Director of Product Design

Baselane
Toronto
Workplace: HybridFull timeCAD 175,000 - 200,000 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Collaboration","Critique","Problem-solving"]

Lead Baselane’s product design organization as an AI-first leader. Own end-to-end design for a product pod, set design vision and roadmaps, and elevate the design system while partnering with VP Product and Engineering. This hands-on, player-coach role centers on integrating AI into workflows, maintaining quality, and scaling a high-growth design function from Toronto.

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Baselane
2 months ago

Director of Product Design

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Job Summary

Lead Baselane’s product design organization as an AI-first leader. Own end-to-end design for a product pod, set design vision and roadmaps, and elevate the design system while partnering with VP Product and Engineering. This hands-on, player-coach role centers on integrating AI into workflows, maintaining quality, and scaling a high-growth design function from Toronto.
Location: Toronto
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define Baselane's AI-first approach to product design, from research through dev handoff
  • •Reshape workflows and tooling so AI is woven into the day-to-day, not bolted on
  • •Set quality standards for when to lean on AI and when human judgment leads
  • •Partner with Engineering on design-to-code workflows
  • •Lead, coach, and grow the product design team

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 175,000 - 200,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kEquityRemote WorkPaid LeaveLearning BudgetGym MembershipWellness Stipend

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of product design experience, with 3+ years leading and scaling design teams at high-growth technology startups
  • •Hands-on experience leading the adoption of AI tools and AI-first workflows, with a clear point of view on where the field is going
  • •Comfortable operating as a player-coach, leading a team while personally owning hands-on design work
  • •Strong people management skills, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development
  • •Excellent design craft across UX, visual, and interaction design, with the ability to provide substantive feedback in critique
Experience:8+ yearsFinTechSaaSFinancial services
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipCollaborationCritiqueProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:FigmaAIDesign systemsUXVisual designProduct design

Company Brief

Baselane
Provides banking, payments, bookkeeping, and financial tools tailored for real estate investors and small property managers to simplify rental property finance and operations.
Industry: PropTech
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2020
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