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Wealthsimple · 1 week ago

Staff Product Designer, Investing

United States

Full-time

Remote

Lead/Staff

Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money. They are seeking a passionate and skilled Staff Product Designer to work on their Brokerage product, partnering closely with engineering and product teams to deliver high-quality solutions for clients.

FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechImpact InvestingPersonal FinanceWealth Management

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Product designUser researchConsumer-facing productsTrading experienceMotion designCollaborationCommunicationProblem-solving

Required

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