Headquartered in Montreal and Berlin, Vention helps manufacturers automate their operations in record time with the only hardware and software AI-powered platform built for the factory floor. Our technology powers over 25,000 machines across 4,000 factories across 5 continents and we have the privilege to work with a significant proportion of Fortune 500 manufacturers, from space rockets, to electrical cars, to robotics.

At Vention, you’ll work alongside driven and talented people who care deeply about their craft and the impact they create. We’re a team of high achievers who grow through meaningful work, solving complex challenges, learning fast, and seeing the results of our efforts every day.

We move quickly and aim high, but we do it together with care, collaboration, and respect. Our culture celebrates diverse perspectives and supports your growth through intentional development, strong leadership, and opportunities to make a real difference.

As a Senior Product Designer at Vention…

We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer to join our product design team and work on core parts of the Vention platform.

We’re looking for someone who can deeply understand user workflows, clarify complexity, and keep things simple. You’ll join a fast-paced team where we ship improvements that meaningfully impact our customers’ work. Collaboration, humility, and a strong focus on user needs are central to how we operate.

Our team is small and design is still maturing at Vention, so we’re looking for someone with experience, perspective, and opinions who can help us improve how design operates across the organization.

 

What You’ll Do:

You will design experiences that sit at the intersection of software and physical machines. The work requires strong UX judgment, structured thinking, clear communication, and comfort operating in technical problem spaces.

You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other designers to define problems, conduct research, and craft impactful solutions.

• Lead UX and product design for complex, platform-level workflows used to configure and control automation systems.
• Translate technical concepts and constraints into clear, intuitive user experiences.
• Partner with product and engineering to frame problems, define success criteria, and validate solutions.
• Plan and conduct user research (interviews, usability testing, workflow validation) to ground decisions in real user needs.
• Deliver user journeys, wireframes, prototypes, and high-quality UI in Figma.
• Contribute to the creation, evolution, and maintenance of Vention’s design system, ensuring it supports scalability, consistency, and speed across teams.
• Help define and improve how design translates into production code, in close collaboration with engineering.
• Clearly communicate design rationale in reviews, connecting user needs, data, technical feasibility, and business impact.

What You Bring to the Table

We’re looking for skills, intellect, and experiences that will help you succeed in this role but we also know that various profiles (not only the one described below) could be successful. If you’re excited about what you read and think you’d be a great fit, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every single qualification.

You’ll bring:

• 5+ years of product design experience, with significant experience designing complex software products (not just marketing or content-driven sites).
• Demonstrated strength in UX design, including problem framing, interaction design, and system-level thinking.
• Experience working on technical, logic-heavy, or professional tools (e.g. configuration systems, editors, or internal platforms).
• Strong ability to structure and simplify complex workflows and mental models.
• Hands-on experience with user research and applying insights to product decisions.
• Experience creating and contributing to design systems. BONUS POINT if you also consider yourself a Design Engineer and can help us set up a design-to-prod workflow.
• Proficiency with Figma and modern prototyping tools.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving, execution-driven environment with real production constraints.

‍What We Offer

• Career pathing: Real opportunities to grow through personalized development plans, bi-annual employee reviews, and mentorship program 
• Professional development: Continuous training in performance management, inclusive leadership, leadership operating model, team building, and giving/receiving feedback
• Gender diversity & inclusion: Pay equity reviews, inclusive policies, and a Women’s Employee Resource Group offering networking, mentorship, and quarterly learning sessions.
• Hybrid work: Enjoy flexibility with our hybrid model, allowing you to work from home on select days.
• Community engagement: Two paid volunteering days per year to give back to causes you care about.
• Central location: Regular team gatherings and a collaborative office space in the heart of Montreal, surrounded by cafés and restaurants.
• Team events: All year round employee events including annual kick-off, employee summit, quarterly happy hours, and department events.
• Comprehensive benefits: A complete group benefits plan for you and your family that start day one.

What to Expect in Your Interview

• Initial Call
• Meet the Team
• Case or take-home interview
• Decision & Offer

We’re committed to making every step of the process inclusive and accessible. If you require accommodations at any stage, please let us know, we’ll ensure you have what you need to succeed.

Professional Growth & Development

Vention believes strongly in promotion from within. For this reason, we structured a comprehensive professional development program that elevate high-performing individuals who deeply understand the inner workings of Vention. This program encompasses:

• In-house coaching program with former industry executives working with small cohort of emerging leaders
• Quarterly management training on topics ranging from “Giving & Receiving Feedback, to Building high-performing teams, to "Developing your own Leadership model”
• Quarterly World-Class Speaker Series featuring industry leaders sharing their perspective and lessons learned as they build their function and business
• Dedicated professional development channels sponsored by the Executive team to foster continuous professional learning
• Book allocation program to further your knowledge in your domain of expertise or any business leadership topics

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Vention

When you join Vention, you join a team of professionals with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. Together, we’re building a workplace where everyone belongs, feels valued, and can achieve extraordinary results.

We celebrate differences in ideas, in experiences, and in people. Our initiatives in gender equity, career growth, and leadership development are designed to create real opportunities for everyone to thrive.

Vention’s culture

Vention is an uplifting environment for high achievers. Thinking that Vention’s culture would keep you energized? See our full culture guide here.