Product Designer

Hiive; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech startup seeks a Product Designer to join its high-impact team in Vancouver. The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of design experience, mastering Figma and other design tools. Responsibilities include strategizing product design, supporting research, and collaborating cross-functionally. This position offers competitive compensation, a vibrant workplace culture, and opportunities for significant growth within the company.

Benefits

Employee stock option plan

100% employer-paid health and dental premiums

Onsite gym and healthy snacks

Commuter benefit of CAD 20/day

Engaging social calendar

Sponsorship for exceptional candidates

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional design experience required.
• Proficient in Figma and related design software.
• Resume highlighting education and relevant experience required.

Responsibilities

• Strategize and design for product pillars aligning with business goals.
• Develop research hypotheses to better understand audience needs.
• Create interaction flows and diagrams for user journeys.

Skills

Design Experience

Figma Mastery

Research Facilitation

Adaptability

Education

Relevant Degree

Job description

Named #4 startup in Canada for 2024, Hiive is a fintech/marketplace startup connecting buyers and sellers of stock in venture-backed pre-IPO companies. Thanks to our industry-leading technology and best-in-class capital markets team, we are home to the fastest-growing marketplace for the stock of “unicorns” on the planet. As a profitable and rapidly growing business backed by US venture capital investors, we are seeking to scale our high-performing team.

Interested in learning more about life at Hiive? Check out our careers page to see how you can grow with us!

As a Product Designer at Hiive, you’ll join a fast-growing, high-impact product team. You’ll work within a modern tech stack alongside strong Design, Product, and Engineering partners who move quickly yet also care deeply about craft. We’re looking for someone who can ramp up fast, collaborate cross-functionally, and help drive meaningful, measurable outcomes for the business.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Helping to strategize and design for one of our product pillars, ensuring that your work aligns with business goals.

• Developing hypotheses and suggesting specific research and testing to help teams better understand our audience.

• Carrying out solid design fundamentals, using visual principles to improve the polish for the product.

• Building interaction flows and diagrams that simplify complex information with thoughtful information architecture, illustrating successful user journeys.

• Demonstrating an effective design process that helps with the efficiency of your work.

• Synthesizing different stakeholder inputs and technical constraints to build and present human-centred workflows.

• Communicating well with partners and team members, responding and documenting your work in a timely manner.

• Acting as a key collaborator, assisting and supporting others in an inclusive manner.

• Working across various constraints and issues, making decisions to help the team get results

• Helping cross-functional groups carve out a strong narrative, detailing how design plays a role in the larger vision.

• Supporting others around you, championing the company values with a positive outlook.

• Responding effectively and respectfully to various working conditions with a growth mindset.

Required Experience:

• 3–5 years of professional design experience.

• Mastery in Figma and other applicable design software.

• Relevant experience with different design methods and techniques.

• Resume highlighting your education, employment history, and relevant skill set.

• An online or PDF portfolio (please include any passwords).

Preferred Experience:

• Previous experience working in a Fintech startup or designing for marketplaces.

• Previous experience facilitating research and user testing.

• Technical proficiency to develop, build, and scale systems.

• Ability to adapt well in quickly changing environments.

Compensation, Benefits, & Perks:

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.

• Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing early-stage startup through our employee stock option plan.

• Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums, a health and personal spending account.

• A dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.

• Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.

• An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Womens’ Network events.

• Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.

• Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.

• Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.

Hiive is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed.