Senior Product Designer
About Shakepay
At Shakepay, we are revolutionizing financial services to ensure fair access to all Canadians. Our goal is to make banking bitcoin-friendly, secure, and rewarding. Since our launch in 2015, we have become one of Canada's fastest-growing financial institutions, trusted by over one million Canadians. Join our team at Shakepay and contribute to shaping a future of financial freedom and prosperity for all Canadians.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in the discovery and definition stages to address user issues through design-thinking methodologies.
- Collaborate with our internal teams to create seamless experiences across multiple products and platforms while maintaining consistency and simplicity.
- Utilize data to make informed design choices that result in the best possible user experience.
- Work in a fast-paced environment, understanding requirements, prototyping, designing, maintaining design documentation, and delivering final UI specifications to the development team.
- Continuously refine and optimize designs based on user research, production analytics, and business objectives.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in product design, from strategy to monitoring final production performance.
- Strong knowledge of design principles, complemented by analysis and troubleshooting skills.
- UX generalist skills, including user research (UXR), UX writing, UI design, high-fidelity prototyping, user testing, and design documentation.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Basic understanding of component-based development.
- Proficiency in Figma.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in a startup or fintech industry.
- Background in growth strategies.
- Bilingual in English and French.
- Basic knowledge of Bitcoin and blockchain technologies.
- Education in Psychology, Industrial Design, Computer Science, or Data Science.
- Proficiency in Framer, Maze, or similar tools.
Why Join Shakepay:
- Be part of a groundbreaking journey by being at the forefront of financial innovation with Bitcoin.
- Make a significant impact and contribute to the scale of Shakepay's growth across Canada.
- Enjoy rewarding benefits, including competitive compensation, stock options, comprehensive healthcare, and generous vacation time.
- Embrace continuous learning and development opportunities in an environment that nurtures growth.
- Have the option to receive a percentage of your salary in Bitcoin, the world's most stable and secure digital currency.
- Work remotely from anywhere in Canada, or choose to work from our offices in Montreal or Toronto.
At Shakepay, we value potential as much as experience. If you are eager to learn, grow, and contribute to our mission, we encourage you to apply, regardless of your background or life experience. We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to succeed. Fluency in English is required due to the percentage of English-speaking customers and the nature of our platform, which is available to all Canadians.