Senior Product Designer (Remote)
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9 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview of the role:
Join us at PolicyMe! Were modernizing insurance and wed like your help. The Canadian insurance landscape has remained largely unchanged for decades and were leading the charge to make it more accessible intuitive and customer-centric. Were a remote-first Toronto-based startup with big ambitions.
Were looking for a Designer to join our product team where design plays a critical role in shaping customer journeys and driving core business outcomes. This isnt just a UI design role; youll take a proactive role in uncovering opportunities framing problems and validating direction with research and datathen lead the design of simple elegant and conversion-friendly solutions that balance user empathy with business needs. Youll set a high bar for craft and polishfrom systems thinking and content to interaction detailsand you sweat the moments that make complex decisions feel intuitive and effortless. Youll have ownership autonomy and a direct line to shaping how Canadians purchase insurance in Canada.
What you will be doing:
- Owning the end-to-end design process: from exploratory research to wireframes prototypes usability testing and polished high-fidelity designs.
- Driving deep customer and product understanding through short-form research (customer interviews/surveys edge case mapping journey reviews competitor benchmarking).
- Collaborating closely with product managers engineers and stakeholders to define problems align on outcomes and craft thoughtful and intuitive solutions.
- Supporting large product initiatives such as major product launches and optimizations of existing customer journey flows (whether complete revamps or smaller-scale A/B tests).
- Using our existing design system to ship consistent scalable UI while contributing to its ongoing evolution.
- Participating in team rituals such as weekly design reviews retros product unite meetings and daily cross-functional standups.
- Communicating design decisions clearly telling the story behind your work and bringing others along with youincluding exec-level stakeholders.
- Balancing speed and quality by iterating quickly working with ambiguity and refining based on input.
- Bringing a perspective of continuous improvementwhether in our processes tooling or how we collaborate as a team.
What we are looking for:
- Were looking for a self-driven collaborative and highly capable Sr. Product Designer who can work across the full design stack - from discovery to delivery. Youll thrive in this role if youre energized by shaping digital products end-to-end love understanding the why behind user behaviour and bring a sharp eye for detail to every interaction.
- 5 years of experience designing intuitive user-centric digital products ideally in a fast-paced consumer-focused environment.
- A strong foundation in visual design interaction design and information architecture with a portfolio that demonstrates elegant solutions to complex problems.
- Experience working through the full product design lifecycle - from research and ideation to execution validation and iteration.
- Proven ability to conduct or collaborate on user research synthesize insights and translate findings into actionable design decisions.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and complexity especially in domains that require simplification of dense or regulated information.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including product managers engineers content strategists and marketers.
- An iterative mindset with strong prototyping skills - youre comfortable sketching wireframing and building interactive flows to explore ideas and communicate intent.
- Familiarity with design systems and experience contributing to scalable components and patterns.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate your thinking frame trade-offs and align stakeholders on direction.
- A healthy balance of humility curiosity and confidence - you know when to assert when to ask and when to adapt.
The ideal candidate will have:
Why join us:
- Generous PTO - 20 vacation days
- Access to stock options and a comprehensive benefits plan
- A remote-first team with company paid in-person socials and the option to work from our Toronto-based office
- Resources to help your professional development including an L&D budget performance reviews twice a year and ongoing feedback to ensure you reach your highest potential
- Work with an empathetic high-performing team in a flexible results-oriented environment
About PolicyMe:
At PolicyMe we are Canadas leading digital insurance solution offering straightforward and affordable financial protection for families from coast to coast. Our product suite includes Life Insurance Critical Illness Insurance and Health & Dental Insurance all tailored to Canadians evolving needs. We also offer B2B2C solutions partnering with organizations to provide seamless digital insurance options. Founded by a team of insurance experts and technology entrepreneurs PolicyMe is committed to making insurance simpler and more accessible. Since our launch in 2018 we have grown exponentially selling over $10 billion in insurance coverage to Canadians.
We are proud of the team weve built and are excited for those that are yet to join us. We operate with a remote-first culture attracting top talent from across Canada. If youre looking for a fast-paced collaborative environment working alongside incredibly ambitious yet humble humans we may be the right place for you! To learn more .
Commitment to Equal Opportunity:
PolicyMe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or disability status. We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Accessibility Statement:
PolicyMe is dedicated to ensuring an accessible experience for all candidates. If you require accommodations during the application process please let us know in the Additional Information section of the job application. We are committed to working with you to provide support and make reasonable adjustments throughout the process.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- InVision
- Interaction Design
- Ux
- Usability
- Visual Design
- Design Thinking
- Zeplin
- User Research
- UI
- IOS
- Figma
- Sketch
About Company
Quick insurance quote. Easy online application. With no obligation to buy. Budget-friendly life insurance, health insurance, and critical illness insurance.
