Lead Product Designer

The TadHealth design team is responsible for the entirety of product design across our platform, from user experience to interface design.

At TadHealth, we’re transforming the way mental health and wellness services are accessed and managed. Our platform connects schools, healthcare providers, and families to ensure seamless, impactful care. We are passionate about making a difference in communities and empowering individuals to thrive.

📍Southern California preferred (remote friendly, with occasional in person work at our Newport Beach office)

TadHealth is building software for school based mental health providers to manage documentation and reimbursement, making it easier for schools to provide support to students who need it most.

We’re a Series A company of about ~30 people, growing quickly and scaling our platform to meet rapidly expanding demand. We are now looking for a Lead Product Designer to elevate our product and grow our design team. This role offers the opportunity to shape the platform that directly impacts students' lives while building a design culture at a company entering its next stage of growth.

The TadHealth design team is responsible for the entirety of product design across our platform, from user experience to interface design. We are looking for an experienced Lead Product Designer to join our team. You will be working both within a growing design team and across the broader development team. We work in a startup atmosphere where individuals take ownership and have significant impact on the final product.

• Bold problem solvers. You’re willing to take risks, move quickly, and learn from failures. Playing it safe won’t move us forward.
• Curious thinkers. You listen to users, uncover frustrations, and translate them into solutions that fit seamlessly into their world.
• Challenge the norms. Design elegant, modern solutions that feel intuitive and user first in a space long overdue to be reimagined from the ground up.
• Collaborative partners. You’re comfortable working directly with leadership, product, engineering, and fellow designers to get the best outcome.
• Design perfectionists. You have a sharp eye for detail and consistency, ensuring every interface feels clear, simple, and intentional.
• Resourceful builders. You thrive in ambiguity, know how to cut through noise, and can deliver high quality work even in fast changing environments.
• Team first leaders. You care about elevating the people around you, mentoring teammates, and contributing to a healthy, ego free culture.

• Lead end to end design: discovery, research, flows, interfaces, and interactions.
• Contribute to and maintain a scalable design system.
• Translate complex user needs into clear, intuitive product experiences.
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering to ship quickly and effectively.
• Mentor and grow other designers.
• Advocate for simplicity and user first design in product discussions.
• Present design rationale to leadership and cross functional partners.
• Occasionally work directly with school mental health providers to ensure real world fit.

• 7 years of product design experience (applications, platforms, or comprehensive software)
• Experience designing complex, multi-user platforms with attention to usability, scalability, and compliance.
• Proven experience leading design and mentoring teammates.
• Expertise in Figma.
• Strong track record for creating intuitive user focused interfaces.
• Experience working in both early stage and growth stage startups.
• High attention to detail with the ability to move fast when needed.
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards and how they apply to real-world design.

• Competitive compensation
• Unlimited paid time off, plus company observed holidays
• Occasional team wide in person meetups
• Beautiful Newport Beach office just blocks from the ocean (remote friendly role, with the option to visit)
• The opportunity to join a high growth company at a pivotal moment, with direct ownership and influence over both the product and design team