Design Intern (Winter 2027)

Wealthsimple is Canada’s leading financial innovator. The company offers a full suite of simple, sophisticated financial products across managed investing, do-it-yourself trading, cryptocurrency, tax filing, spending and saving. Wealthsimple currently serves more than 4 million Canadians and holds over $155 billion in assets under administration. The company was founded in 2014 by a team of financial experts and technology entrepreneurs, and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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Design Intern (Winter 2027 - 8 month term)

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

At Wealthsimple, we offer 4 to 8-month internships that are open to co-op and non-co-op students, and recent grads. During your internship, you will have the opportunity to contribute to projects that are changing the landscape of financial services for Canadians. You will be on a team that supports your growth, provides mentorship, and connects you to the broader Wealthsimple community!

Our internship program operates on a hybrid model out of our Toronto headquarters. You'll be in-office on Wednesdays and Thursdays to collaborate, connect, and learn in person, while maintaining the flexibility of remote work for the rest of the week.

Design plays a big role at Wealthsimple, as we help shape what gets built and how customers experience it. We’re hiring a Design Intern to support the design and delivery of real product experiences across areas like Investing, Banking, and more.

You’ll work closely with designers, product managers, and engineers, contribute to real projects, and see your work ship to production. You won’t be stuck on the sidelines, you’ll be part of a team, learning how products are designed, built, and improved in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.

Rather than filling a single narrow role, we’re looking for an emerging designer who’s curious, motivated, and excited to learn. During the interview process, we’ll look for a team where your interests and strengths are a great fit and where you can do meaningful, hands-on work.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Work alongside Senior and Staff Product Designers on meaningful, real product initiatives, contributing to experiences used by millions of Canadians

• Own smaller projects end-to-end from understanding the problem, to exploring ideas, to refining and shipping work to production

• Design thoughtful, high-quality UI and interactions while also developing your product thinking, judgment, and customer empathy

• Collaborate closely with product managers and engineers to learn how great ideas move from concept to shipped product without compromising on quality

• Participate in customer research and feedback sessions to better understand real customer needs and pain points

• See your work ship to production multiple times over the course of your internship, and learn how teams iterate and improve after launch

This is a hands-on role with real responsibility. You’ll be trusted to contribute ideas, ask questions, and help raise the quality bar, not just execute tasks.

• Experience using Figma to design and prototype product experiences

• Genuine interest in product design and curiosity about how digital products are built and improved over time

• Passion for Wealthsimple’s mission and excitement about helping Canadians reach financial freedom

• Strong taste and a willingness to share ideas, explore alternatives, and explain your thinking

• Comfort learning new problem spaces quickly and eagerness to dig into complex domains

• Interest in talking to customers and using research and feedback to inform your design decisions

• A collaborative mindset! You enjoy working closely with designers, engineers, and product partners

Applications close Sep 18th at 11:59 PM EST.

1. Application + Video Submission: Apply and submit a short video file on the application form

2. Hiring Manager Interview: A 30 minute interview with a member of our design team. Walk us through a project or design from your portfolio, sharing your thinking, what influenced your choices, and any trade-offs you considered. We're especially interested in how you think about users and how your work contributes to a clear, thoughtful experience. We'll follow up with a few questions on your approach, collaboration, and what you learned, then leave time for yours.

3. Portfolio Review Interview: A 30 minute interview with another member of our team, going deeper into your work and practice. Present a 10 minute walkthrough of one or two projects, preferably including an AI-related example if you have one. Be ready to discuss the context and goals behind each project, how your thinking evolved, how you evaluated directions, and how you collaborated with partners. We'll also explore your design judgment and ability to navigate ambiguity, with time for your questions at the end.

4. Offers: Offers extended!

• Enrolled in a Canadian post-secondary institution, technical bootcamp or a new graduate (Within 6 months of your graduation date)

• Available to work full-time hours

• Residing in Canada

• Able to commute to our Toronto HQ on Wednesdays and Thursdays

• Experience experimenting with prototyping or developer tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or other AI-assisted workflows

We don’t expect interns to have it all figured out. We’re excited by people with strong potential, good judgment, and the motivation to learn fast and make things better.

🤑 Base salary range: For this role, candidates can expect the following base salary range:

• Term 1 students: CAD $74,000 - $78,000

• Term 2 students: CAD $77,000 - $81,000

• Term 3 students: CAD $80,000 - $84,000

• Term 4 students: CAD $83,000 - $87,000

• Term 5 students: CAD $86,000 - $90,000

Your current year of study and number of past internship terms will determine your salary band. Actual compensation within each band is based on skills, experience, and academic performance. Exceptional candidates may be considered above the top of their year's range. 🚀

We use clear year-based levels and market-based salary bands to ensure compensation is fair and consistent across all internship programs.

🌸 Top-tier health benefits and life insurance

📈 Long-term group savings with employer match, through Wealthsimple for Business

🌴 20 vacation days, 4 wellness days, and unlimited sick and mental health days per year

✈️ 90 days away: work outside Canada for up to 90 days per year

👥 Employee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WS

🌎 We are a hybrid team with over 1,500 employees across North America. The people are one of the best parts of working here: you'll collaborate with incredibly talented, curious, and driven teammates who are deeply committed to doing great work.

Technology & Innovation at Wealthsimple: We move quickly and build thoughtfully. That means we're always looking for better ways to work — whether that's new tools, AI, or rethinking how we approach a problem. We don't expect you to have all the answers, but we do expect curiosity and a willingness to evolve alongside the products we're building.

Inclusion Statement: We're building products for a diverse world, and we need a diverse team to do it well. We strongly encourage applications from everyone, regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

Accessibility Statement: We're committed to an accessible hiring experience. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please let us know — we'll work with you to make sure you have what you need. We also welcome any feedback on how we can better accommodate candidates with accessibility needs.

AI in Hiring: We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our team but don't replace human judgment – all final hiring decisions are made by people. If you have questions about how your data is used, reach out to us.