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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead high-impact, ambiguous initiatives: Take ownership of the most complex product challenges, turning unclear problem spaces into clear, actionable solutions from concept to execution.
- Drive product and design direction: Partner with Product and Engineering to shape roadmap decisions, influence strategy, and ensure we’re solving the right problems.
- Design for measurable impact: Deliver experiences that improve core metrics like activation, engagement, retention, and conversion, while maintaining a high bar for quality.
- Operate across teams and product areas: Work horizontally to ensure a cohesive product experience across surfaces, aligning teams and driving consistency at scale.
- Elevate design systems as a strategic lever: Drive the evolution of scalable design systems and patterns to improve quality, speed, and consistency across the organization.
- Raise the bar for design: Set standards for craft and execution. Provide high-impact feedback, guide critical work, and help define what great looks like at Shakepay.
- Mentor and multiply the team’s impact: Support and coach designers through hands-on feedback, collaboration, and example—making the entire team more effective.
Requirements
What you’ll need- 8+ years of experience designing and shipping high-quality consumer products
- Proven track record of leading complex, ambiguous initiatives with measurable impact
- Strong product thinking, with the ability to balance user needs, business goals, and technical constraints
- Experience influencing product direction and aligning teams without direct authority
- Ability to operate at multiple levels—from systems and strategy to detailed execution
- Deep understanding of scalable design systems and patterns
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills across disciplines and levels
- Collaborative by default, with strong partnerships across Product, Engineering, and Marketing
- Comfortable working in tools like Figma and prototyping interactions to bring ideas to life
- Passion for Bitcoin, financial empowerment, and the future of money
Benefits
Comp & perks- Be an owner - Every employee has stock options as part of their total compensation
- Reach your goals - Yearly salary assessments
- Health & wellness : Access to comprehensive health and dental coverage, including health and wellness spending accounts.
- Remote-friendly: Work from anywhere in Canada, with optional access to our office spaces in Montreal and Toronto.
- Level Up: A $2,000 annual budget for courses, certifications, and training to support your career growth.
- Time off: 20 days of vacation per year. And if you use all your vacation, we give you a $1,000 bonus.
- Parental leave: Enjoy a parental leave top up to 100% of your salary for 18 weeks.
- Have fun together: quarterly team-specific or company-wide offsite to connect with each other
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Hard Skills & Tools
design systemsproduct designuser experience designprototypingconsumer product developmentmeasurable impact assessmentproduct strategyexecution planninginteraction design
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationmentoringstorytellingstrategic thinkingproblem-solvinginfluence without authorityteam alignment