Intermediate Product Designer
At Shakepay, the mission is to lead the way into the Bitcoin golden age, transforming financial services to ensure that every Canadian receives equitable treatment.
The company cultivates a culture centered around meaningful work, teamwork, and celebrating achievements. If you are someone who appreciates personal and professional growth, rapid execution, and open collaboration with a community of like-minded individuals, then come join our team!
About Shakepay
Shakepay has been developing the Shakepay app since 2015 to facilitate fast, secure, and easy buying and earning of bitcoin. In 2022, the Shakepay Card was introduced, enabling users to earn bitcoin rewards while shopping. Over one million Canadians currently rely on Shakepay to enhance their bitcoin savings and take charge of their financial futures.
Shakepay is registered across all Canadian provinces and territories, supported by reputable venture capitalists with $44M in funding. The company boasts a dedicated and expanding community and is seeking individuals enthusiastic about contributing to something truly extraordinary.
Key Responsibilities
- Utilize design thinking to address user challenges effectively during the discovery and definition stages
- Collaborate with internal teams to create consistent, simplistic user experiences across various products and platforms
- Employ data-driven insights to optimize user experience
- Work efficiently in a dynamic environment to understand requirements, prototype innovative solutions, design user interfaces, maintain detailed design documentation, and deliver precise UI specifications to the development team
- Refine optimizations based on user research, production analytics, and business objectives
Qualifications
- 4+ years of product design experience across all stages, from strategy to final production oversight
- Profound grasp of design principles, coupled with strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities
- Proficiency as a UX generalist, encompassing user research (UXR), UX writing, UI design, high-fidelity prototyping, user testing, and maintaining design documentation
- Strong interest in the crypto industry and shaping the future of financial technology
- Well-rounded communication skills
- Knowledge of component-based development and experience with design systems
- Expertise in Figma
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience in Startups or fintech
- Growth-related experience
- Fluent in both English and French
- Foundational knowledge of Bitcoin and blockchain technologies
- Academic background in Psychology, Industrial Design, Computer Science, or Data Science
- Skilled in Framer, Maze, or equivalents
Benefits
- Access to stock options as part of total compensation
- Yearly salary assessments
- Health and dental coverage, including health and wellness spending accounts
- Remote work opportunities anywhere in Canada, with optional access to office spaces in Montreal and Toronto
- $2,000 budget per year for courses, certifications, and training
- 20 vacation days per year with a $1,000 bonus for utilizing all vacation time
- Parental leave top-up to 100% of salary for 18 weeks
- Quarterly team or company-wide offsite for team-building experiences
If you are eager to learn, grow, and contribute to the mission but lack specific experience, we still encourage you to apply. Shakepay embraces applications from candidates of all backgrounds and life experiences. A command of English is essential due to the nature of the platform, accessible to all Canadian customers.
