Lead, Design Systems & Design Operations

Location: Toronto, ON — hirify.global Investor’s Edge, Toronto-81 Bay

Salary: CAD 102,700–133,200 annual base salary, plus eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive or bonus program.

Company

hirify.global is a relationship-oriented bank developing digital wealth experiences that help clients manage their financial goals.

What you will do

• Lead the strategy, roadmap, governance, and continuous evolution of the Wealth design system.
• Define reusable components, patterns, design tokens, theming approaches, and cross-platform specifications for web and mobile.
• Establish scalable design operations covering planning, documentation, reviews, and delivery.
• Partner with Product and Technology teams to translate design standards into scalable implementation and shared delivery practices.
• Advance AI-assisted and design-to-code workflows while strengthening accessibility, quality, and contribution standards.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Product Design, UX/UI, Design Systems, or related digital product disciplines.
• Experience with enterprise design systems, design operations, cross-platform design, design tokens, component architecture, theming, and governance.
• Experience developing and implementing strategic team goals, coaching employees, and supporting team performance.
• Strong relationship-building, influence, critical thinking, analytical thinking, and project management skills.
• Must be legally eligible to work at the specified location and hold a valid work or study permit where applicable.

Nice to have

• Experience with Flutter-based design systems.
• Experience in financial services or fintech environments.
• Experience with modern design-to-code workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Work arrangement details, including the proportion of on-site and remote work, are discussed during the interview.
• Competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, and a benefits program.
• Defined benefit pension plan, employee share purchase plan, vacation, and wellbeing support.
• Learning and development opportunities, including a paid Purpose Day.
• Inclusive and accessible candidate and employee experience.

Hiring process

• An attribute-based assessment and other skills tests may be required, including simulations, coding, or French proficiency assessments.
• Artificial intelligence tools are used during the recruitment process.