Senior Product Designer

Job Title: Senior Product Designer 

Location: Saskatoon- Office First

At Vendasta, the Senior Product Designer plays a key role in crafting seamless, AI-enhanced user experiences that empower local businesses worldwide. This role leads the end-to-end design process, blending creativity with strategic thinking, and works cross-functionally to deliver intelligent, human-centered features. The Senior Product Designer helps evolve Vendasta's unified design system and elevates the overall product experience in a rapidly advancing digital landscape.

About the Job

The Senior Product Designer partners with product managers and engineers to define product strategies aligned with user needs and business goals. This role leads design execution using Vendasta's Galaxy design system and Figma, leveraging AI design tools for prototyping, layout generation, and rapid iteration. Responsibilities include driving product discovery through data and research, simplifying interfaces to reduce complexity, and validating concepts with user testing. Additionally, the role involves mentoring junior designers, contributing to evolving design processes, and promoting a data-informed approach across the team.

Your Impact

• Product Strategy & Design Leadership: Define product strategies and drive discovery through data and AI-assisted research tools to shape outcomes.
• Design Quality & Usability: Maintain high standards in design execution that support accessibility and intuitive use.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner effectively across Product, Engineering, and POD teams to ensure design alignment and execution.
• User-Centered Outcomes: Demonstrate impact through validated, user-informed design decisions and usability metrics.
• Team Enablement: Support peer growth and junior team development through mentorship and feedback sessions.
• AI Tool Utilization: Enhance design efficiency and product value via the integration of AI frameworks and generative design practices.

What You Bring to the Table

• 5–7+ years in Product Design, ideally within SaaS or a tech-forward environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Design or a related field preferred.
• Advanced ability to create compelling, accessible digital interfaces and high-fidelity visual designs.
• Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and AI-enhanced design tools.
• Skilled in UX research methodologies, information architecture, and prototyping.
• Working knowledge of personalization engines, generative design, and predictive UX testing.
• Ability to manage design initiatives from concept through execution.
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to support design-to-dev handoff is preferred.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in written and verbal formats.

About Vendasta

We help businesses get more customers. And keep them. We're on a mission to build the most trusted AI-powered platform for small businesses and the partners who support them. At Vendasta, you'll be part of something ambitious: helping bring AI transformation to local businesses at scale. As a team member, you'll enjoy:

• Competitive health benefits, flex time, and annual work-from-anywhere options
• Equity opportunities and a chance to directly shape our AI future
• A vibrant workplace culture that embraces experimentation, thought leadership, and continuous learning
• A place where building AI isn't just a buzzword, it's the core of everything we do

Perks

Join the Vendasta team, where your well-being and growth come first. Step into a workplace that blends competitive health benefits with true flexibility, including flex time and an annual work-from-anywhere policy. Take ownership of your future with our Employee Options Program, and enjoy the little things, like daily snacks, a vibrant cafeteria, and catered Friday lunches at our offices.Invest in your growth through education reimbursement, in-house learning opportunities, and a suite of leadership development programs. We're driven by our values; Drive, Innovation, Respect, and Agility, and it shows in everything we do. Give back through community initiatives and volunteer opportunities, and build more than just a career, build a life you love. At Vendasta, you'll find the support, the challenge, and the culture to thrive. Discover your potential. Make an impact. Grow with us.

Discover your potential. Build something that matters.

Help us lead the AI revolution from right here in Saskatoon.

Location

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Department

Product

Employment Type

Full-Time

Minimum Experience

Experienced