Staff UX Designer

Wagepoint; Calgary; Remote; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote‑first culture

Career growth and development

Job summary

Wagepoint is seeking a Staff UX Designer to tackle complex problems and deliver impactful, accessible payroll experiences for small businesses across Canada. You will balance hands-on design with cross‑functional leadership, reporting to the UX Design Manager.

Join a remote-first team that values curiosity, mentorship, and collaboration. You’ll champion the Wagepoint design system and contribute to product strategy while shaping UX standards and processes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of UX or product design experience in SaaS or product-led environments.
• Strong portfolio showing design for complex data and multi-step forms.
• Proven track record driving impact on large, cross‑team initiatives.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience navigating ambiguity and taking initiative.
• Experience facilitating workshops and planning projects.

Responsibilities

• Set design craft standards and deliver prototypes and high‑quality designs.
• Manage multiple projects with clear plans and documented solutions.
• Apply systems thinking through information architecture and user flows.
• Build relationships with Product, Engineering, and leadership.
• Drive AI-assisted discovery and design system governance.

Skills

UX design experience

Strong portfolio

Cross‑functional leadership

Communication and storytelling

Mentorship

DesignOps

Figma mastery

AI tools proficiency

Tools

Claude

Cursor

V0

Figma Make

Figma

Job description

Who we are: At Wagepoint, we're good people. It's easy to feel that way when you're surrounded by folks doing the best work of their careers, building great payroll software for small businesses across Canada.

Our team brings together diverse backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, and ideas to make payroll the easiest part of running a business.

We're remote-first, growing, and looking for passionate people who don't settle for the first solution or the way it's been done before. We care deeply about our customers and each other, and understand that when it comes to payroll, getting it right matters.

Our values guide how we work and what we expect from one another:

• Cultivate Impact by focusing on what matters most and delivering meaningful outcomes for our customers.

• Unify as One Team by collaborating openly, communicating clearly, and rallying around shared goals.

• Stay Curious and Kind by challenging assumptions, learning quickly, and leading with empathy.

If you want to build the future of payroll in a place where your ideas are welcomed and your contributions matter, look no further!

The role at high level

We're looking for a talented Staff UX Designer who enjoys tackling hard problems and wants to create meaningful impact for small businesses across Canada. You'll balance hands‑on design execution with cross‑functional leadership, turning complex user needs into simple, accessible experiences that shape how small businesses experience payroll. You will report directly to our UX Design Manager.

What you'll be expected to own

• Set the bar for design craft, delivering prototypes and high‑quality designs that other designers look to as the standard.

• Manage delivery across multiple projects, turning ambiguous, large‑scale problems into clear plans and well‑documented solutions.

• Apply broad systems thinking to your work, through information architecture, user flows, and other system maps that hold up across multiple products.

• Build strong, ongoing relationships with Product, Engineering, and other cross‑functional partners, and represent UX in conversations with senior leaders.

• Drive standards and best practices in AI‑assisted discovery and exploration.

• Champion the Wagepoint design system, contributing components and helping guide governance and adoption across the company.

• Play a key role in product strategy and vision, spotting new opportunities and challenging assumptions in discovery and planning sessions.

• Help define and evolve the UX team's standards, patterns, workflows, and tools.

• Own key team maturity programs and help in managing DesignOps initiatives alongside UX peers.

• Advocate for UX across the company, including accessibility, data‑led decisions, and the processes that let UX do its best work.

• Mentor other designers, sharing constructive feedback in design reviews and helping others grow and develop.

What you bring to the table

• 8+ years of experience in UX or product design, ideally in a SaaS or product‑led environment.

• A strong portfolio of work showcasing design for complex data, multi‑step forms, and UX in high‑trust scenarios.

• A track record of driving impact on high‑priority, large‑scale, and cross‑team initiatives.

• Strong communication, story‑telling, critical thinking, and problem‑solving skills.

• Experience navigating ambiguity, taking initiative, and proactively solving problems.

• Experience facilitating workshops, planning projects, and estimating UX work.

• Experience contributing to or managing a corporate design system.

• A collaborative mindset and a genuine passion for mentorship and cross‑functional partnership.

• Mastery of Figma, using variables, components, and libraries.

• Strong experience using Claude, Cursor, V0, Figma Make and similar AI tools.

Bonus points if

• You've used AI to combine design and code in your work.

• You’ve designed for complex regulated environments, including payroll and fintech.

• You can demonstrate strong motion, illustration, and visual design skills.

What we bring to the table

• Impact: Dig in and directly contribute to Wagepoint’s growth and success.

• Culture: Work alongside a team that genuinely enjoys solving problems together, celebrates wins, supports one another through challenges, and still finds time for the occasional terrible joke.

• Growth: We believe learning is part of the job. We’re committed to helping you Get Better Every Day (a representation of our Stay Curious and Kind value!) by offering professional development, new experiences, and career growth as we continue to evolve.

• Innovation: Curiosity and experimentation encouraged! Bring ideas, challenge assumptions, responsibly utilize AI, and help shape better ways of working.

• Remote: Work from wherever you do your best work. Wagepoint has always been remote‑first, giving you flexibility, autonomy, and hopefully a little extra time with the people (and pets) you love.

Psssst!

In 2026, we were recognized as one of Canada's Best Workplaces for Mental Wellness and Inclusion. That commitment extends to our hiring process, where we strive to create an experience that is welcoming, respectful, and inclusive from day one.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, identities, and perspectives, and we're committed to building a workplace where everyone can thrive.

As a remote company, all interviews are conducted virtually. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know. We're happy to support you!

**This job posting is for an existing vacancy.**

As part of our hiring process, AI‑based tools are used to support the initial review of applications. Rest assured, our People Ops team carefully reviews all applications and makes the final decisions on candidate progression.