Design Director, Brand Design

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Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money. Using smart technology, we take financial services that are often confusing, opaque and expensive and make them transparent and low-cost for everyone. We’re the largest fintech company in Canada, with over 4 million users who trust us with more than $50 billion in assets.

Our teams ship often and make an impact with groundbreaking ideas. We're looking for talented people who keep it simple and value collaboration and humility as we continue to create inclusive and high-performing teams where people can be inspired to do their best work.

About the Brand Design Team

As our Brand Design Director, you will define the visual identity and vision for Wealthsimple and lead a talented team of designers, animators, and producers to develop brand-defining work that lets the world know we set the standard for design and visuals, but never lack humanity.

As the Design Director, Brand at Wealthsimple, you will be responsible for leading a team of diverse designers across multiple disciplines, including 3D, motion, and brand design. You will work closely with various teams, including Integrated & Marketing Operations, Art Direction, Editorial, and Copywriting, to ensure cohesive, high-quality design outputs that reflect Wealthsimple's unique brand and resonate with our audience.

This is a leadership role, but we are looking for someone who is capable of contributing at an individual designer level, with a strong portfolio that demonstrates exceptional design skills and strategic thinking. While you will lead and mentor a small, talented team, your primary impact will stem from your unparalleled design taste and hands-on contributions. We're looking for a seasoned designer who can transition between strategic leadership and design execution. You will work cross-functionally with teams to ensure alignment across all touchpoints of the Wealthsimple experience.

About the role:

• Own and drive the design vision and direction for large-scale brand design initiatives, while ensuring quality and consistency across all projects.
• Champion Wealthsimple’s distinct brand identity, ensuring it is consistently represented across all touchpoints.
• Collaborate closely with marketing leadership to develop creative solutions that drive business and marketing objectives.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Growth, Product Marketing, Communications, and Product Design to ensure design solutions align with company goals and maintain a cohesive experience.
• Balance strategic design leadership with hands-on execution, actively contributing to the creative process.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a small team of talented designers across various design disciplines.
• Advocate for design excellence, continuously pushing the team to innovate while maintaining high standards for design work.
• Cultivate an inclusive, collaborative, and feedback-driven environment for your team, encouraging growth and the development of new skills.
• Provide clear and constructive feedback, both to team members and stakeholders, to ensure the quality and impact of design deliverables.
• Act as a key point of contact between the design team and other departments, effectively communicating design rationale and aligning with broader organizational goals.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of experience in design leadership, with a portfolio that showcases your design expertise across diverse disciplines (we’d love to see OOH campaigns, digital, photography, potentially 3D/motion).
• Hands-On Creative Leadership: Beyond directing, you will actively contribute to the creative process, crafting exceptional work that resonates with our audience. This includes web design, digital campaigns, photography direction, and potentially 3D/motion work.
• Strong understanding of Wealthsimple’s brand and visual identity, with the ability to uphold and evolve it as the company grows.
• Proven experience managing and mentoring a team of designers, with a focus on fostering their individual development and design craft.
• A strategic thinker with the ability to translate business objectives into design solutions that delight users and achieve company goals.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience working with teams in marketing, editorial, product, and communications. You thrive in a collaborative environment and can build strong relationships with cross-functional teams.
• Deep understanding of design tools and software, including but not limited to Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present and defend design decisions to both internal and external stakeholders. You can articulate design rationale effectively and present your ideas with confidence.
• Experience in the financial services or tech industries is a plus, but not required.
• A passion for staying on top of design trends, innovation, and best practices.

Why Wealthsimple?

Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance.

Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple Work.

20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days.

Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively.

90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year.

A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS).

Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year.

We’re a remote-first team, with over 1,000 employees coast to coast in North America. Be a part of our Canadian success story and help shape the financial future of millions — join us!

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DEI Statement

At Wealthsimple, we are building products for a diverse world and we need a diverse team to do that successfully. We strongly encourage applications from everyone regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Accessibility Statement

Wealthsimple provides an accessible candidate experience. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond, please let us know, and we will work with you to provide the necessary support and make reasonable accommodations to facilitate your participation. We are continuously working to improve our accessibility practices and welcome any feedback or suggestions on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.