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 also
client-obsessed - our empathy for our clients sets the bar really high for the
products and experiences we create.
The Portfolios team is responsible for Wealthsimple’s managed investing
experience—a fully automated way to grow your money that’s designed to help
clients achieve their financial goals. From saving for retirement to building
long-term wealth, Portfolios gives clients access to expertly designed
investment strategies, low fees, and personalized advice, all through a modern
digital experience.
We serve a broad range of clients—from those transferring investments from
traditional institutions to those just getting started. Today, hundreds of
thousands of Canadians trust Wealthsimple to manage their investments, and we’re
constantly evolving our experience to better serve their needs. This team plays
a critical role in how we attract, engage, and retain clients, helping them feel
confident in their financial future with a product that’s simple, smart, and
built to perform.
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In this role you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Lead and grow a high-performing team of product and content designers focused
on building a world-class investing experience.
- Define and drive the design strategy in partnership with Product,
Engineering, and our in-house Portfolio Managers—grounded in client needs,
business goals, and market opportunity.
- Champion craft and storytelling, raising the bar for UX, visual design,
motion, and interaction across surfaces.
- Bring clarity to complexity, simplifying financial concepts and guiding users
through their investing journey with confidence.
- Coach and develop designers through regular feedback, mentorship, and
opportunities to grow their impact.
- Use research, data, and direct client insights to continuously improve how we
communicate performance, risk, advice, and long-term value.
- Scale and resource your team to meet the needs of a growing business and
client base.
What you’ll bring:
- Deep experience leading product design teams at scale—bonus if it’s in
investing, fintech, or a regulated space.
- Strong strategic and product thinking—you can shape vision, prioritize
ruthlessly, and partner across disciplines to make it happen.
- Exceptional craft in interaction and visual design, with a portfolio of
polished and effective consumer-facing work.
- Comfortable leading through ambiguity, and knows how to build alignment and
momentum in a cross-functional environment.
- Passionate about making investing more accessible, transparent, and rewarding
for everyone.
Why join us?
- A high-impact leadership role shaping a core pillar of Wealthsimple’s
business and growth.
- The opportunity to build products that help Canadians achieve financial
freedom.
- A collaborative, cross-functional environment where design is seen as a key
driver of success.
- A culture that values simplicity, craft, and thoughtful execution.
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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 [https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/culture/] and learn
more about how we work. [https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/about/work-with-us]
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.
