Product Design Intern

About Interac

Interac is a Canadian financial technology company that focuses on secure digital payments, identity verification, and fraud prevention. Since 1984, it has helped people, businesses, banks, and government organizations move money and exchange information safely across digital and physical channels. The company plays a major role in Canada’s financial ecosystem and processes more than 20 million transactions each day.

Team Overview

You will join the Product Design team, which supports UX across Interac’s digital products. The group works collaboratively and stays closely aligned on each other’s work. In this internship, you will partner with design and research leads to help shape, test, and improve future Interac products, while also contributing to UX research efforts.

What You’ll Do

• Assist product designers with day-to-day design work such as prototyping, refining iterations, and taking part in design reviews.
• Build prototypes for presentations, user testing, and product development activities.
• Own assigned design tasks and present your work confidently to stakeholders across different teams.
• Contribute to design work related to e-Transfer.
• Check and improve designs so they meet accessibility expectations.
• Use Figma to deliver design solutions, apply design-thinking methods, support design systems, and work with cross-functional teammates.

What You Bring

• Eligibility to work for Interac Corp. in Canada on a full-time basis.
• Current enrollment in an undergraduate degree or certificate program at a recognized Canadian institution, with a focus on Interaction Design, Design, UX/UI, or a related area.
• A strong portfolio showing your direct contributions and the range of your abilities.

Portfolio Expectations

• Strong visual design ability and high proficiency in Figma for creating polished, engaging interfaces.
• Experience with UX research approaches such as usability testing, user interviews, survey design, A/B testing, heuristic reviews, note-taking, and synthesizing insights into design choices.
• Comfort using tools such as FigJam and Jira, and turning business or stakeholder needs into design work in Figma.
• Solid UI skills, from low-fidelity concepts through to pixel-perfect execution, with a clear understanding of current UX/UI best practices.
• Interest in both mobile and desktop experiences, including responsive web design and mobile app design.
• Design-thinking capability, including empathy for users and stakeholders, ideation, prototyping, explanation of design rationale, and openness to iteration.
• Confidence speaking about your design ideas clearly and in detail.
• Good organization and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of accessibility guidelines and best practices.
• Exposure to Figma Make and other AI-powered design tools.
• Experience with motion graphics or microanimations.
• Background working with internal or external developers, project managers, or product owners.
• Previous involvement in UX research, user testing, or A/B testing.
• Experience in Agile teams.

Compensation and Term

The hourly pay for this internship is between $23 and $25. The placement runs from September to December 2026, and the exact rate depends on skills, experience, and job-related knowledge.

Perks and Work Environment

• Flexible hybrid working arrangement.
• Monthly intern social activities that support work-life balance.
• Convenient downtown Toronto office, a short distance from Union Station.
• Learning bootcamp to help you get started quickly.

Why This Role May Appeal to You

• Opportunity to contribute to digital finance products that affect Canadians nationwide.
• Chance to work on innovative products, processes, and platforms.
• Inclusive workplace that encourages people to bring their full selves to work.
• Supportive environment focused on community, collaboration, and well-being.

Additional Pre-Employment Requirements

Selected candidates must complete background screening. This may include a Canadian Criminal Credit Check, Canadian ID Cross-Check, Public Safety Verification, 5-year Employment Verification, Education Verification, Credit Check, and Social Media Check.

Equal Opportunity

Interac is committed to equal employment opportunity and an inclusive workplace. Hiring decisions are made without discrimination on the basis of race, color, ancestry, ethnic origin, place of origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital or family status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. If you need accommodation during any stage of the hiring process, you can request support through the employer’s HR contact.

Fraud Notice

Interac warns that some parties may impersonate the company to advertise fake jobs. The company does not ask for or accept payment in exchange for employment, and any such request should be treated as fraudulent. Interac is not responsible for losses or other issues arising from these scams.