Lead Product Designer

Company Background 

Ownwell helps property owners reduce the costs of owning real estate. Our proprietary software automatically identifies property owners that are overpaying on real estate expenses. We then manage the end-to-end process of reducing bills through tax appeals, exemptions, and corrections.

Over $40 billion is overpaid in property taxes every year, and inaccurate tax assessments disproportionately affect people of color, immigrants, as well as low-income communities.

Ownwell is well-funded and venture-backed by some of the best investors in the world. Our customer base has grown by more than 1000% year-over-year with exceptional feedback demonstrating clear product market fit. We are looking for driven and passionate team members who thrive in a collaborative, positive culture where we all win together. If this sounds like the place for you, come help us change the way everyday homeowners manage their real estate across the country.

Our Culture

People are our superpower! Centered in everything we do is a true sense of team. We listen and we learn from each other. We are on this rocketship together and embrace a fast-paced, truly collaborative environment. We are here to win as a team and as a company.

We’ve brought together General Appraisers, Certified Public Accountants, Property Tax Consultants, Data scientists, PhDs, best-in-class customer support representatives, and more to deliver top results for our customers.

Our core values are our guiding principles in everything we do

• Customer Obsession

• Take Ownership

• Do The Right Thing

• Go Far Together

• Accelerate Innovation

Role:

We’re looking for a Lead Product Designer to guide our design practice and shape thoughtful, high-impact experiences across our products. You’ll work closely with product managers and engineers to bring new ideas to life, improve existing experiences, and ensure everything we build is intuitive, accessible, and visually consistent.
You’ll also mentor a small team of designers, evolve our design system, and use insights from research, data, and customer feedback to make informed design decisions. If you love solving real user problems through design, moving fast in Figma, and experimenting with AI and analytics tools, you’ll fit right in.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Product Managers on zero-to-one projects to bring new product ideas to life
• Lead ongoing product iterations, making improvements based on feedback, research, and data
• Design across devices and breakpoints, platforms and channels
• Evolve our design system to keep everything clean, consistent, and scalable
• Conduct user research and market research for product and expansion initiatives
• Perform customer research via interviews, surveys and user testing
• Use AI tools to:
• Generate first-round UX copy
• Produce design concepts and graphics
• Run accessibility checks
• First-round design critique
• Rapidly ideate and iterate designs
• Analyze data from Mixpanel, Hotjar, and similar tools to inform design decisions
• Advocate for accessible, inclusive, and delightful user experiences
• Utilize your skill and knowledge to help other departments

Requirements:

• 5 years of experience designing web and mobile-web products end-to-end, from concept to launch
• Deep expertise in Figma with the ability to move fast while maintaining exceptional quality
• Skilled at balancing multiple projects and priorities in a dynamic startup environment
• Strong communication and presentation skills — able to clearly explain design decisions to product and engineering partners
• Analytical mindset with the ability to translate product data and customer insights into actionable design improvements
• Comfortable running user interviews, surveys, and usability tests to inform design decisions
• Collaborative and proactive, with a track record of working effectively across teams and disciplines
• Organized, detail-oriented, and committed to accessible, user-first design
• Curious about emerging tools and AI-driven workflows that improve design speed and quality

Nice to have:

• Experience designing motion and micro-interactions that bring interfaces to life
• Background in graphic design and brand alignment
• Portfolio that includes early-stage product work or 0→1 launches
• Familiarity with property tech, fintech, or other data-driven consumer products

Ownwell offerings

• Entrepreneurial culture. Own your career; we are here to support you in the journey.
• Access to First Round Network to build your community outside of Ownwell.
• Flexible PTO. We believe in giving you the flexibility to own your time off. In addition to flexible time off, you will get 11 company holidays. We offer the last week of the year to recharge and reset.
• Competitive health benefits. We care for you and your family's health, as reflected in our benefits coverage.
• Learning support through a $1,000 stipend per year to enable investing in your individual learning needs.
• Supporting parental journey. We offer up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental and bonding leave to support your journey as a new parent.
• As applicable complimentary real estate and tax consulting licensing and renewal

Ownwell's vision is to democratize access to real estate expertise. When we say we want to provide access, we mean providing access to everyone. To do that well, we need a team that's broadly representative. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. Ownwell is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status.