Full-Time Head of Design
Shakepay is hiring a remote Full-Time Head of Design. The career level for this job opening is Manager and is accepting Canada based applicants remotely. Read complete job description before applying.
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Shakepay
Job Title
Head of Design
Posted
Career Level
Full-Time
Career Level
Manager
Locations Accepted
Canada
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Job Details
At Shakepay, we’re on a mission to usher in the Bitcoin golden age. We’re reimagining financial services to give every Canadian their fair shake.
As Head of Design, you will define and drive the long-term design strategy that shapes how millions of Canadians interact with Shakepay. You’ll lead a high-performing design team, strengthen Shakepay’s design culture, and ensure our products set the standard for clarity, trust, and delight in financial services. This is a senior leadership role where you’ll influence company strategy, champion design excellence, and guide your team to consistently deliver experiences that build confidence and drive engagement.
What you’ll be doing
- Define Shakepay’s design vision and strategy: Establish a long-term roadmap for product design, ensuring it aligns with business goals and customer needs.
- Elevate design as a strategic function: Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Executive leadership to shape product direction.
- Cultivate a high-performing design team: Strengthen design culture by fostering creativity, collaboration, and a relentless pursuit of excellence - helping push boundaries and deliver consistently delightful experiences.
- Champion customer-centricity at scale: Oversee user research and insights programs, embedding data-driven design decisions into product development.
- Mature design systems and operations: Drive the evolution of frameworks, tooling, and processes that allow design to scale efficiently and consistently across products.
- Ensure design quality: Set high standards for UI, UX, and product storytelling, ensuring every touchpoint strengthens trust in Shakepay.
Who we’re looking for
- Proven experience: 10+ years in product design, with at least 3 years leading design teams in high-growth consumer tech or fintech companies.
- Strategic influence: You’ve partnered directly with executives and senior leaders to shape product direction.
- Operational excellence: Experienced in building design systems, frameworks, and DesignOps practices that enable teams to ship faster while maintaining quality.
- Customer obsession: You believe design starts with listening. You know how to balance customer insights with product strategy to guide high-impact decisions.
- Mentor and multiplier: You inspire, coach, and grow your team - setting clear expectations and holding teams accountable to high standards.
- Cross-functional collaborator: You thrive in close partnership with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations, ensuring design is fully integrated into decision-making and execution.
- Entrepreneurial mindset: Comfortable with ambiguity and complexity, you know how to chart a path forward, make tough calls, and rally teams around a bold vision.
- Clear communicator: You excel at distilling complex ideas into crisp narratives that resonate with stakeholders, from designers and engineers to executives.
- A genuine interest in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency: Experience working on cryptocurrency or FinTech products is preferred.
FAQs
What is the last date for applying to the job?
The deadline to apply for Full-Time Head of Design at Shakepay is
6th of October 2025
. We consider jobs older than one month to have expired.
Which countries are accepted for this remote job?
This job accepts [
Canada
] applicants. .
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