Staff Product Designer

PermitFlow; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical insurance

Dental and vision

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Home office stipend

Daily meals

Commuter benefits

Job summary

PermitFlow, a NYC-based applied AI company redefining construction permitting, is seeking a senior product designer to steer UX for our B2B platform. You’ll partner with engineering and customer teams to craft workflows that handle permitting, licensing, and inspections at scale.

We value curiosity, craft, and a portfolio demonstrating design leadership in complex, workflow-heavy software. This hybrid NYC role offers meaningful equity, competitive salary, and a culture built on rapid iteration

Qualifications

• Portfolio link required; demonstrate design solutions in relevant product areas.
• 10+ years of experience designing dense B2B software; workflow-heavy products.
• Experience with Figma, Notion, and Linear; ability to communicate designs to engineers.
• High tolerance for ambiguity; able to contribute to evolving design processes.

Responsibilities

• Dive into construction permitting, licensing, & inspections; become the expert and lead with curiosity.
• Identify and assess opportunities for UX and visual improvements in the PF application.
• Own strategy and decision-making for key product surfaces.
• Lead end-to-end design projects and collaborate with customers, engineering, and other teams.
• Set the bar for craft and critique culture, strengthening our design-centric approach.
• Collaborate with sales and marketing to produce collateral and branding materials as needed.
• Help design a scalable, beautiful permitting product.

Skills

Design leadership

B2B product design

Figma

Notion

Linear

UX strategy

Design systems

Communication

Tools

Figma

Notion

Linear

Job description

PermitFlow is redefining how America builds. We’re an applied AI company serving the nation’s builders, tackling one of the largest information challenges in the economy: understanding what can be built, where, and how. Our AI agent workforce helps the fastest-growing construction companies navigate everything from permitting and licensing to inspections and project closeouts – accelerating housing, clean-energy, and infrastructure development across the country.

Despite being a $1.6T industry, construction still suffers from massive delays, wasted capital, and lost opportunity. PermitFlow has already delivered unprecedented speed, accuracy, and visibility to over $20B in development, helping contractors reduce compliance time, de-risk projects, and scale with confidence.

As the U.S. enters a new capex supercycle across data centers, factories, housing, and renewables, joining PermitFlow means building the AI infrastructure at the core of every construction project driving the next wave of reindustrialization.

We’ve raised over $90M, most recently completing our Series B, from top-tier investors including Accel, Kleiner Perkins, Initialized, Y Combinator, Felicis, and Altos Ventures, with backing from leaders at OpenAI, Google, Procore, ServiceTitan, Zillow, PlanGrid, and Uber.

Our HQ is in New York City with a hybrid schedule (3 in-office days per week). We prefer NYC-based candidates or those open to relocation.

What You’ll Do

• Dive into the world of construction permitting, licensing, & inspections. Success requires our team becoming experts and leading with curiosity, even if this is your first time designing for the pre-construction industry.
• Identify and assess opportunities for UX and visual improvements in the PF application
• Own strategy and decision-making for key product surfaces
• Lead end-to-end design projects and work closely with our customers, engineering, and other teams to design internal and customer-facing applications
• Set the bar for craft & ritual - establishing & strengthening our critique culture and overall design-centric approach
• Collaborate with the sales and marketing team to produce sales collateral and branding material as needed
• Help us design a really amazing permitting product that is not only beautiful, but works and scales

What We’re Looking For

• All applications must link to or include a portfolio. We’re looking for your ability to craft design solutions in relevant or related product areas and an ability to deliver high-quality design thinking and product design in a fast-paced environment
• 10+ years of experience designing dense B2B software; we're especially looking for experience with workflow-heavy products and complexity.
• Our team primarily uses Figma, Notion, Linear. You should be comfortable with those or similar tooling.
• High tolerance for ambiguity. We are moving fast, and our design, product, and engineering processes are constantly in flux. We value team members that can roll with this messiness and contribute to discussions on how to constantly improve.
• Strong communication skills. Both designers and engineers and Permitflow spend significant time talking to internal and external stakeholders.
• Technical competence. We're seeking "handoff" bar raisers who enjoy code – but we value design craft & the ability to effectively communicate designs and decisions with engineers over all.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a high-growth company
• 100% company-paid base medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees + healthcare FSA
• 401(k) savings plan
• Unlimited PTO and paid family leave
• Home office & equipment stipend
• Daily in-office lunch and dinner provided
• Commuter benefits (pre-tax transit and parking)

PermitFlow provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or family status, as protected by applicable law.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities. All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs.