Senior Product Designer - Contract

Lazer

3d • Remote

About The Position

Lazer is a world-class digital product studio composed of 180+ senior engineers and designers with backgrounds from companies like Apple, Google, Coinbase, and more. With our product experience, we have designed, engineered, and grown products from $0 to $200M in revenue.
Clients seek out our help because we have the talent to deeply understand their needs and provide industry, technical, or product insights that are uniquely valuable to their efforts. Our clients range from early-stage startups and venture studios to recognizable retail brands and exciting enterprises. Some of our notable clients include Google, Shopify, Coinbase, Alchemy, Hinge, OVO, Polymarket, and more.
We are a remote-first organization headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with employees worldwide. We believe in providing the best experience possible for all Lazerites by fostering a strong community through regular events, company vacations, competitive compensation, unlimited PTO, and more!
Join Lazer and help us solve problems and build the next generation of products!
Who you are:
You’re a skilled Senior Product Designer who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments. You excel at owning the full design process from discovery through delivery, with a strong portfolio of shipping intuitive, high-impact digital products in domains like fintech, AI, crypto, B2C, or SaaS.
What You'll Do:
As a Freelance Senior Product Designer, you’ll join our contractor pool and work directly with Lazer’s clients on high-impact projects. You’ll operate with significant autonomy while collaborating with stakeholders to deliver exceptional results.
AI in our hiring process
We use AI to help us review and shortlist applications based on job-related criteria. A human hiring manager always makes the call on who moves forward. As a company that builds with AI every day, we're all for candidates using it too — just be upfront about how it helped.
Why Work With Us
🚀 Accelerate Your Growth: Work across multiple industries and cutting-edge projects with a team that ships fast.
💥 Maximum Impact: Shape the future of the tech industry by helping ambitious projects reach their potential.
🏅 True Ownership: Everyone ships code and has real autonomy with minimal meetings.
💡 Continuous Learning: Be part of a team of senior engineers and designers who love learning and knowledge sharing.
Why This Might Not Be For You
🤖 You Resist Modern Tools: We leverage AI and cutting-edge technology to build rapidly and focus our energy on solving the most complex, high-impact challenges for our clients.
🏗️ You Crave High Structure: We thrive in an autonomous, fast-moving environment, which means you need to be comfortable with some ambiguity.
😴 You Prefer Conventional Careers: Our consulting approach involves varied projects and direct client interaction — it's not for everyone.
1️⃣ You Like Staying in One Lane: Our projects require adapting to different tech stacks and modern tooling quickly.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in digital product design, with demonstrable senior-level responsibility on complex projects
• Proven ability to design zero-to-one products — taking concepts from initial research to polished, launch-ready interfaces
• Strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end ownership: product discovery, information architecture, wireframing, UI/visual design, and design systems
• Expert proficiency in Figma
• Comfortable using AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, etc.) to accelerate research, ideation, and workflow
• Excellent communication and client presentation skills with the ability to work independently and manage your own schedule

Nice To Haves

• Experience with user testing platforms, motion design, and advanced interaction design is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead zero-to-one product design across fintech, AI, crypto, B2C, and SaaS projects — from early concepts to fully realized interfaces
• Conduct product discovery research, including user interviews, competitive analysis, and synthesis to uncover key insights
• Create feature lists, user stories, and information architecture diagrams to align teams and guide development
• Wireframe and prototype features end-to-end, iterating rapidly based on feedback and testing
• Deliver high-fidelity UI and visual design with strong attention to detail, accessibility, and brand alignment
• Build, evolve, and maintain design systems to ensure consistency and scalability across projects
• Prepare and deliver compelling client presentations, clearly communicating design rationale and strategic recommendations
• Manage your own schedules, deliverables, and time proactively to meet project timelines in a remote consulting environment

Benefits

• Work From Anywhere: Choose your workspace — all you need is strong wifi and a passion for building!
• Work / Life Balance: We believe in our team’s ability to have it all; a great career, and time to unplug and live…you know...life.
• Employee Care: We provide full benefits (healthcare, dental, vision) for our employees (401k for our US employees)
• Unlimited PTO: Everyone needs a break. Take at least 15 days off a year, and more if you need—just be cool about it and keep the team in mind.
• Regular Team Retreat: Join us for a week of team bonding at amazing destinations. Recent trips include the Dominican Republic, Cancun, and Hawaii — plus ones welcome.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees