings with employer match using our Wealthsimple for Business platform

20 vacation days + 4 wellness days per year, and unlimited sick and mental health days


90 days away program:
Employees can work outside of Canada for up to 90 days per calendar year

A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resources Groups (e.g., Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)

We're a remote first team with over 1,500 employees across North America - and one of the best things about working here is the people.

You'll be collaborating with incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates who care deeply about doing great work.

Read our Culture Manual and learn more about how we work.

Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple

We believe the future belongs to those who innovate boldly.

At Wealthsimple, every team member is expected to lean into new technologies, including AI, and tooling to rethink how we work, solve problems faster, and create even greater value.

We're looking for people who are not just comfortable with change but energized by it.

Our commitment is to build a company that evolves at the pace of the world around us, and we want you to help lead that future.

DEI Statement

At Wealthsimple, we are building products for a diverse world and we need a diverse team to do that successfully.

We strongly encourage applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Accessibility Statement

Wealthsimple provides an accessible candidate experience.

If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know, and we will work with you to provide the necessary support and make reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation.

We are continuously working to improve our accessibility practices and welcome any feedback or suggestions on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.

At Wealthsimple, we want interviews to feel like genuine conversations. To support this, we use AI transcription during recruiter interviews. This allows recruiters to be fully engaged, ask thoughtful follow-up questions, and ensure your experiences are captured accurately. You'll always have the choice to opt in or out before we begin.

Why Wealthsimple?

Top-tier health benefits and life insurance

Long-term group savings with employer match using our Wealthsimple for Business platform

20 vacation days + 4 wellness days per year, and unlimited sick and mental health days


90 days away program:
Employees can work outside of Canada for up to 90 days per calendar year

A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resources Groups (e.g., Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)

We're a remote first team with over 1,500 employees across North America - and one of the best things about working here is the people.

You'll be collaborating with incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates who care deeply about doing great work.

Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple

We believe the future belongs to those who innovate boldly.

At Wealthsimple, every team member is expected to lean into new technologies, including AI, and tooling to rethink how we work, solve problems faster, and create even greater value.

We're looking for people who are not just comfortable with change but energized by it.

Our commitment is to build a company that evolves at the pace of the world around us, and we want you to help lead that future.

DEI Statement

At Wealthsimple, we are building products for a diverse world and we need a diverse team to do that successfully.

We strongly encourage applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Accessibility Statement

Wealthsimple provides an accessible candidate experience.

If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know, and we will work with you to provide the necessary support and make reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation.

We are continuously working to improve our accessibility practices and welcome any feedback or suggestions on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses.

These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.