Lead Product Designer (United States or Canada, Remote)

Kalepa

3d • $150,000 - $220,000 • Remote

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 closely with the current Lead Designer, product managers, engineers, client success, and sales, and report to the Head of Product.

The role focuses on designing data-dense workflows that help underwriters identify relevant information and make confident decisions; defining how AI communicates confidence and sources while keeping underwriters in control; and creating scalable patterns for expanding the platform across lines of business. The designer will guide work from discovery and research through delivery and iteration, use AI and rapid prototyping tools to validate concepts, and strengthen team practice through critique, mentorship, and shared standards. The position is remote in the United States or Canada, with an estimated salary range of $150,000–$220,000 USD.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience designing digital products for B2B, data-rich, or productivity-tool companies.
• Experience in a rapidly scaling startup environment with an ownership mentality.
• Experience designing AI-driven tools.
• Experience helping generalize and scale 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 and 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 enjoyment of 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 things 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, balancing user needs and business goals with product, client success, and sales.
• 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 design patterns as the platform expands across lines of business.
• 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