Product Designer

Summary

Join nesto, a company offering a positive, transparent, and simplified mortgage financing experience, and be part of a team of technology experts, mortgage specialists, and marketers. As a Product Designer, you will have a tangible impact on shaping the product, refining design processes, leading projects, and building a user-focused team. You will collaborate with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to define product vision and strategy, create high-fidelity mockups and prototypes, and facilitate design workshops. This role requires a passion for learning, commitment to user needs, and a drive to deliver quickly. Nesto offers a generous benefits package, including a premium benefits plan, a generous time-off policy, and opportunities for international work and hybrid work.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience designing digital products (web, mobile, or SaaS)
• A strong portfolio showcasing UX/UI case studies, high-impact product design, and innovative solutions
• Experience in Figma, or other design tools (extra points if you love dabbling with code or motion design)
• Experience in setting up user research sessions and using tools such as Maze, usertesting or similar
• Experience in setting up user research sessions and using tools such as Maze, usertesting or similar
• Experience working within agile teams and collaborating with developers, PMs, and other stakeholders
• Proven ability to balance business goals with user needs to create designs that are both functional and beautiful
• Strong understanding of design systems and component libraries—you live for efficiency and consistency while always keeping the end user in mind
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to present your work and guide discussions confidently right to the very top
• A curious, problem-solving attitude with a passion for testing new ideas and iterating fast

Responsibilities

• Lead the design process for key products and features, from discovery to delivery
• Collaborate closely with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to define the product vision and align on strategy
• Own and evolve our design system so that it can scale across multiple platforms and teams
• Translate user research, analytics, and feedback into beautiful, functional designs that solve real problems
• Create high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, and animations that “wow” stakeholders and users alike
• Facilitate design workshops and brainstorming sessions to inspire creativity across teams
• Advocate for the user at every stage, ensuring design decisions are grounded in user needs and usability
• Be opinionated and leverage a direct line to our customers to get insights. Explore solutions, create prototypes, and dive into user feedback/data to identify points of friction and opportunities for improvement for every initiative
• Stay current with design trends, tools, and industry best practices—and bring fresh ideas to the team
• Sweat the details, prioritize simplicity, and seamlessly integrate interconnected projects to transform complex tasks into intuitive experiences

Benefits

• Contribute directly to shaping the experience that modernizes the Canadian mortgage industry
• Take advantage of nesto's employee mortgage program that provides our employees with the best, exclusive, preferred low rates
• Benefit from a generous time-off policy including 4 weeks vacation per year
• Enjoy a premium benefits plan fully paid by nesto, including a top-class insurance plan and unlimited access to telemedicine and mental health service, for you and your family from day 1
• Access to an annual health and wellness budget
• Take your work internationally with our temporary international work program
• Seize the possibility of working in a hybrid mode. We have beautiful offices in downtown Montreal (Peel Station) and our spaces are dog-friendly!