Staff Product Designer & Researcher

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Product Designer & Researcher based in Canada.

The role offers the opportunity to shape meaningful digital experiences for developers and technical users through research-driven design. You will work across product, engineering, and business teams to solve complex problems and create intuitive, scalable solutions. As a senior design leader, you will influence product strategy while driving high-quality user experiences from discovery to delivery. The position combines product design, user research, and collaboration in a highly autonomous and distributed environment. You will help improve design practices, accessibility standards, and team processes while contributing to a growing UX organization. This is an opportunity to make a broad impact by building experiences that empower users and teams worldwide.

Accountabilities:: As a Staff Product Designer & Researcher, you will lead strategic design initiatives, conduct research, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to create impactful user experiences. You will balance long-term vision with iterative improvements, bringing structure to complex challenges and advocating for user needs throughout the product development lifecycle.

Lead end-to-end design projects, from research and problem definition through prototyping, validation, and delivery of complete product experiences.

Partner closely with product managers, engineers, developer education, support, marketing, and sales teams to drive user-centered solutions.

Conduct usability studies, research initiatives, and discovery activities to inform product decisions and uncover customer needs.

Manage research operations, including participant recruitment, study coordination, follow-ups, and research documentation.

Translate research findings into clear recommendations, actionable insights, and compelling customer experience narratives.

Contribute to design systems, accessibility practices, and processes that improve consistency and quality across products.

Facilitate design discussions, workshops, kickoffs, and collaborative sessions with diverse stakeholders.

Create prototypes, interaction flows, and user interface concepts at different levels of fidelity to support decision-making.

Maintain strong communication rhythms through documentation, async updates, and transparent collaboration practices.

Support the evolution of UX practices by sharing feedback, mentoring peers, and improving team standards.

Navigate ambiguity, prioritize multiple workstreams, and help teams adapt to changing priorities.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate has extensive experience leading product design efforts for technical products, platforms, or complex systems. This role requires strong expertise in user research, interaction design, collaboration, and the ability to independently drive projects in a distributed, cross-functional environment.

Proven experience leading strategic product design initiatives with significant ownership and autonomy.

Strong background in the full product design process, including discovery, problem definition, information architecture, UX flows, interaction design, and UI design.

Experience conducting independent user research, usability testing, and translating insights into product improvements.

Ability to prototype, communicate concepts effectively, and tell compelling product stories.

Strong understanding of accessibility, design consistency, and quality standards.

Experience collaborating closely with engineering teams and understanding technical constraints, including familiarity with HTML and CSS concepts.

Proficiency with design and collaboration tools such as Figma and GitHub.

Experience managing research operations, participant databases, and study workflows.

Ability to work effectively in remote, asynchronous, and highly collaborative environments.

Growth mindset with curiosity for emerging technologies, methodologies, and industry best practices.

Experience with technical products, developer platforms, or software ecosystems is highly valuable.

Additional experience in areas such as iconography, branding, front-end development, or content design is a plus.

Educational background is not a requirement; practical experience, skills, and demonstrated impact are valued.

Benefits:

Competitive compensation package, including a salary range targeted at $197,000 - $232,000 CAD for most Canada-based locations.

Participation in an equity plan.

Comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees’ health and well-being.

Opportunity to work remotely in a distributed environment.

Flexible work practices focused on autonomy, trust, and impact.

Inclusive workplace culture that values diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Supportive environment with opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.

Chance to contribute to products used by millions of developers and organizations worldwide.

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