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The Role We’re looking for a Senior Manager, Product Design to lead Foundations Design at Jobber. This is a player‑coach role where you will lead a small team of designers while also contributing directly to the evolution of our design system and foundational product experiences.

Key Responsibilities

Lead design for Jobber’s Foundations team, shaping the systems that support scalable, consistent product experiences.

Manage and support a small team of designers through coaching, feedback, and career development.

Work as a player‑coach, contributing directly to component design, interaction patterns, documentation, and system improvements.

Partner closely with engineering to evolve the architecture, quality, and scalability of Jobber’s design system and platform foundations.

Collaborate with product designers across the organization to identify gaps, prioritize improvements, and make sure the system supports real product needs.

Champion consistency, accessibility, and usability across Jobber’s product experiences.

Help drive adoption of the design system by building strong relationships with product teams and making the system practical and valuable to use.

Contribute to planning and prioritization for the team, including sprint work and roadmap direction.

Refine the long‑term vision for Foundations in a way that supports Jobber’s product strategy and growth.

Improve workflows, documentation, and tooling so teams can build more efficiently.

Advocate for design quality and help raise the overall craft of Jobber’s product experience.

Qualifications

8+ years of experience designing digital products, ideally in complex SaaS environments.

4+ years of experience managing or mentoring designers.

4+ years of experience contributing meaningfully to a design system, component library, or platform product.

Experience working in a player‑coach leadership role, balancing people leadership with hands‑on design work.





Strong skills in interaction design and systems thinking, with a portfolio that shows thoughtful, scalable product work.

Experience partnering closely with engineers on component implementation and front‑end architecture.

Deep proficiency in modern design tools such as Figma, including shared component libraries.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

A systems mindset and a strong instinct for patterns, frameworks, and scalable solutions.

A high bar for design craft and a commitment to improving quality across teams.

Experience improving design system adoption, governance, or contribution models.

Familiarity with front‑end technologies and frameworks such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or React. Direct contribution to front‑end implementation is a strong plus.

Motivation to build thoughtful products that help small businesses succeed.

Location The role is open to candidates based in one of our hub cities: Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver, or Kitchener‑Waterloo.

Compensation Annual salary in Canada: minimum $196,300 CAD, midpoint $230,900 CAD, maximum $265,600 CAD. Compensation also includes equity rewards, annual stipends for health and wellness, retirement savings matching, and an extended health package with fully paid premiums for body and mind.

Perks

Extended health benefits package with fully paid premiums for both body and mind.

Matching in RRSP, TFSA or FHSA.

Stock options.

Dedicated Talent Development team with coaching, learning, and leadership programs.

Chance to work on a thriving industry with a culture of humility, support, and customer focus.

Diversity & Inclusion We believe that diverse teams perform better and that fostering an inclusive work environment is a key part of growing a successful team. We welcome people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to working with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the hiring process.

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📌 Senior Manager, Product Design (Foundations) (Edmonton)
🏢 Jobber
📍 Edmonton