Wealthsimple · 3 months ago
Product Design Lead, Design Systems
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/StaffWealthsimple is a leading fintech company in Canada on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom through innovative, transparent financial services. The Product Design Lead for Design Systems will manage a design team, set strategic vision for the design system, and collaborate with R&D teams to enhance the user experience across mobile and web platforms.
FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechImpact InvestingPersonal FinanceWealth Management
Responsibilities
Be a player-coach, managing 1 Designer and leading the vision and execution of our design system for the mobile app and web platform
Alongside the Design Systems Engineering Manager, own and set a strategic vision and roadmap for the Design System team, working closely with R&D teams to inform and improve upon the system
Partner with designers across R&D teams to define and continuously evolve the visual language of our app, leading the hands-on design and implementation of typography, color, iconography and componentry
Develop and improve the tools, resources and documentation to support the system while establishing a contribution model that streamlines how multiple product teams build and systematize components
Deeply understand our teams' experiences and challenges in order to further simplify, improve and adapt the design system to their needs
Provide regular, ongoing support and guidance to teams using and contributing to the design system, serving as an evangelist for the design system within the design org and creating clarity through strong communication and shared context
Bias towards action, identifying gaps, holes or areas of improvement and rallying the team to fix them
Qualification
Required
Exceptional craft in interaction and visual design, with a portfolio demonstrating sophisticated component design, design tokens, and systematic approaches to consumer-facing products
Experience leading design systems at scale
Strong strategic and systems thinking–you can shape vision for scalable design foundations, prioritize ruthlessly across platform needs, and partner with engineering and product teams to make it happen
Ability to lead through ambiguity in the evolving design systems space, and knows how to build alignment and adoption across multiple product teams and disciplines
Passionate about creating design foundations that make investing more accessible, transparent, and rewarding for everyone
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
Company
Wealthsimple
Wealthsimple is a fintech company that offers digital financial services to help investors grow and manage their money.
Founded in 2014
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.44BKey Investors
TCVAllianz XPower Financial Corporation
2025-10-27Series E· $393.04M
2025-10-27Secondary Market· $142.93M
2021-05-03Series B· $610.77M
Leadership Team
Michael Katchen
Co-founder & CEO
Radhika Kakkar
COO
Recent News
Canada NewsWire
2026-01-16
Calgary Herald
2026-01-08
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