Product Designer - Design Systems

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All referred applicants must first be submitted through Workday by a current Loblaw Colleague.

Location:

500 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2V9

When you hire great people, great things can happen.

PC Financial offers unprecedented value to Canadians through payment products. We're a different kind of bank with a different type of team—we’re collaborative and supportive and have the freedom and responsibility to thrive. Our purpose is to make the everyday simple and better for our customers, and we strive to make every dollar worth more.

Proudly serving over 3 million customers, PC Financial continues to grow by offering payment solutions and services that reward our customers every day. As a subsidiary of Loblaws Company Inc., we share the CORE values of Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence. We are dedicated to helping Canadians Live Life Well. Join us on our journey.

Why This Role Is Important

We’re looking for a systems-minded Intermediate Product Designer to join the PC Financial Product Design team as the first dedicated contributor to our global design system. In this role, you’ll take the lead in establishing, designing, and documenting scalable UI components and patterns that support consistency, accessibility, and efficiency across our digital experience. While your primary focus will be on building the foundation of our design system, you’ll also collaborate with product teams to apply system thinking to real-world feature design and ensure the system evolves based on actual product needs. This is an exciting opportunity to shape a system from the ground up while contributing to the broader product experience.

What You'll Do

• Design and evolve reusable components and patterns that for our public website, blog, marketing campaigns and authenticated experience, ensuring accessibility, flexibility, and consistency on all devices and platforms.
• Apply a human-centered, iterative design-thinking process to frame problems, ideate solutions, and create impactful experiences.
• Work closely with designers, product management and business stakeholders to understand their needs and co-design net-new components or patterns where necessary.
• Test and iterate on component designs using feedback from real product use cases, usability testing, and internal design critiques.
• Present and explain design concepts and solutions to team members and stakeholders, using clear rationale to support decisions.
• Collaborate with engineers to implement high-quality, pixel-perfect, production ready components that balance design intent with technical feasibility.
• Ensure designs adhere to AODA (A/AA) guidelines and inclusive design best practices.
• Write and maintain clear, user-friendly documentation in the design system library, including usage guidance, edge cases, accessibility notes, and content considerations. This includes documentation for fellow designers as well as, marketing stakeholders.
• Audit the current user experience and design files to identify inconsistencies or opportunities to improve cohesion via systemized solutions.
• Champion accessibility and inclusive design across all aspects of the system.
• Contribute to the overall evolution of our visual language and how it scales globally.
• Participate in design critiques, system governance discussions, and community feedback loops to continually improve the system.
• Support cross-functional UX/UI projects as needed, applying system thinking and design expertise to product teams working outside or adjacent to the design system. This may include contributing to product feature design, supporting teams in applying the system correctly, or helping bridge design system gaps during active development.
• Develop user flows, journey maps, wireframes, and prototypes that ensure seamless and intuitive user experiences.
• Stay updated on industry trends, tools, and methodologies to ensure high-quality design solutions.
  
  

What You Bring

• 2-4 years of experience in product design, with a portfolio that demonstrates strong systems thinking and high-quality UI/UX craft.
• Hands-on experience designing and/or contributing to a design system (components, tokens, documentation, etc.) in Figma.
• Familiarity with design thinking methodologies and the ability to apply them to solve design challenges.
• Strong UX and UI design skills including illustration ability, with proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and Miro.
• Comfortable working autonomously and being able to define problems, propose solutions, and communicate design decisions clearly.
• Experience in Human-centric design methodology and design thinking process.
• Experience conducting UX research (e.g., user interviews, usability testing) and analyzing data to inform designs.
• Ability to balance the needs of a growing design system with the realities of fast-moving product work
• Strong attention to detail, with a thoughtful approach to consistency, usability, and visual hierarchy.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly.
• A passion for innovation, teamwork, and continuous learning.
  
  

Nice To Have

• Familiarity with component implementation and front-end development concepts is a plus
• Previous design experience in banking, insurance, education experience
• Experience supporting multi-brand or global products, or establishing new systems or processes from start to completion
  
  

Come and join a winning team who demonstrates innovation, energy, creativity and vision. We recognize the importance of a diverse workforce and we therefor encourage applications from Aboriginal Peoples, women, members of a visible minority and persons with a disability. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Number Of Openings

1

PC Financial recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and colleagues with disabilities.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

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