Company
Mako is a top fintech firm, building software to bring top asset managers into the cloud. Our SaaS platform allows firms to onboard new clients, interact with their existing clients and simplify costly back-office procedures with smart automation and great user experience.

We’re the leading solution in a fast-growing segment that has become a must-have in the wealth industry, and we’ve ridden our product leadership to profitability, a team of 60 and market leadership.

As we expand our business to domination across Canada and international expansion, we’re looking for someone to join our Product team, amaze our clients and build great things with us.

The Job
As a Product Designer, you’ll work closely with the Director of Product and engineers to shape new features and improve our most frequently used workflows, guiding the design process from ideation through validation to development.

The ideal candidate has a track record of turning complex workflows into simple, intuitive customer journeys that fit naturally alongside the rest of the product. You have a knack for spotting opportunities to deliver value and do your best work in close partnership with your cross-functional team to create seamless user experiences.

What you’ll be doing

Develop a deep understanding of user needs and pain points to inform design decisions and provide guidance on product requirements

Collaborate closely with the Product Manager to define the user experience of current products and features

Explore design solutions based on PRDs, gather feedback from the team and users, and synthesize it into a clear design direction. Craft holistic systems, flows and interfaces that scale with the product.





Lead collaboration with the product manager and engineers throughout the design process.

Work with cross-functional teams where needed to guide design vision at an organization level

Create engaging, on-brand marketing materials across various channels, including social media, email campaigns, promotional assets and presentations

Maintain and update website content, visuals, and layouts to ensure a polished, user-friendly experience that aligns with brand standards and supports marketing initiatives.

Background

3+ years of relevant, in-house product design experience

Proven ability to lead end-to-end design on complex, interconnected products

Experience collaborating/workshopping closely with product, engineering, and other cross-functional teams

Excellent communication skills to present design work, explain trade-offs and facilitate design conversations with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Strong visual design skills to help elevate the visual identity of our platform

Comfort with ambiguity and able to adapt your design process to fit the problem in front of you

Strongly valued

Experience working for a start-up or small B2B product team

Curious and self-directed. You move forward without waiting for direction

Experience building or contributing to a design system

Interest in brand and visual design

Familiarity with Figma, Illustrator, InDesign, Claude Design Webflow or HTML/CSS

Location
Remote in Canada, Montreal preferred

Why work for us

Equity in a fast-growing start-up

Gold-plated benefits

Unlimited vacation policy

High-end Mac or PC laptop$1000 budget to outfit your home office

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📌 Product Designer (Quebec City)
🏢 Mako
📍 Quebec City