Senior Product Designer

Recognized as one of Canada’s top startups two years in a row — climbing from #4 in 2024 to #2 in 2025 — 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 sales and trading 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 Senior 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:

• Leading the design of key product features and initiatives, from conceptualization to high-fidelity execution.

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and other designers, to define product requirements and design solutions that meet both user needs and business goals.

• Creating and maintaining a cohesive, scalable design system to ensure consistency across products and platforms.

• Conducting user research, usability testing, and gathering feedback to iterate and improve design solutions.

• Designing for both web and mobile, with a focus on creating intuitive and delightful user experiences across devices.

• Owning and evolving the visual and interaction design of the product, ensuring high-quality, pixel-perfect designs.

• Leading design reviews and presenting design concepts to stakeholders across the company.

• 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:

• 6+ years of professional design experience.

• Previous experience facilitating research and user testing.

• Experience with working with and developing design systems.

• Mastery in Figma and other applicable design software.

• Relevant experience with different design methods and techniques.

• An online or PDF portfolio (please include any passwords).

Preferred Experience:

• Previous experience working in a Fintech startup or designing for marketplaces.

• 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.