Financeit are hiring a
Product Designer (19-month Contract)
Who we are:
Financeit is a point-of-sale financing provider serving some of the largest home improvement and retail organizations in Canada. Our platform helps businesses close more sales by offering customers affordable monthly payment options for their next big home improvement, vehicle or retail purchase. We are small enough that you can make an impact within the company and large enough to make an impact in the market. Financeit is a company where collaboration, inclusivity, fairness, and respect arent just ideas that get talked about, but are part of who we are. If such a workplace intrigues you, we hope youll join us.
About the role:
Were looking for a Product Designer to join our Technology team. As a Product Designer, you are talented and driven with a passion for making gorgeous, ground-breaking work. You create simple, compelling, and meaningful experiences that enable a wide variety of users to achieve their goals. Youre a creative problem solver and communicator, delivering concepts from initial sketches through to testing and evaluating final implementations.
What youll do:
Youre ready to make hands-on contributions at every stage of the project lifecycle, brainstorming concepts with the project team and developing creative solutions and user flows, while ensuring deadlines are met. You should be curious about user behaviour and seek to apply quantitative and qualitative data from our research team to iterate and improve our product features. Financeit is a seriously collaborative work environment, so were not only looking for a design-obsessive who cultivates excellence in their work, we also need a Product Designer who collaborates across disciplines daily. Youre able to collaborate with business stakeholders to translate product requirements into beautiful, usable UI. At the same time, you can work with developers and ensure your solution is technically feasible. You should be comfortable accepting input and feedback from these different groups, and occasionally making pragmatic compromises to deliver high quality products on time. As focused as we are on creating unique, category-defining products, we are also building a distinct and inclusive culture. We have won awards for our culture—we want more.
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of professional experience in a UX / Product Design role.
- You know Figma inside and out.
- Ability to maintain high-spec Figma files and provide clear implementation guidance to front-end developers.
- Strong conceptual and logical thinking.
- Strong data-driven design approach that contributes to the results of our products.
- Expand upon our existing design system and work with the engineering team to ensure proper implementation, consistency, and scalability.
- Effective presentation skills and communication abilities at all levels for both internal and client audiences.
- A portfolio of high-caliber work that showcases experience with responsive web, native applications, prototypes, and product design.
- Great work ethic and sense of ownership and accountability.
What we offer:
- Winner of Canadas Most Admired Corporate Cultures, twice.
- An award-winning culture with a collaborative & inclusive team.
- Competitive pay and performance-based bonus:
- Annual base salary: $90,000 - $95,000
- Annual bonus: 20%
- Committed to flexible work arrangements, offering hybrid workplace options.
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage + Lifestyle Account.
- RRSP Matching and Parental Leave Top UP Program.
- In office massage, meditation & workout sessions.
- Virtual events such as Lunch & Learns, company parties, fun team activities and charity initiatives.
- Career learning and development programs.
Next steps:
If what you just read excites you, wed like to hear from you! Please submit your application and well contact you if you become selected for a phone interview. Financeit is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
