Staff Product Designer, Investing

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September 25

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Wealthsimple

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Finance • Fintech • Investing

Wealthsimple is a financial technology company based in Canada that offers a range of investment and financial services. They provide managed investing options with custom portfolios tailored to individual goals, and offer self-directed investing to take control of trading stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies commission-free. Wealthsimple also provides high-interest cash accounts, various retirement savings accounts, and a comprehensive set of tools for personal finance management. With over 3 million users, they emphasize low fees, transparency, and personalized financial advice.

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2014

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

💰 Private Equity Round on 2021-05

📋 Description

• 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 and ensure all UX efforts are aligned with strategic direction and vision • Raise the craft quality bar through mentoring and development of Designers in your domain • Become a subject matter expert in Stock & Option Trading and stay on top of industry trends and emerging technologies • Be embedded on the Investing team, partnering closely with engineering and product to shape the future of the Brokerage product and deliver high-quality experiences to clients

🎯 Requirements

• 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 • Portfolio and resume demonstrating experience solving ambiguous problems, consumer-facing (mobile and web) work, impact, and use of insights to make user-driven decisions

🏖️ Benefits

• 🤑 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 • Remote-first team with over 1,000 employees coast to coast in North America • Accessible candidate experience and interview accommodations available