Lead Product Designer — AI-Driven Platform for Underwriters

Kalepa; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Kalepa in New York, NY is seeking a Lead Product Designer to own complex, cross-cutting problems across the platform. You’ll shape what we build and how it looks, working with the Head of Product and engineers to raise the bar for design quality.

You will lead design from discovery to delivery, design data-dense workflows for underwriters, define how AI appears in the product, and establish scalable patterns to grow our platform responsibly while mentoring the team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience designing digital products for B2B, data-rich, or productivity tool companies.
• Experience designing AI-driven tools and AI-influenced workflows.
• Experience in InsurTech, FinTech, or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience shaping and contributing to design systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead design for the platform’s most complex, cross-cutting problems from discovery through delivery and iteration.
• Collaborate closely with the Head of Product, product managers, and engineers to add polish, clarity, and structure to workflows.
• Define how AI appears in the product, including how we show 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.
• Mentor teammates, raise the design bar, and drive shared design standards across the team.

Skills

Systems thinking

Visual design

Interaction design

Information hierarchy

UX critique

Cross-functional collaboration

Portfolio

Tools

Material UI (MUI)

Job description

Kalepa in New York, NY is seeking a Lead Product Designer to own complex, cross-cutting problems across the platform. You’ll shape what we build and how it looks, working with the Head of Product and engineers to raise the bar for design quality.

You will lead design from discovery to delivery, design data-dense workflows for underwriters, define how AI appears in the product, and establish scalable patterns to grow our platform responsibly while mentoring the team.