Lead Product Designer

Lead Product Designer – Digital Investing – Fulltime Contract (12 Months, Potential to Convert to Permanent)

Are you a Lead Product Designer who’s really passionate or knowledgeable about investing, trading, or self-directed financial products? Someone who can take an idea from a sketch on a whiteboard to a polished, user-loved digital experience? We’re building a next-generation investing platform and we need a Lead Product Designer to shape it from the ground up.

This is a hands-on role where your ideas, decisions, and designs will have real impact—on web, mobile, and beyond.

What You’ll Do

• Lead design for a high-impact, early-stage investing product
• Translate complex financial and trading concepts into intuitive, delightful experiences
• Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and business teams to define what “good” looks like
• Mentor other designers and raise the bar on UX/UI quality and design standards
• Test, iterate, and optimize experiences based on research, data, and user feedback

Who You Are

• Investor-savvy: personal or professional experience with self-directed investing, trading, or financial products
• Experienced designing mobile-first, consumer-facing apps
• Comfortable in fast-paced, startup-like environments with multiple pivots and shifting priorities
• Proactive and confident—ready to be in the room shaping product decisions
• Skilled in Figma and modern design systems
• Bonus: experience with cryptocurrency platforms

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Be part of a new, high-profile product initiative with huge potential impact
• Take ownership from concept to launch—you’ll see your work make a difference
• Work with a rapidly growing, innovative team
• Flexible, Hybrid schedule based in Toronto

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use

At Creative Niche Inc., all hiring decisions are made by qualified recruitment professionals. Automated tools or AI-assisted systems may be used to help screen, assess, or match applicants to open roles. These systems are designed to support, not replace, human judgment.

Equal Opportunity & Experience

Canadian experience is not required for consideration. Equivalent international experience is valued equally.

Vacancy

This role is currently open, and applications are under review.