About the Role
Canals is looking for a Senior Product Designer to shape AI-powered products that help wholesale distributors work more efficiently. In this hands-on role, you'll partner with product, engineering, and company leadership to turn complex operational challenges into intuitive product experiences.
You'll take ownership of design across multiple product areas, from core workflows to new capabilities, guiding ideas from early exploration through launch and ongoing improvement. You'll also help shape AI-powered workflows that enable customers to make better decisions and reduce manual effort.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end design of new products and features, bringing clarity to complex cross-functional challenges.
- Work across multiple product areas, balancing changing priorities and making informed decisions.
- Partner with product and engineering teams to define problems, develop solutions, and take products from concept to launch.
- Get involved early in product development, helping shape problems and guide discussions before decisions are made.
- Prototype ideas, test assumptions, and improve designs using customer feedback and product data.
- Balance long-term product vision with fast-paced execution and evolving priorities.
- Improve the overall product experience and contribute to the development of the design system.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience designing complex B2B SaaS products, ideally involving operational workflows, data-rich experiences, or AI-powered products.
- A portfolio demonstrating the ability to frame complex problems and translate them into intuitive, user-centered products.
- Strong product thinking and the ability to connect design decisions with customer needs and business outcomes.
- Exceptional attention to detail and sound judgment when prioritizing design decisions.
- Ability to advocate for ideas, challenge assumptions, influence product decisions, and remain open to feedback.
- Curiosity about AI and emerging technologies and how they can improve real customer workflows.
About Canals
Canals builds software for wholesale distributors, using automation and AI to help them operate more efficiently. Its platform supports businesses across industries such as electrical supplies, plumbing, roofing, and HVAC by helping them process orders, manage purchasing, handle accounts payable, and streamline essential workflows.
Canals is a profitable, rapidly growing company with approximately 100 team members distributed across North and South America. The company focuses on building great products, hiring exceptional people, and creating an environment where employees can do their best work.
Why Join Canals
- Work on software that solves practical problems for an industry that supports the real economy.
- Contribute to a company with strong product-market fit and continued growth.
- Have a meaningful impact on the company's product direction and development.
- Work alongside thoughtful, ambitious teammates who value direct communication and collaboration.
- Be part of a workplace that values ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement.
- Join a remote-first, flexible, and distributed team across North and South America.
Work Arrangement
Remote-first and distributed across North and South America.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Canals.ai is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy, age, or other protected status.