Lead Product Designer (NYC Hybrid)

Kalepa • New York, NY

17h • $190,000 - $245,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Kalepa is seeking a 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. They will collaborate with the current Lead Designer, product managers, engineers, client success, and sales to bring clarity and structure to complex workflows while balancing user needs and business goals. The role reports to the Head of Product.

The position includes leading design from discovery and research through delivery and iteration; designing data-dense workflows for underwriters; defining how AI communicates confidence and sources while keeping underwriters in control; and establishing scalable patterns for expansion across lines of business. The designer will also use AI and rapid-prototyping tools to validate concepts, and support team development through critique, mentorship, and shared standards.

The role is listed with a salary range of $190,000–$245,000 USD. Final compensation may vary based on relevant experience, interview performance, and geographic location. The posting identifies the position as NYC Hybrid.

Requirements

• At least 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 taking an existing platform and generalizing and scaling its 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, with 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, including an interest in solving ambiguous problems and growing skills.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Lead design for the platform’s most complex, cross-cutting 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 what matters and act on it with confidence.
• Define how AI appears in the product, including how it communicates confidence, surfaces sources, and keeps underwriters in control of decisions.
• Establish scalable patterns so the platform can grow across new lines of business without fragmenting the experience.
• Use AI and rapid-prototyping tools to move quickly from idea to validated concept.
• 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