About this role
Please note, this position is open only to candidates who reside in Canada and are legally authorized to work there
Make an Impact That Matters
Are you passionate about helping nonprofits grow their impact? Join DonorPerfect Canada, a mission-driven technology company empowering thousands of organizations to change the world through innovation, data, and connection.
About DonorPerfect Canada
DonorPerfect Canada, a SofterWare company, builds innovative software-as-a-service (SaaS) products that empower nonprofits to thrive. Over 10,000 organizations use our flagship product, DonorPerfect, to leverage donor data, launch impactful fundraising campaigns, and strengthen the communities they serve.
Why you will love working at DonorPerfect Canada:
• Contribute to a mission-driven organization dedicated to empowering nonprofits — where your work directly helps meaningful causes and makes a real difference in the world.
• Enjoy a remote-first, flexible work environment that supports your well-being and balance.
• Be part of a company culture that values collaboration, learning, inclusion, and giving back together as a team.
• Engage with vibrant employee groups like Diversity & Inclusion, SofterWare Women’s Network, SofterWare Wellness, and SofterWare Gives Back, our volunteer and community service initiative.
• Build meaningful relationships in a remote-first environment — from lively Slack channels that connect teammates with shared interests to virtual events that strengthen our sense of community
Your Role as a Senior UX Designer - Design System:
The Senior UX Designer - Design System is responsible for defining, evolving, and governing DonorPerfect's design system to create modern, intuitive, and consistent user experiences across the fundraising and nonprofit CRM platform. This role partners closely with Product Management, Engineering, QA, and other cross-functional teams to establish reusable design standards, modernize legacy experiences, and improve product quality, accessibility, and scalability.
The Senior UX Designer - Design System combines expertise in visual design, interaction design, design systems, and front-end collaboration to create reusable components, guide product modernization, and influence the overall user experience strategy. This role also leverages AI-assisted design tools to accelerate design exploration, documentation, and prototyping while ensuring quality, accessibility, and user trust.
Key Responsibilities:
Design System Strategy & Governance
• Lead the evolution of DonorPerfect's design system to ensure product experiences remain consistent, scalable, accessible, and aligned with user needs.
• Define reusable UI components, interaction patterns, design tokens, documentation, and governance processes that enable efficient product development.
• Identify opportunities to reduce UX inconsistency, visual design debt, and outdated interface patterns across the platform.
• Establish contribution standards that enable designers and engineers to propose, review, and adopt new design system components.
• Maintain documentation and implementation guidance to support long-term adoption and scalability.
Product Experience Design
• Design intuitive user experiences for complex fundraising, CRM, reporting, workflow automation, and payment solutions.
• Translate complex business requirements into user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.
• Modernize legacy product experiences while maintaining consistency across the platform.
• Create reusable interaction patterns that improve usability and accelerate product delivery.
• Use AI-assisted design and prototyping tools to rapidly explore concepts and validate design solutions.
Visual Design & Accessibility
• Define and maintain visual design standards across typography, color, spacing, layout, iconography, motion, and responsive behaviors.
• Ensure products meet accessibility standards (WCAG) and support inclusive experiences for diverse nonprofit users.
• Review product designs to ensure consistency with design system standards and accessibility guidelines.
• Promote best practices for visual design, usability, and interaction design across product teams.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, QA, and other stakeholders throughout discovery, design, and implementation.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to ensure design components are accurately translated into production.
• Present design rationale, research findings, and design