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Product Designer - Toronto, CA / Remote CA

Full-timeProduct Designer$152,100-$200,000*
Remote
Employee discount programs
Parental leave
Learning and development budget
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Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive. 

At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.

Xero Product Designers are responsible for designing beautiful, enabling and meaningful experiences that solve genuine customer problems. As a Product Designer you’ll work on small-medium scale projects within a product area of a portfolio and contribute to larger scale projects as part of a team.

This opportunity exists within our Collecting Payments team in Xero's Financial Services division. The team is focussed on helping small businesses get paid faster and with more flexibility. As a Product Designer you will contribute design and research within the Collecting Payments design team as part of Xero’s Financial Services division. You'll also participate within Xero’s overall product design team, contributing to designs and providing feedback to create a holistic user experience.

Design practice and thinking 
Work with your Design Manager and more senior product designers to understand the Product Design vision and direction and build your design practice, focusing on consistency and quality of execution within your product design delivery.

Design research and testing 
Contribute to identifying research opportunities, planning and undertaking research and testing relevant to your product area.

Relationship management 
Develop effective cross functional relationships and build influence.

Our preference is for the role to based in either our New York office or remotely in the East Coast, as this role supports, contributes to and coordinates with the overall design direction of a global design team based in New Zealand, Australia and the US.

Please include a portfolio link with all applications.

What you'll do:

  • Promote the value of design and collaborative practice across spheres of influence and participation 
  • Conduct desk research including domain and competitor analysis, interaction/design trends and 'best of' examples 
  • Analyse relevant considerations such as research insights (when not directly involved), product strategy and roadmaps, technical environment and constraints 
  • Contribute to the definition and articulation of ‘the problem’ 
  • Create simple frameworks such as wireframes low/high-fi, visual frameworks, which articulate the components, journeys and elements required to solve 'the problem' 
  • Explore ideal future concepts that meet customer needs in the best possible way
  • Work with others to develop phased design solutions that bridge the gap between a future state and current patterns, XUI design system and other relevant constraints and considerations
  • Create prototypes which tangibly demonstrate a proposed concept or solution 
  • Collaborate with other designers to test ideas, share challenges, seek feedback and build quality in your practice 
  • Collaborate with content designers to ensure content within an experience is consistent, 'fit for purpose' and meets customer needs 
  • Develop detailed interactions and interfaces which are smart and contextually relevant
  • Present and communicate design work to a range of different audiences 
  • Create effective handover materials which clearly communicate how the design should look and behave throughout interaction flows and journeys (e.g. User flow diagrams, design specifications, experience/interaction specifications etc)
  • Participate in generative user research to understand customer underlying goals, needs, behaviours and pain points (where necessary) 
  • Participate in the synthesis of research data, drawing out and articulation of insights
  • Participate in user testing 
  • Participate in cross functional team workshops 
  • Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure proposed solutions balance user needs, business strategy and technical constraints 
  • Collaborate with development teams during sprints to provide design QA and problem solve issues as they arise 

What you'll bring with you:

  • Minimum 2 years experience as a Product Designer working within a Product team.
  • Demonstrated experience in UI
  • A portfolio that demonstrates high-quality design outcomes, contributing to user experience and business value 
  • Financial Services background advantageous
  • Availability to commence role in November/December 2022.

  • Skill and experience across the design process from uncovering customer needs and pain points, to executing elegant interfaces
  • Track record of delivering quality design experiences 
  • Track record of solving customers' problems through design 
  • Excellent communication skills


Why Xero?

At Xero, we are empowered to bring our ‘whole self’ to work. Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we’re immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate. We care about learning together and celebrate our teams’ continuous improvement and career development. 

Want to read more about inclusivity at Xero? Learn a little more about it here.

We offer a great remuneration package, including compelling benefits and perks, like Xero shares and great parental leave policies. We also support flexible working arrangements that allow you to balance your work, your life and your passions. Our Canadian Xero family includes Hubdoc and TaxCycle and we have offices in Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver. From the moment you step through our doors, you’ll feel welcome and supported to do the best work of your life.

At Xero we embrace diversity and inclusion and value a #challenge mindset. Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single competency or experience . If you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be just the right person for this role and Xero. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application and throughout the interview process.
Questions & answers for this position
  • What is the type of contract for this position?
    The contract for this position is a Full-time contract
  • What's the salary range for the Product Designer - Toronto, CA / Remote CA position?
    The suggested salary for this position is $152,100-$200,000*
  • Is telecommuting possible for this position?
    Yes, telecommuting is possible for this position
About Xero
Xero is a New Zealand–domiciled public technology company, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
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2006
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1K-5K employees

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