Senior Product Designer

Summary

Join Athennian, a company focused on increasing trust in business through its products that help legal, finance, and tax teams manage business entity information. We are seeking a Senior Product Designer passionate about creating intuitive user experiences. You will be responsible for UI/UX design, working across teams to research, design, and execute products. This role requires strong collaboration, communication, and data interpretation skills. The position is remote, with a preference for candidates in Toronto, ON. Athennian offers a fast-paced startup environment with a focus on collaboration and continuous learning.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in product design in user facing SaaS platforms
• A proven track record in senior design positions, working across all stages of product development from early-stage discovery to implementation
• Fluency with design and collaboration tools (e.g. Figma, Sketch, InVision)
• Deep empathy for the users that you design for, and a proven ability to orient others around the needs and pain points of those users
• Confidence and communication skills to effectively convey and defend the rationale behind your design decisions to a variety of stakeholders
• Ability to collect and interpret both qualitative and quantitative feedback to make data-driven decisions
• A portfolio showcasing your proven ability to deliver impactful, user-centered solutions that resonate with and delight users

Responsibilities

• Create impactful user experiences by translating complex challenges into intuitive, end-to-end solutions that enhance our users’ journey
• Drive ideas from concept to launch by applying design skills across all stages - problem definition, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, specifications, and visual designs
• Collaborate effectively with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to influence product strategy and deliver solutions that align with business goals, technical requirements, and user needs
• Communicate design decisions clearly, presenting insights and recommendations across teams to ensure alignment and understanding of design choices
• Incorporate data and feedback into design workflows, leveraging both qualitative insights and quantitative data to refine and elevate user experiences
• Work independently and efficiently to meet project timelines, with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes
• Partner closely with development to ensure designs are executed with precision and consistency throughout the implementation process
• Enhance design processes and standards by actively contributing to the advancement of our design practices, tools, and knowledge base

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion for design; not satisfied with the status quo and always thinking of ways to improve
• Commitment to creating systems around workflows that are beneficial for the team

Benefits

• Generous vacation/sick/flex days
• Remote work options
• Flexible working hours
• Health/dental/vision/group life/gRRSP/LTD/AD&D/EFAP benefits
• High growth environment
• Team-building
• Day-to-day variety (never a dull moment)
• MacBook for all employees
• Stock options
• A culture of transparency