WordPress Developer (Part-Time, Remote First)
About Us: Zensurance is redefining commercial insurance for Canadian businesses. As a leading InsurTech, we make getting the right coverage simple, fast, and accessible through a digital-first experience. Our platform combines advanced technology with deep industry expertise to deliver tailored insurance solutions that help businesses thrive. Zensurance has been recognized for its rapid growth and industry impact: ✅ Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 (2023, 2024, 2025) ✅ Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 (2024, 2025) ✅ Top Insurance Employers (2022) At Zensurance, we value ownership, collaboration, and innovation. Our team thrives on solving complex challenges, challenging the status quo, and making a real impact in an industry ready for change. If you're looking to build something meaningful in a fast-growing, customer-focused company, we’d love to hear from you! We’re looking for a WordPress Developer to help evolve and maintain our customer-facing digital experience. In this role, you’ll lead the modernization of our site, executing ongoing updates that create a more engaging, user-friendly journey for prospective customers. You’ll partner closely with our Marketing team to bring strategic requests to life through high-quality development, helping us move beyond the limitations of our current themes and templates to drive better performance and conversion. Important role details: Status: Part-time contract Hours: 20 hours/week Length of contract: 6-months Start time: ASAP We’re looking for a WordPress Developer to help evolve and maintain our customer-facing digital experience. In this role, you’ll lead the modernization of our site, executing ongoing updates that create a more engaging, user-friendly journey for prospective customers. You’ll partner closely with our Marketing team to bring strategic requests to life through high-quality development, helping us move beyond the limitations of our current themes and templates to drive better performance and conversion. Important role details: Status: Part-time contract Hours: 20 hours/week Length of contract: 6-months Start time: ASAP We’re looking for a WordPress Developer to help evolve and maintain our customer-facing digital experience. In this role, you’ll lead the modernization of our site, executing ongoing updates that create a more engaging, user-friendly journey for prospective customers. You’ll partner closely with our Marketing team to bring strategic requests to life through high-quality development, helping us move beyond the limitations of our current themes and templates to drive better performance and conversion. Important role details: Status: Part-time contract Hours: 20 hours/week Length of contract: 6-months Start time: ASAP The hourly range for this role is $45 to $65. The hourly range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual hourly rate for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Responsibilities: Development & Maintenance: Own the optimization of our customer-facing WordPress pages, ensuring all updates are scalable, reliable, and timely. Marketing Collaboration: Translate marketing tickets and business needs into functional web solutions, working alongside stakeholders to improve site performance. UX & Modernization: Execute page refreshes and layout improvements that modernize the site and strengthen the user journey. Customization & Theming: Work within (and beyond) existing themes to expand functionality and improve the overall aesthetic and feel of the site. Performance Optimization: Support initiatives to improve key metrics, including bounce rates, conversion rates, and page load speeds. Requirements: WordPress Expertise: Proven experience developing and customizing high-traffic, consumer-facing WordPress websites. Theme Flexibility: Ability to work within existing templates while possessing the technical skill to extend functionality beyond "out-of-the-box" limitations. Marketing & UX Mindset: Familiarity with UX/usability best practices and a background in supporting marketing-driven conversion goals. Transactional Experience: Experience with business-critical or transactional digital environments (e.g., Fintech, Ecommerce). Collaborative Communication: Ability to bridge the gap between technical execution and non-technical business requirements. Professional Background: Experience with well-known consumer brands or high-volume websites is considered a strong asset. Who We Are: Business is hard work, but insurance doesn’t have to be! We empower business owners with simple, tech-driven insurance solutions through our online platform. Our success is fueled by our team-oriented culture and four core values: DELIVER – We set ambitious goals and achieve them. INCLUDE – We foster an open and safe space for all. INTEGRITY – We do what’s right. INVENT – We create straightforward, innovative solutions. AI Tools and Your Interview: We know AI is a valuable tool, and you're welcome to use it to prepare for your interview. However, please don't use AI assistants during the live interview itself. We want to have an authentic conversation with you, and using AI during the interview could affect our evaluation of your suitability for the role. Just so you know, we use an AI scribe to help us take notes and review interviews, ensuring a fair and clear process. Diversity & Inclusion: Zensurance celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and provide accommodations throughout the hiring process. If you need support, let us know, we’re here to help. Thank You! We review every application with care to find the best fit for our team. While we may take a little time to get back to you due to the high volume of applications we receive, know that a real human (not a bot!) is reviewing yours. We appreciate your patience and can't wait to learn more about you!