Lead Product Designer - AI, Data-Driven InsurTech

Kalepa; United States; Remote; USD 190,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Kalepa is seeking a talented Lead Product Designer in the United States to own the design of complex, cross-cutting experiences on our AI-powered platform. You will shape product direction, collaborate with product managers and engineers, and raise design quality across the team.

You'll lead with a strong portfolio of designing AI-enabled tools, build scalable design systems, and mentor others while turning ambiguous business problems into clear user-focused outcomes.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience designing digital products for B2B, data-rich, or productivity tool companies.
• Experience working in a rapidly scaling, ownership-mentality startup environment.
• Experience designing AI-driven tools.
• Experience taking an existing platform and helping to generalize and scale the user experience to support new workflows.
• A strong portfolio showcasing ability to simplify complexity, thoughtful UI, and clear interaction patterns.
• Systems thinking, with experience shaping design systems.
• Strong visual design skills and attention to detail in information hierarchy, interaction and layout.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; proactive and receptive to feedback.
• Curious and adaptable; enjoys solving ambiguous problems and learning.

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 shows up in the product: how we communicate confidence, surface sources, and keep 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 the design bar across the team through critique, mentorship, and shared standards.

Skills

Product design

AI design

Systems thinking

Visual design

Communication

Tools

Material UI (MUI)

Job description

Kalepa is seeking a talented Lead Product Designer in the United States to own the design of complex, cross-cutting experiences on our AI-powered platform. You will shape product direction, collaborate with product managers and engineers, and raise design quality across the team.

You'll lead with a strong portfolio of designing AI-enabled tools, build scalable design systems, and mentor others while turning ambiguous business problems into clear user-focused outcomes.