Questrade Financial Group (QFG), through its companies - Questrade, Questbank, Questrade Wealth Management, Community Trust Company, Zolo, and Flexiti, provides securities and foreign currency investment, professionally managed investment portfolios, mortgages, real estate services, financial services and more. We use cutting-edge technology to help Canadians become much more financially successful and secure.
At QFG, we combine human-centric collaboration with AI-driven innovation to redefine financial services. The ideal candidate will be a catalyst for change, using AI to transform and deliver unparalleled customer experiences and shaping a future where AI empowers our teams to do their best work.
Join our diverse, inclusive, and hybrid workplace to unleash your creativity and nurture your curiosity without limits. If you share this sense of infinite possibility, come shape your future at QFG.
What's in it for you as an employee of QFG?
Health & wellbeing resources and programs
Paid vacation, personal, and sick days for work-life balance
Competitive compensation and benefits packages
Work-life balance in a hybrid environment with at least 3 days in office
Career growth and development opportunities
Opportunities to contribute to community causes
Work with diverse team members in an inclusive and collaborative environment
This job posting is for an existing vacancy.
We're looking for our next Principal Product Designer, Design System. Could It Be You?Most companies say design matters. We restructured around it. Design shapes company strategy here, and the bar keeps rising. We're hiring people who want to set that bar, not inherit it.
The Principal Product Designer, Design System is the architect of our foundations and the head coach who raises everyone's game. Our design system is becoming infrastructure, not a department — ownership is moving into every product team, and this is the person who makes that work. They report to the Head of Design as the flagship of our systems practice.
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In this role, responsibilities include but are not limited to:Re-founding the system for a decentralized org: the architecture, the governance, and a contribution culture that works with a hybrid, chapter-based team.
Challenging what a design system even covers in 2026. UI is table stakes; motion, sound, 3D, and creative are where you'll take it next.
Owning the path from Figma to the customer's hands — partnering with our Design Engineers to rethink how design becomes a product, and challenging the delivery model the industry defaults to.
Coaching every product team toward systems fluency. Your success shows up in their work, not your library.
Setting the technical standard at the deepest level of the craft: tokens, variables, theming, and component architecture.
Question the machine itself — you know what a well-oiled design system looks like, and the job is asking how today's knowledge should reshape the tools and fundamentally change the operating model
Have re-founded or fundamentally rebuilt a design system before: the architecture, the governance, and a contribution culture that thrives in a chapter-based team
Have owned the path from Figma to the customer's hands, partnering closely with Design Engineers to challenge how design becomes product
Set the technical standard at the deepest level of the craft — tokens, variables, theming, and component architecture
Treat UI as table stakes, with the range and the appetite to take a system into motion, sound, 3D, and creative
Coach rather than gatekeep — you measure your success in other teams' work, not in the size of your library
The final compensation package will be commensurate with the successful candidate's experience, skills, and geographic location (Canada). It includes a comprehensive benefits plan and a competitive incentive (bonus) program for Full-Time Permanent roles.
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At Questrade Financial Group of Companies, with multiple office locations around the world, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible work environment. This is an environment where individuals are treated with dignity and respect. Here, the unique skills and experience you bring will be valued. You will be supported and motivated, so that you can harness your unlimited potential. Our team reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and operate in. Having a collaborative and diverse team helps us push boundaries to bring the future of fintech into existence—not only for the benefit of our customers, but for those who build their career with us.
Questrade Financial Group of companies Applicant Tracking System utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) for application screening. The AI system operates on predetermined criteria, with final decisions subject to human review.
Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly. If you require accommodation during the recruitment/selection process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Skills Required
- Experience re-founding or fundamentally rebuilding a design system, including its architecture, governance, and contribution culture.
- Experience owning the process from Figma to customer-facing product delivery.
- Experience partnering closely with Design Engineers to improve how design becomes a product.
- Deep expertise in design tokens, variables, theming, and component architecture.
- Ability to extend design systems beyond UI into motion, sound, 3D, and creative applications.
- Experience coaching product teams toward design-system fluency in a decentralized or chapter-based organization.
What We Do
Questrade Financial Group (QFG) is a Canadian, founder-owned financial-services group serving Canadians through companies including Questrade, Questrade Wealth Management, Community Trust Company, Zolo and Flexiti. Its offerings span securities and foreign-currency investing, professionally managed portfolios, mortgages, insurance, real-estate services and other financial services. Founded as an investment brokerage, QFG says it is mission-driven and committed to helping Canadians become more financially successful and secure.
