Lead Product Designer (San Francisco, Remote)

Kalepa • San Francisco, CA

3d • $190,000 - $245,000 • Remote

About The Position

Kalepa is seeking a versatile Lead Product Designer to improve experiences across its AI platform for insurers. The designer will own complex, cross-cutting problems, shape product direction and visual design, and raise design quality across the team. Working with the current Lead Designer, product managers, engineers, client success, and sales, this role will bring clarity and structure to complex workflows while balancing user needs and business goals. The role reports to the Head of Product.

The position focuses on designing data-dense workflows for underwriters, defining how AI communicates confidence and sources while keeping underwriters in control, and establishing scalable patterns for the platform to support new lines of business. The designer will use AI and rapid prototyping tools to validate concepts quickly, and contribute to team-wide standards through critique, mentorship, and shared design practices. The listed salary range is $190,000–$245,000 USD; final compensation depends on factors including experience, interview performance, and geographic location.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience designing digital products for B2B, data-rich, or productivity-tool companies.
• Experience working in a rapidly scaling startup environment with an ownership mentality.
• Experience designing AI-driven tools.
• Experience scaling an existing platform's user experience to support new and expanding workflows.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating the ability to simplify complexity, design thoughtful user interfaces, and apply clear interaction patterns.
• Systems-thinking skills, including experience shaping and contributing to design systems.
• Strong visual design skills and attention to detail, particularly in information hierarchy, interaction, and layout.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; proactive, responsive, and eager to receive feedback.
• Curiosity and adaptability, with an interest in solving ambiguous problems and developing skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with MUI (Material UI) or similar design systems.
• InsurTech, FinTech, or other highly regulated industry experience.
• A technical background or interest in how products are built.

Responsibilities

• Lead design for complex, cross-cutting platform problems from discovery and research through delivery and iteration.
• Turn ambiguous problems and new business areas into clear product direction, partnering with product, client success, and sales to balance user needs and business goals.
• Design data-dense workflows that help underwriters find relevant information and act confidently.
• Define how AI appears in the product, including communicating confidence, surfacing sources, and keeping underwriters in control of decisions.
• Establish scalable patterns that allow the platform to expand across lines of business without fragmenting the user experience.
• Use AI and rapid prototyping tools to move quickly from ideas to validated concepts.
• Raise design quality across the team through critique, mentorship, and shared standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed