We're looking for a design-driven people leader to guide a high-performing team of product designers building modern, customer-facing digital experiences. This is a unique opportunity to step into a highly autonomous environment where design is becoming a key strategic driver of the business.

The Team & Culture

You'll lead a core team of 4-5 end-to-end Product Designers, each owning work across the full spectrum of product design - from UX logic and interaction design through content and high-fidelity visual execution.

The team operates in a fast-paced, modern, design-forward culture that values experimentation over heavy process. We're looking for someone with an innovative, "edgy" approach - not overly traditional or reliant on conventional usability playbooks.

The Role

This is a hybrid leadership position, with an approximate split of:

• 65% people leadership and strategic direction
• 35% hands-on product design contribution

   

You'll be expected to elevate design craft across the team while still maintaining strong individual execution skills, particularly in visual design and product polish.

Product & Platform Focus

The organization is in the midst of a major platform evolution, including:

• Phasing out legacy products
• Supporting an ecosystem of roughly four active platforms
• Driving modernization of the mobile experience
• Rebuilding performance foundations in close partnership with engineering

   

This leader will play a key role in shaping the next generation of these experiences. The design system is currently in a transitional state and there is strong opportunity to unify and mature design consistency over time.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Design works extremely closely with Product and Engineering in a truly collaborative model - moving away from waterfall delivery toward a more integrated, design-led approach.

Past friction due to engineering constraints has largely been addressed through rebuilding efforts, creating a strong foundation for design innovation going forward.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate brings:

• Exceptional product design craft and creativity
• Passion and curiosity that inspires teams
• Comfort adopting and leveraging AI tools throughout the design workflow
• 2+ years of people management experience
• A collaborative, design-led leadership style that thrives in high-autonomy environments
• Experience in fast-paced SaaS or fintech environments is strongly preferred. 

AI as a Core Expectation

AI is a key part of the future design workflow here. Designers are already doubling productivity through emerging tools, and this role will help define what meaningful "AI integration in design" looks like - balancing speed and innovation with thoughtful customer experience.

Why Join

• Highly autonomous, experimental design culture
• Company shift from engineering-led to design-led product thinking
• Access to world-class creative resources (3D artists, sound design, filmmakers, etc.)
• Unlimited investment in UX research
• Freedom to try new approaches without heavy bureaucracy

Location: North York (Hybrid - 3 days/week in office)

If you're excited to lead a high-impact design team and help shape the future of modern digital product experiences, we'd love to hear from you.