Product Designer

About Us

Opal is a B2B SaaS startup that allows ad-agencies to run their business from one place. Our mission is to build a wildly profitable business, and our strategy is to win with boring confidence. Our product consists of contract automation, e-signatures, invoicing automation, payment processing, and accounts recievables for digital agencies. We're working towards building a vertical bank for ad-agencies.

Opal has a simple, no-frills culture. We offer high compensation and attract competent people. We hire from across Canada; we’re a remote-first work environment and always will be.

Opal is backed with Venture Capital by Founders' Co-op, Exit North Ventures, and amazing angel investors.

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Role Overview

We're seeking an experienced Product + UI/UX Desginer to join our team, focused on making our customer's expereince delightful.

In this role, you will simplify complex user stories into intuitive interfaces, empowering users to fully utilize our platform. You will work closely with project managers, engineers, and the design team to ensure a seamless blend of design and functionality. In addition, you will champion user research and implement user experience research methodologies across the product development lifecycle. Your expertise in design systems will also be instrumental in establishing and maintaining a cohesive visual language for our product.

We are growing our customer base quickly, so we’re looking for more people of exceptional competence to join our team. If this is you, and you want to work on the future backbone for ad-agencies, please apply.

We're immediately hiring a Product + UI/UX Designer, part time or on a contract basis.

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What You'll Do Here

• Contribute to the overall strategy and decision-making regarding product direction.
• Assist in delivering and refining clear storytelling around product needs and opportunities
• Work cross-functionally with product management, engineering, design, customer-success team and stakeholders, to gather requirements and translate them into innovative design solutions.
• Create, collaborate, and iterate on flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity visuals.
• Support a robust design system, ensuring consistency and scalability across the product.
• Contribute to a startup culture by bringing accountability, autonomy, and a focus on fast delivery to the team.

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What you bring to the table

• 3+ years of experience in Product Designer or a related field supported by a strong portfolio and case studies that showcase your design skills and process.
• Expertise in designing interfaces for intricate web applications and software products, particularly in areas like contracts, billing, payments, and banking.
• Proficiency in industry-standard design tools such as Figma, Figjam and user testing tools.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and the ability to translate user needs into intuitive and visually appealing design solutions.
• Experience with various research methods, mixed-method research, A/B testing and agile development practices
• Excellent communication skills with the capacity to create alignment across multiple teams, including design, product, and engineering.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, embracing ambiguity and demonstrating adaptability.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions and prioritize work effectively
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to context-switch across different streams of work.

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Bonus points

• Experience working with distributed teams.

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How to Apply

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