As a Staff Product Designer for Crypto, you will lead design initiatives, partner with cross-functional teams, and create user-centered financial products.
Your career is an investment that grows over time!
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 4 million users who trust us with more than $80 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 Crypto 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:
- Own and lead Crypto design, contributing to conversations and direction of the product roadmap and strategy
- Understand the investing needs of our customers, empowering both new and sophisticated crypto 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.
- Establish yourself as a subject matter expert in crypto and on-chain technologies, guiding product and design decisions
- Stay on top of industry trends and emerging technologies to integrate innovative solutions into our product design.
What you’ll bring:
- Passion and knowledge of the web3 ecosystem.
- You're 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
📈 Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple for Business
🌴 20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days
📚 Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively
🛫 90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year
🌎 A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)
💖 Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year
We’re a remote-first team, with over 1,000 employees coast to coast in North America. Be a part of our Canadian success story and help shape the financial future of millions — join us!
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.
Top Skills
Crypto
Interaction Design
Motion Design
Product Design
Web3
Similar Jobs
.png)
Artificial Intelligence • Blockchain • Fintech • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency • NFT • Web3
As a Senior Staff Product Designer, you will lead complex design initiatives, collaborate cross-functionally, define user experiences, and mentor other designers.
Top Skills:
FigmaPrototyping Tools
AdTech • Big Data • Machine Learning • Marketing Tech • Mobile • Software
As a Software Engineer, you'll design and implement scalable systems, support machine learning models for bidding decisions, and work with a team to innovate solutions.
Top Skills:
AWSBig DataGoMachine LearningPysparkPythonPyTorchWeights & Biases
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Big Data Analytics
The role involves deploying security solutions, providing training, troubleshooting, supporting sales efforts, and maintaining customer relationships while ensuring quality service delivery.
Top Skills:
AnalyticsAvigilonDell IdracFirewallsHp IloIp NetworkingNetworkingPelcoPowershellVmsWireshark
What you need to know about the Colorado Tech Scene
With a business-friendly climate and research universities like CU Boulder and Colorado State, Colorado has made a name for itself as a startup ecosystem. The state boasts a skilled workforce and high quality of life thanks to its affordable housing, vibrant cultural scene and unparalleled opportunities for outdoor recreation. Colorado is also home to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, helping cement its status as a hub for renewable energy innovation.
Key Facts About Colorado Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 260,000; 8.5% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Lockheed Martin, Century Link, Comcast, BAE Systems, Level 3
- Key Industries: Software, artificial intelligence, aerospace, e-commerce, fintech, healthtech
- Funding Landscape: $4.9 billion in VC funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Access Venture Partners, Ridgeline Ventures, Techstars, Blackhorn Ventures
- Research Centers and Universities: Colorado School of Mines, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Denver, Colorado State University, Mesa Laboratory, Space Science Institute, National Center for Atmospheric Research, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Gottlieb Institute
