Principal Product Designer

Questrade is on a mission to help Canadians to become much more financially successful and secure.

For nearly 30 years, Questrade Financial Group has been delivering on that mission through investing, banking, mortgages, and real estate. Together, we tilt finance in favour of ambitious Canadians, creating new ways for them to seize the financial future they deserve.

We're looking for people who are ready to enter their career inflection point. Mission-driven, exceptional folks that never settle. The work here is hard because the responsibility is real. If that's the standard you've been looking for, keep reading.

Req # 4110

The return on your career investment

• Compensation and incentives built to reward the value you bring.
• RRSP matching of up to 6%.
• Health and wellness resources and programs, including $5,000 in mental health practitioner coverage.
• $5,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses, every year.
• 100% parental top-up, up to 26 weeks for birthing parents and 18 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• A hybrid environment, with at least three days in the office built for working together.
• Paid vacation, personal, and sick days.
• A community care day to give back to the causes you care about.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

We’re looking for our next Principal Product Designer, Design System

Most companies say design matters. We restructured around it. Design shapes company strategy here, and the bar keeps rising. We're hiring people who want to set that bar, not inherit it.

The Principal Product Designer, Design System is the architect of our foundations and the head coach who raises everyone's game. Our design system is becoming infrastructure, not a department — ownership is moving into every product team, and this is the person who makes that work. They report to the Head of Design as the flagship of our systems practice.

The mandate

In this role, you will:

• Re-founding the system for a decentralized org: the architecture, the governance, and a contribution culture that works with a hybrid, chapter-based team.
• Challenging what a design system even covers in 2026. UI is table stakes; motion, sound, 3D, and creative are where you'll take it next.
• Owning the path from Figma to the customer's hands — partnering with our Design Engineers to rethink how design becomes a product, and challenging the delivery model the industry defaults to.
• Coaching every product team toward systems fluency. Your success shows up in their work, not your library.
• Setting the technical standard at the deepest level of the craft: tokens, variables, theming, and component architecture.

You’re ready for this mandate if you have the following qualifications

• Question the machine itself — you know what a well-oiled design system looks like, and the job is asking how today's knowledge should reshape the tools and fundamentally change the operating model
• Have re-founded or fundamentally rebuilt a design system before: the architecture, the governance, and a contribution culture that thrives in a chapter-based team
• Have owned the path from Figma to the customer's hands, partnering closely with Design Engineers to challenge how design becomes product
• Set the technical standard at the deepest level of the craft — tokens, variables, theming, and component architecture
• Treat UI as table stakes, with the range and the appetite to take a system into motion, sound, 3D, and creative
• Coach rather than gatekeep — you measure your success in other teams' work, not in the size of your library

Compensation Information

• The final compensation package will be commensurate with the successful candidate's experience, skills, and geographic location (Canada). It includes a comprehensive benefits plan and a competitive incentive (bonus) program for Full-Time Permanent roles.

Enter your career inflection point. Apply now.

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Technology and AI

We mix human ingenuity with advanced technology. For ambitious builders like you, we provide the latest technology to enable your creativity. You'll have everything you need to build the best outcomes and products for our clients.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Questrade Financial Group of Companies, we’re committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and accessible work environment where individuals are treated with dignity and respect. Our global team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and operate in.

Accessibility statement

Candidates selected for an interview are contacted directly. If you require accommodation during the recruitment or selection process, please let us know. We will work with you to meet your needs.

AI in hiring

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