Design Director, Brand Design

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 and expensive and make them transparent and low-cost for everyone. We’re the largest fintech company in Canada, with 3+ million users who trust us with more than $100 billion in assets. And we’re just getting started.

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. The role includes leading a diverse group across 3D, motion, and brand design, and contributing at an individual designer level with a strong portfolio that demonstrates exceptional design skills and strategic thinking.

In this role you'll have the opportunity to:

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’ll bring

8+ years of experience in design leadership, with a portfolio that showcases your design expertise across diverse disciplines (e.g., OOH campaigns, digital, photography, potentially 3D/motion)

Hands‑on creative leadership: actively contribute to the creative process, crafting exceptional work that resonates with our audience across web, digital campaigns, photography direction, and possibly 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, fostering their individual development and design craft

A strategic thinker who translates 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

Deep understanding of design tools and software, including Adobe Creative Suite and Figma

Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to present and defend design decisions to internal and external stakeholders

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?

Top‑tier health benefits and life insurance

Long‑term group savings with employer match using our Wealthsimple for Business platform

20 vacation days + 4 wellness days per year, and unlimited sick and mental health days

90‑day away program: Employees can work outside of Canada for up to 90 days per calendar year

A wide variety of peer and company‑led Employee Resources Groups (e.g., Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)

We’re a remote first team with over 1,500 employees across North America, fostering collaboration with talented, curious, and driven teammates

Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple We believe the future belongs to those who innovate boldly. Every team member is expected to lean into new technologies, including AI, and tooling to rethink how we work, solve problems faster, and create greater value. We’re looking for people who are not just comfortable with change but energized by it, and who want to help lead that future.

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.

Hiring Process and AI Tools We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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