Product Design Intern
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Job Summary
The Company
Univeris headquartered in Toronto Canada is a privately held company and is the leader in enterprise wealth management for the Canadian market. Founded in 1991 Univeris has over 80 staff and 15 leading financial services clients representing over 12000 financial advisors on the platform. It offers the most comprehensive wealth management solution for financial advisors in the credit union banking insurance and investment dealer sectors.
Univeris is a world-class technology platform that boasts a number of firsts in Canadian mutual fund distribution including real-time processing web access built-in compliance plus GIC and segregated funds processing capabilities. Technology innovation is one of the cornerstones of Univeris product development strategy and through its Evergreen approach to technology new features and capabilities transparently integrate into the platform.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Product Design Intern to lead the development and management of our design system. This role will focus on building scalable UI components defining design tokens and establishing patterns and governance to ensure consistency across our product. The intern will work closely with product managers and front-end engineers to bridge design and implementation contributing directly to the quality and scalability of our product experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and build reusable UI components in Figma aligned with product requirements
- Define and maintain design tokens (e.g. color typography spacing) to support consistency and scalability
- Establish and document design patterns and usage guidelines for cross-team adoption
- Collaborate with front-end engineers to align design components with implementation in Storybook
- Contribute to the development and evolution of a centralized design system
- Participate in product discussions sprint planning and design reviews
- Support ongoing improvements to design-to-development workflows and handoff processes
Learning Outcomes:
- Hands-on experience building and scaling a production design system
- Exposure to real-world product development workflows including collaboration with product and engineering teams
- Experience working with industry tools such as Figma and Storybook
- Development of systems thinking component-based design and cross-functional collaboration skills
Requirements:
- Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in design human-computer interaction or a related field
- Foundational experience with UI/UX design and component-based design systems
- Familiarity with Figma; exposure to tools like Storybook or front-end concepts is an asset
- Interest in design systems scalable product design and design-engineering collaboration
- Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn in a fast-paced product environment
$18 - $20 an hour
The Work Environment
Our location is downtown Toronto in a small office the time of the posting Univeris is working in a hybrid model in the office three times a week.
At Univeris we embrace diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process may e-mail a request toemailprotected.
We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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:
Intern
About Company
Univeris Advisor™ is the flagship portfolio management system from Univeris designed to help you to run your business at optimum efficiency, at low cost, and at scale.
