Your Next Role is Waiting

Women in design, your portfolio deserves more eyes.

Toast is a tech-enabled recruitment firm and one of Canada's largest communities for women in tech. We're launching the Toast Talent Marketplace, a platform built so companies can discover women in design directly based on experience, skills, and salary expectations.

This is a general posting. We're building our design talent pool ahead of upcoming roles: product design, UX, UI, UX research, design systems, and design leadership. If you're a woman working in design, we want your profile in the marketplace.

Why join the talent pool?

Companies actively hiring women in design can discover your profile directly
You get matched to roles aligned with your experience and goals as soon as they open
You stay search-ready without having to stay in job-search mode
You decide what you share and how you show up
You don't have to be job hunting to benefit. You just need to want better options when the time is right.

Who should apply

Women in design at every level: Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Staff, Lead, Design Manager, Director, VP of Design. All locations welcome.

This is for you if you see yourself in any of these (the list is far from exhaustive):

Your work speaks for itself but you don't feel seen where you are
You want a company where design has a real seat at the table and that's invested in keeping its designers
You're tired of being the only woman in the critique and want an employer that's intentional about changing that
You're not actively looking, but you'd take the right call
You're looking to pivot, whether that's moving into product design from graphic or visual work, or shifting into research or leadership

Salary expectations

These ranges reflect national market data across major Canadian tech hubs based on the 2025 Randstad Salary Guide. Actual compensation varies by location, experience, skills, and company. Major metros like Toronto and Vancouver typically sit at the higher end, while smaller markets may be lower. When you create your Toast Talent Portal profile, you'll set your own salary expectations so companies can match you to roles that align with what you're looking for.

Junior (Designer): $60K - $85K
Intermediate (Senior Designer): $85K - $115K
Senior (Staff/Lead): $115K - $150K
Exec (Manager/Director/VP): $150K - $200K+

Not sure where you land? Rollie, our AI career agent inside the portal, is trained on salary datasets and real conversations from our own recruiters. Ask Rollie anything about your market value. You get access as soon as you join the pool.

How it works

Apply to this posting with your resume and portfolio
You'll receive an email with a link to create your Toast Talent Portal account
Creating your portal account is required. Your application is only complete once your profile is live in the portal. This is what makes you visible to hiring teams.
Hold tight while we build. Once the marketplace is live, clients will reach out to you directly. In the meantime, make sure your profile is up to snuff so you're ready when they come looking.

Talent pool sign up is completely free. Questions? Email hello@trytoast.ca

Team Toast 🥂

Product Design (All Levels)