Polly D’Arcy - Going from IC to VP of Design at Wealthsimple — Dive Club 🤿

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Imagine going from IC to leading the Wealthsimple design team in a few short years…

That was Polly D’arcy’s (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pollydarcy/) journey and today’s episode covers everything she’s learned along the way. We go deep into design leadership, craft, hiring, and a lot more.

Some highlights:

- Why Polly hires specialists over generalists

- Tactics to nail your next portfolio presentation

- What it looks like to lean into the moment with AI

- How Polly defines design quality at WealthSimple

- Polly’s go-to interview question to evaluate designers

- How AI is changing team composition and design roles