Senior Product Designer

Athennian increases trust in business. Our products help legal, finance, and tax teams be transaction and audit-ready by organizing business entity and corporate structure information. Over 370,000 business entities in almost every country are managed on Athennian to automate workflows for ownership, company secretarial, governance, tax, and compliance.

We are seeking a Senior Product Designer with a passion for finding solutions that allow customers to intuitively use our products. You’ll focus on UI/UX design, and on what constitutes a great user experience—then you’ll work with teams across Athennian to research, design, and execute products that influence the entire industry. You’ll be heavily involved in user research and user testing, so it’s essential that you’re able to effectively collaborate with others, as well as communicate clearly with team members of diverse backgrounds.

Key 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

Qualifications:

• 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
• 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

Location

This is a remote role with a preference for candidates based in Toronto, ON as the role may involve occasional on-site meetings or team events

Our Culture

Our company thrives in a fast-paced startup environment where every team member plays a critical role in driving success. We value ambitious, results-driven individuals who are not only proactive in identifying opportunities but are also committed to going the extra mile. In our culture, collaboration and initiative fuel our growth as we embrace new challenges, learn constantly, and move quickly to seize opportunities. If you're a go-getter who thrives on impact and thrives in a dynamic setting, you'll fit right in. Our values are:

Outcome Driven: We focus on setting ambitious goals and achieving measurable results, valuing success by the outcomes we deliver

Wide Responsibility: Our team is empowered to shape success, taking ownership from problem identification to solution implementation

Learning Mindset: We embrace curiosity, rejecting the status quo and encouraging continuous learning and agility

Strategic Speed: We make fast, effective decisions and embrace a bias for action to seize opportunities quickly

Benefits at Athennian

We offer competitive benefits and perks because we believe that happy people produce great results. We are always adding to this list based on employee feedback: 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, and a culture of transparency.

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