Principal Product Designer (Canada OR EMEA)
Q4 · Canada
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $150,000 / year
- Canada
Job highlights
- Lead AI-driven IR Ops Platform user experience strategy.
- Drive end-to-end design for complex product areas.
- Partner with product and engineering on discovery.
- Design seamless AI interactions for users.
- Mentor designers and facilitate workshops.
About the role
About The Role
This is a pivotal role where you will not only guide end-to-end product design for our most complex areas but also act as the chief architect of our user experience strategy. You will help us bridge the gap between design, engineering, and product management, ensuring a cohesive, accessible, and highly scalable experience across our platform. Our team strongly believes in user-centered design and the power of a unified user experience. As a Principal Product Designer, you will balance business strategy with deep user empathy to solve complex problems. You will serve as a strategic partner and mentor, fostering an environment where diverse perspectives and collective greatness are the driving force behind innovation and problem-solving. By empowering our team and shaping the way our users interact with the first AI-driven IR Ops Platform, you will help us reimagine what is possible.
How do you come in?
Our team strongly believes in user-centered design and the power of a unified user experience. As a Principal UX Designer, you will be the architectural visionary for our platform. You will balance broad business strategy with strong user advocacy to solve our most complex, ambiguous challenges. Moving beyond component-level execution, you will define the overarching product workflows, AI-interaction paradigms, and service-level experiences that empower our users and internal teams. You will lead initiatives autonomously, holding cross-functional partners accountable and driving strategic initiatives that result in significant business impact.
What You'll Do
- Drive the North Star Vision: Define and socialize the long-term UX strategy for Q4's AI-driven Platform and suite of products, aligning it closely with business objectives.
- Lead Complex End-to-End Design: Contribute to the design process from discovery to delivery for our most complex product areas, acting as the voice of the customer.
- Strategic Partnership: Work closely with the product triad (Product Management, Engineering, and Product Design) to drive continuous discovery.
- Shape AI Interactions: Lead the charge in designing how users interact seamlessly and intuitively with Q, the first AI-powered Investor Relations Officer (IRO) agent and all our AI-powered features.
- Data-Driven Influence: Working closely with our data team, regularly analyze product performance data to inform and prioritize design efforts, demonstrating the quantitative impact of design decisions.
- Evangelize Research: Working closely with our user researcher, plan and execute autonomous research using multiple qualitative and quantitative methods to validate product features and strategic direction.
- Mentorship and Culture: Collaborate with and mentor other product designers, lead by example to force-multiply team capabilities.
- Workshop Facilitation: You will facilitate workshops that encourage collaboration and support the development of the product design team's overall culture.
Qualifications
- Experience: 10+ years of experience in UX or product design, with a proven track record operating at a Principal, Staff, or highly senior strategic level. Experience with Consumer, B2B, and enterprise software design is highly preferred.
- Visionary Portfolio: A portfolio that demonstrates massive business impact, showing how you have navigated extreme ambiguity to define successful product visions from scratch.
- AI Expertise: Deep familiarity with AI-powered products and designing user interactions with AI.
- Leadership & Communication: Superior communication skills to effectively articulate design decisions to senior leaders and build consensus.
- Process Mastery: Proven experience leading user-centered design methodologies and working in a continuous discovery and Agile environment.
- Industry Knowledge: Experience in the FinTech, SaaS, or Investor Relations industries is a strong bonus.
- Accessibility Advocacy: Deep understanding of Accessibility standards (WCAG) and how to bake them into product strategy.
It's a bonus if you have
- Experience in the FinTech, SaaS, or Investor Relations industries.
- Working knowledge of HTML/CSS/React (to better communicate with engineers).
- Deep understanding of Accessibility standards (WCAG) and how to bake them into a design system.
- Familiarity with AI-powered products and designing user interactions with AI.
- Experience with Consumer, B2B, and enterprise software design.
Key skills/competency
- Product Design
- User Experience Strategy
- AI Interaction Design
- User-Centered Design
- Portfolio with Business Impact
- Leadership & Communication
- Agile Environment
- Accessibility (WCAG)
- FinTech/SaaS/IR Industry
- UX Research
Skills & topics
- Principal Product Designer
- UX Design
- Product Design
- AI Design
- User Experience
- Investor Relations
- SaaS
- FinTech
- Design Strategy
- User Research
- WCAG
- Agile
- Design Systems
- B2B Software
- Enterprise Software
- Leadership
- Mentorship
- Portfolio
- Canada
- EMEA
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight 10+ years in UX/product design, AI product experience, and portfolio impact.
- Showcase your portfolio: Emphasize business impact and navigating ambiguity for Q4.
- Demonstrate AI expertise: Detail your experience designing interactions with AI products.
- Prepare for behavioral questions: Practice articulating design decisions and leading cross-functional teams.
- Research Q4: Understand their AI-driven IR Ops Platform and customer focus.
Technical preparation
Master Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD.,Build interactive prototypes for AI features.,Develop a strong understanding of WCAG.,Familiarize with AI product design principles.
Behavioral questions
Describe a complex product vision you defined.,How do you balance business strategy and user needs?,Tell me about a time you led design autonomously.,How do you mentor junior designers effectively?
Frequently asked questions
- What is Q4's AI-driven IR Ops Platform?
- Q4's AI-driven IR Ops Platform is a comprehensive solution for public companies to manage investor relations. It offers a tech stack designed to equip IR teams with data, insights, and smart workflows to attract, manage, and understand investors, all in one place. It also features 'Q', an AI-powered Investor Relations Officer agent.
- What are the key responsibilities of a Principal Product Designer at Q4?
- The Principal Product Designer at Q4 will define the long-term UX strategy for the AI-driven platform, lead complex end-to-end design initiatives, shape AI interactions, and partner closely with Product Management and Engineering. They will also analyze product performance data, conduct user research, and mentor other designers.
- What qualifications are essential for the Principal Product Designer role at Q4?
- Essential qualifications include 10+ years of UX/product design experience at a senior level, a strong portfolio showcasing business impact and ambiguity navigation, deep familiarity with AI-powered products, superior communication and leadership skills, and experience with user-centered design methodologies in an Agile environment. Understanding of Accessibility standards (WCAG) is also crucial.
- Is experience in FinTech, SaaS, or Investor Relations required for this Principal Product Designer role?
- While not strictly required, experience in the FinTech, SaaS, or Investor Relations industries is a strong bonus for this Principal Product Designer position at Q4. Familiarity with these sectors can help in understanding the nuances of the platform and its users.
- How does Q4 use AI in its hiring process for the Principal Product Designer position?
- Q4 utilizes machine-based systems (AI) to assist in the initial sourcing of applicants. However, all final hiring and selection decisions for the Principal Product Designer role are reviewed and conducted by their human recruitment team to ensure a balanced and objective process.
- What is expected in the portfolio for the Principal Product Designer application at Q4?
- The portfolio should demonstrate massive business impact and showcase how you've successfully navigated extreme ambiguity to define product visions from scratch. It needs to prove your ability to drive strategic initiatives that result in significant business impact.
- What does 'end-to-end product design' mean in the context of this Principal Product Designer role?