IT - Digital Product Designer - Expert

Job Details:
Job Title: Vision Digital Product Designer - Expert
Location: Toronto, ON (4-day in office days; could have a floating remote day)
Duration: 12+ months
Type: Full-Time, Contract

Note: Portfolio is a significant evaluation area – should demonstrate clear storytelling, depth of design projects/case studies, high-quality aesthetics, complex design flows, evidence of design complexity, and ability to present work clearly and concisely.

Description:
The team is looking for a designer to support vision work around reimagining the digital experience. The work is moving from high-level concepts toward buildable experiences, with the designer expected to get hands-on in turning ideas into tangible design outputs. The vision work is already getting underway, with the initial concept being presented to executives. The person will work almost exclusively as part of the design unit, with dotted-line partnerships across Product and Business. The role combines vision/strategic design work with hands-on product design execution. The hiring manager described three primary outputs: presentation decks that clearly excite stakeholders and tell a compelling story, complex prototypes demonstrating interaction flows across different screens, and typical product-design squad delivery including developer-ready design files. Approximate work split: ~30% vision work, ~40% prototyping, ~20% product-design delivery.

Top 5-7 Skills:

1. Proven investing or highly investing-adjacent experience

2. Evidence of leading or managing projects independently

3. Experience taking projects from early design through pitch/acceptance with significant stakeholders

4. Strong product/design experience involving complex design flows

5. Evidence of working effectively within a larger organization/team environment

6. Strong communication and stakeholder-facing experience

7. Experience presenting or pitching design work to senior/executive audiences

Requirements for the role:

• Proven investing or highly investing-adjacent experience

• Evidence of leading or managing projects independently

• Experience taking projects from early design through pitch/acceptance with significant stakeholders

• Strong product/design experience involving complex design flows

• Evidence of working effectively within a larger organization/team environment

• Strong communication and stakeholder-facing experience

• Experience presenting or pitching design work to senior/executive audiences

• Evidence of high-quality design execution

• Ability to work independently

• Evidence of managing or leading projects

• Ability to take work from early concepts through stakeholder pitch/acceptance

• Strong collaboration experience within larger organizations

• Ability to work across multiple ideas/projects

• Strong communication and storytelling

• High-quality design execution

• Ability to handle complex design flows

• Confidence presenting to executive-level audiences

• Primary deliverables: presentation decks/storytelling, complex interactive prototypes, and product-design delivery work including developer-ready design files

Education and Experience:

• Relevant experience in product design with a focus on complex digital products

• Experience in investing or highly investing-adjacent areas

• Or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have):

• Prior vision work experience – positive signal but not a hard requirement

• Experience in complex environments where understanding investment nuances is important

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.