Staff Product Designer (Remote in North Carolina)

Rocket Lawyer

269d • $152,000 - $180,000 • Remote

About The Position

We're looking for a Staff Product Designer who can balance hands-on design work with team leadership. You'll be both a strategic thinker and a tactical designer—setting a vision, mentoring designers, directly crafting intuitive mobile-first experiences, simplifying complex workflows, and making digital products feel effortless. This is an opportunity to develop and define how small businesses and consumers get legal solutions anywhere, anytime. You'll be responsible for designing our Consult Experience, which will focus on how our customers engage with our team of Legal Pros through our platform. You will lead a small team of designers dedicated to enhancing how AI empowers customers to navigate their legal needs and seamlessly connect with Legal Pros. You will be in charge of delivering strongly engaging experiences to new and existing customers coming to Rocket Lawyer. You'll drive the UX strategy for our experiences while also rolling up your sleeves to design, prototype, and test solutions. As a leader, you'll lead a small team of designers, champion design excellence, and collaborate cross-functionally with product and engineering to ship world-class experiences.

Requirements

• 9+ years of product design experience, with a focus on complex software solutions
• Expertise in end-to-end UX and product design, crafting impactful solutions for challenging problems
• Strong storytelling skills, with the ability to present design direction through compelling narratives that communicate the 'how' and 'why' of decisions
• Ability to balance customer needs with business goals, market viability, and technical constraints to drive successful outcomes
• Proven facilitation and collaboration skills, integrating input from multiple teams, synthesizing feedback, and leading discussions that drive company-wide impact
• Deep experience in design systems, identifying reusable components to support diverse customer use cases
• Proficiency in measuring success using qualitative and quantitative UX research methods
• Experience optimizing design processes and methodologies to improve team efficiency and effectiveness
• Leadership experience, either through direct management or mentoring designers
• A strong portfolio showcasing high-caliber visual and interaction design work
• Mastery of industry-standard design tools like Figma, Sketch, or Adobe Creative Suite—whatever best supports your workflow
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Marketing, or a related field—or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the design vision and strategy in collaboration with product managers, engineers, and other key partners, while also contributing hands-on
• Lead cross-functional ideation sessions, guiding teams through the product design process to generate innovative solutions
• Champion the voice of the customer by conducting user research, engaging with customers, and integrating personas into design decisions
• Leverage experimentation and data-driven insights to inform and validate design decisions
• Design end-to-end user experiences, from wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes, ensuring simplicity, engagement, and alignment with business and customer goals
• Communicate design decisions effectively, presenting to cross-functional teams and executive leadership with clarity and impact
• Evolve and contribute to the design system, ensuring consistency across mobile and web experiences
• Mentor and develop designers, providing feedback, coaching, and fostering growth in UX, UI, and design thinking
• Drive design best practices, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence
• Establish scalable design processes that enhance team efficiency and ensure consistency across projects

Benefits

• Comprehensive health plans (including Medical, Dental and Vision insurance for full-time employees)
• Unlimited PTO
• Competitive salary packages
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Supplemental Optional Life Insurance Benefits
• FSA Options Optional
• HSA with Company Match
• 401k program with Company Match
• Fertility Assistance and Planning options
• Wellhub & ClassPass fitness platforms
• Comprehensive Pet Insurance options
• Financial Wellbeing & Student Loan Program access
• Access to additional Mental Health & Wellbeing resources
• Pre-tax Commuter/Transit Benefits
• Free Rocket Lawyer account with online access to an extensive legal documents library and brilliant licensed attorneys at discounted rates

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree