Senior Product Designer (Contract)

Work Arrangement: 100% Remote (US / Canada)
Contract Duration: 6 months (with potential for extension or conversion)
Level: Senior (4+ years of experience) Reports To: Head of Design

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Product Designer for a fast-moving client building an AI-powered apartment search product. In this platform, a renter shares their budget and must-haves, and an AI agent finds listings, connects with leasing teams, and books tours on their behalf.

This is a hands-on, six-month contract role designed for a designer who holds a remarkably high bar for craft and aesthetics. You will own the renter-facing flows end-to-end. Crucially, you will leverage modern AI tools to rapidly turn ideas into working, code-backed prototypes, spending the time you save on visual polish, personality, and world-class UI design.

What You Will Do

• Own the Renter Journey: Drive the end-to-end consumer experience, from problem framing through to a shipped flow. The flagship experience is "search-to-tour," optimizing multi-step onboarding and search paths.

• Ship with AI: Use tools like Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, and Figma MCP daily to go from concept to a working prototype incredibly fast.

• Raise the Craft Bar: Turn utilitarian flows into experiences that feel intentional, alive, and polished. Spend the speed AI gives you to inject personality and exceptional visual design into the product.

• Design System Collaboration: Work within and extend the existing design system with strict token discipline (note: building the system from scratch is not the job; utilizing and extending it is).

• Cross-Functional Execution: Collaborate closely with the Director of Product, Engineering, and Data teams. Find problems autonomously, form a point of view, and make a compelling case for your solutions.

What We Are Looking For

• Experience: 4+ years designing B2C or consumer digital products across web and mobile, including complex, high-traffic flows. You must have owned complete journeys, not just isolated components.

• AI Integration: Proven, professional experience shipping with AI. Tools like Claude, Cursor, and Figma MCP must be part of your daily workflow, and you must be able to justify and refine AI outputs.

• Exceptional UI/Visual Design: A remarkable aesthetic bar. You bring real craft and personality to the screen and know how to make everyday flows feel premium.

• Figma Mastery: Deep expertise in Figma (components, variables, prototyping) and comfort extending an existing design system.

• Communication & Autonomy: You spot problems early, act without being told, and can confidently articulate and defend your design decisions to product leadership.

Nice to Have

• Motion design and front-end skills (Rive, Lottie, After Effects, HTML, CSS, or React).

• Experience with online marketplaces, A/B testing, and experimentation (lifecycle, landing pages, or growth marketing).

• A strong human-centered research sensibility to bring moments of delight to everyday workflows.

What We Offer

• 100% Remote flexibility working within the US or Canada.

• The opportunity to shape the core consumer experience of a cutting-edge, AI-native real estate product.

• A fast-paced environment where high-quality design is the primary differentiator