Named #4 startup in Canada for 2024, Hiive is a fintech/marketplace startup connecting buyers and sellers of stock in venture-backed pre-IPO companies🚀. Thanks to our industry-leading technology and best-in-class capital markets team, we are home to the fastest-growing marketplace for the stock of “unicorns” on the planet. As a profitable and rapidly growing business backed by US venture capital investors, we are seeking to scale our high-performing team.
Interested in learning more about life at Hiive? Check out our careers page to see how you can grow with us!
As a Product Designer at Hiive, you’ll join a fast-growing, high-impact product team. You’ll work within a modern tech stack alongside strong Design, Product, and Engineering partners who move quickly yet also care deeply about craft. We’re looking for someone who can ramp up fast, collaborate cross-functionally, and help drive meaningful, measurable outcomes for the business.
In this role, your responsibilities will include:
Helping to strategize and design for one of our product pillars, ensuring that your work aligns with business goals.
Developing hypotheses and suggesting specific research and testing to help teams better understand our audience.
Carrying out solid design fundamentals, using visual principles to improve the polish for the product.
Building interaction flows and diagrams that simplify complex information with thoughtful information architecture, illustrating successful user journeys.
Demonstrating an effective design process that helps with the efficiency of your work.
Synthesizing different stakeholder inputs and technical constraints to build and present human-centred workflows.
Communicating well with partners and team members, responding and documenting your work in a timely manner.
Acting as a key collaborator, assisting and supporting others in an inclusive manner.
Working across various constraints and issues, making decisions to help the team get results
Helping cross-functional groups carve out a strong narrative, detailing how design plays a role in the larger vision.
Supporting others around you, championing the company values with a positive outlook.
Responding effectively and respectfully to various working conditions with a growth mindset.
Required Experience:
3–5 years of professional design experience.
Mastery in Figma and other applicable design software.
Relevant experience with different design methods and techniques.
Resume highlighting your education, employment history, and relevant skill set.
An online or PDF portfolio (please include any passwords).
Preferred Experience:
Previous experience working in a Fintech startup or designing for marketplaces.
Previous experience facilitating research and user testing.
Technical proficiency to develop, build, and scale systems.
Ability to adapt well in quickly changing environments.
Compensation, Benefits, & Perks:
Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience and contribution.
Opportunity to participate in ownership of a rapidly growing early-stage startup through our employee stock option plan.
Comprehensive 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums, a health and personal spending account.
A dedicated desk in our Vancouver, BC HQ, in the heart of downtown, with a fridge stocked with healthy snacks and drinks, an onsite gym, and a gorgeous rooftop amenity.
Enjoy a $20-per-day commuter benefit for every day you work in our Vancouver HQ.
An engaging social calendar, including bi-weekly catered lunches, bi-weekly “Friday bar,” team workouts, annual summer party, and holiday party, two “onsite” all-team retreats each year, semi-annual team-building events, and Hiive Womens’ Network events.
Significant opportunities for growth into team leadership and management roles.
Entrepreneurial culture and a small and dynamic team.
Sponsorship, immigration, and relocation for exceptional candidates.
Hiive is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed.