Senior Product Design Lead, Advertising

Location: Toronto, Canada

Department: Product/Experience Design

Team: Engineering & Technology

About the Role

Wayfair's Supplier Advertising team, part of the Global Supplier Technology (GST) organization, focuses on empowering suppliers with advertising tools to enhance brand awareness, product sales, and logistics optimization. This Senior Product Design Lead role is hybrid onsite in Toronto, Ontario (Tuesday-Thursday in office, remote Monday/Friday), involving design of end-to-end supplier-facing experiences in the Partner Home system and ad integrations across desktop, mobile web, and app platforms tailored for warehouse and operations efficiency. Key responsibilities include leading design strategy, prototyping ad formats and placements that support supply chain operations, conducting supplier-focused research, and collaborating with engineering, go-to-market, and analytics teams to drive advertising solutions that boost logistics performance. The role demands expertise in high-scale ecommerce design, with a focus on creating intuitive interfaces for suppliers managing inventory, sales strategies, and warehouse-related advertising. Ideal candidates bring proven leadership in product design for advertising within operations-heavy environments, a strong portfolio of logistics-integrated projects, and skills in tools like Figma. This position offers a chance to shape Wayfair's advertising ecosystem, contributing to supplier success and operational excellence in a dynamic global team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead design strategy for supplier advertising tools integrated with warehouse systems
• Design end-to-end experiences for ad formats in Wayfair's ecommerce logistics platforms
• Collaborate with engineering and go-to-market teams on operational ad placements
• Optimize UI/UX for supplier analytics to improve product sales and logistics efficiency
• Conduct user research with suppliers focused on advertising and inventory management
• Prototype and iterate on designs for desktop, mobile, and app-based logistics interfaces
• Ensure advertising designs support Wayfair's global supplier technology operations
• Mentor junior designers on logistics-specific design principles
• Align designs with GST organization's mission for supplier growth and operations

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design experience in advertising or ecommerce platforms
• Expertise in designing supplier-facing tools and analytics dashboards
• Experience with end-to-end advertising experiences in logistics-integrated ecommerce
• Strong portfolio demonstrating design leadership in high-scale operations environments
• Proficiency in Figma, Sketch, or equivalent design tools for operational interfaces
• Understanding of supply chain advertising strategies for warehouse optimization
• Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or related field
• Experience working in hybrid teams supporting logistics operations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing ad placements for warehouse logistics tracking
• Knowledge of Wayfair's Partner Home system for supplier operations
• Prior work in global supply chain technology organizations
• Familiarity with Toronto-based operations and hybrid work models

Required Skills

• Product design leadership
• UX/UI design for advertising
• Figma prototyping
• User research methodologies
• Ecommerce platform design
• Supplier tool design
• Analytics dashboard creation
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Mobile and responsive design
• Agile design processes
• Design systems management
• Stakeholder communication
• Logistics interface optimization
• A/B testing for operations
• Accessibility standards

Benefits

• Hybrid work model (Tuesday-Thursday onsite in Toronto, remote Monday/Friday)
• Competitive salary and equity in a leading ecommerce logistics company
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• 401k matching and financial planning support
• Generous PTO and flexible vacation policy
• Professional development stipend for design and operations training
• Employee discounts on Wayfair products for personal logistics needs
• Team events and collaboration opportunities in Toronto office

Wayfair is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.