Senior Product Designer

Freshly Commerce Inc.; Southwestern Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Workspace stipend

Flexible hours

Flexible vacation

Job summary

Freshly Commerce Inc. is seeking its first dedicated designer to own the look and feel of our product, from merchant- facing screens to storefront visuals.

You’ll shape workflows, collaborate with engineers, support, and marketing, and drive a cohesive design system across product and marketing. We value strong UX judgment, a sharp visual eye, and the ability to switch between product design and marketing graphics.

Qualifications

• Portfolio should show both product design work and visual/graphic design work.
• Strong product and UX thinking; you can define problems before solving them and explain decisions.
• Strong eye for visual design: typography, layout, color and detail.
• Strong writing skills; you write clear, concise copy and see words as part of the design.
• High independence and initiative; you proactively identify problems.
• Strong problem-solving ability and resourcefulness.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and switching between work types.
• You know Figma well, including components and auto layout, with developer-ready files.
• You use AI tools for research and exploration while maintaining output quality.

Responsibilities

• Own product design end to end, from problem framing through high-fidelity designs and QA.
• Translate complex merchant workflows into simple, intuitive interfaces.
• Design within Shopify admin and Polaris, knowing when to follow or extend patterns.
• Create storefront experiences that work on mobile and align with merchant brands.
• Collaborate with engineers during build, clarifying edge cases and ensuring clean handoff.
• Leverage feedback and analytics to inform design choices and validate outcomes.
• Build and maintain our design system and brand guidelines for product and marketing coherence.
• Create marketing visuals: app store graphics, website visuals, social assets, emails, and print pieces.
• Experiment with Claude Code or AI tools to explore design directions and feasibility.

Skills

Product design

UX thinking

Visual design

Figma

AI tools

Written communication

Independence

Problem solving

Cross-functional

Tools

Polaris

Shopify design patterns

Claude Code

Figma components

Job description

At Freshly Commerce, we're on a mission to build the logistics brain for commerce. Today, we help 25,000 Shopify brands simplify gnarly workflows like inventory, bundling, and order fulfillment (for even the world's largest brands like Sennheiser, Godiva, YAMAHA, and Stanley Drinkware). Tomorrow, we'll deliver intelligent automation that feels like an on-site operations team so merchants can focus on building their brand.

We're a fully-remote and bootstrapped company with teammates around the world. We love what we do and love who we build for. We're a small team of 9 who amplify each other's work by working closely together: dev with support, support with marketing, and so on. We're curious, kind, scrappy yet rigorous, and highly intentional. If this sounds like the type of team you'd like to be a part of, we'd love to hear from you.

About this role

You'll be our first dedicated designer. You'll own how our products look and feel, from the screens merchants use every day to the experiences their shoppers see on the storefront.

We're a small team, so this role covers more than product design. Some days you'll be mapping out a complex workflow with engineers, and other days you'll be making marketing graphics or print pieces. We're looking for someone who has strong UX judgment and a sharp visual eye, and who enjoys switching between the two.

You'll work closely with engineering, support and marketing, and you'll have a lot of autonomy. You'll report directly to the CEO. We are open to both full-time and part-time engagement depending on fit.

What you'll do day-to-day

• Own product design end to end, from early problem framing and flows through high-fidelity designs, dev handoff and QA of what ships.
• Turn complex merchant workflows into interfaces that feel simple to use, for both technical and non-technical users.
• Design within Shopify's admin and Polaris design system, and know when to follow platform patterns and when to go beyond them.
• Design customer-facing storefront experiences that work well on mobile and fit in with a wide range of merchant brands.
• Work with engineers during the build: walk through designs, resolve edge cases early, and keep handoff files clear and well-organized.
• Use support conversations, merchant feedback and product analytics to decide what to design, then check whether it worked.
• Build and maintain our design system and brand guidelines so the product and marketing look consistent.
• Create visual assets for marketing: App Store listing graphics, website and blog visuals, social and video assets, email graphics, and the occasional print project.
• Use Claude Code or other AI tools for design exploration and check what's technically possible before proposing a design.

Who we're looking for

• We care less about years of experience and more about evidence of ownership and impact. Your portfolio should show both product design work and visual/graphic design work.
• Strong product and UX thinking. You can define the problem before solving it, and explain the reasoning behind your decisions.
• A strong eye for visual design: typography, layout, color and detail.
• Strong writing skills. You write clear, concise copy and see words as part of the design.
• High degree of independence and initiative. You proactively identify problems and act without needing constant direction.
• Strong problem-solving ability and resourcefulness. You figure things out quickly with limited information.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and switching between different kinds of work.
• You know Figma well, including components, auto layout and files that developers can build from.
• You use AI tools effectively for research, exploring ideas and speeding up your workflow, while keeping the quality of your output high.
• Clear communicator, in writing and on video. You can present work, take feedback and push back thoughtfully.

Bonus experience

• Designing for Shopify apps or the Shopify admin (Polaris).
• Familiarity and interest in the Shopify and ecommerce ecosystem, including industry trends, platform changes, merchant pain points, and emerging opportunities.
• B2B SaaS or ecommerce operations tools.
• Basic front-end knowledge (HTML/CSS) or experience prototyping in code.

Beyond expertise, success in this role means embodying 3 core values

1. Resourcefulness: You're relentlessly resourceful and always find ways to achieve the highest standards of quality. You know where to look and whom to consult when faced with challenges.
2. Ownership: You take complete ownership and pride in your work. This means deeply understanding our existing and prospective merchants, as well as our product.
3. Communication: You're clear, thoughtful, and intentional in how you communicate with both merchants and teammates. You surface issues early, share relevant context, and keep things moving without needing constant follow-up.

We're async by default

If you've ever ended a day of back-to-back meetings wondering when you were supposed to get any actual work done, we get it. We've been there. We've built a culture that protects time, encourages focus, and trusts you to do great work without constant check-ins.

We meet once a week for 30 min on Mondays. The rest of the time, we default to async: clear Slack threads, thoughtful Looms, and shared docs.

Perks & compensation

• Competitive salary + annual pay increases.
• $1,000 annual workspace stipend for laptop, headphones, or that standing desk you've been eyeing.
• Flexible hours. Work when you're most productive. We just ask for ~4 hours of overlap with Eastern Time (9 am to 5 pm EST).
• Flexible vacation policy. Take the time you need, no arbitrary caps.