Want to help people get the financial protection they need — and feel confident in their choices? Policygenius is a NYC-based tech startup that makes it easy to compare and buy all types of insurance online. Since 2014, we’ve become the nation's leading insurance marketplace, raising over $52 million of venture capital and helping more than 5 million people get vital coverage for their families.

We're growing rapidly and looking for people with grit, great attitudes and creative problem-solving skills to join our powerhouse team. Come see why we’ve been voted one of INC's best workplaces two years in a row!

Product Design at Policygenius

At Policygenius we’re fortunate to have founders and team leadership that recognize design as our primary problem-solving tool--not just a method for producing attractive interfaces. This means no thankless slogs trying to get support on major design/product projects. We’re all aware that our task is to reshape the way real people make informed decisions about their safety nets, and that design plays a major role in those journeys.

You will...

• Report to the Chief Design Officer and partner with product leaders to shape product requirements, usher them into reality, and improve the Pg design language along the way
• Own product design, end-to-end, from research and ideation, through execution
• Lead project work with autonomy and authority, facilitating cross-team workshops to achieve the best possible solutions
• Sit next to and work with engineering leads and PMs daily, fulfilling our "no surprises" mantra
• Plan and conduct user research and testing (generative and evaluative)
• Rapidly produce concepts and prototypes; knowing when to harness the appropriate fidelity
• Play a hands-on coaching role (60% IC / 40% mentor) ranging from sole designer on a project to being the design lead on larger initiatives (with teams of 2-3 designers)

You are...

• A product designer with 7+ years of experience shaping complex products
• Of the belief that design should be a primary tool for problem-solving
• Excited to tackle a monster, consumer-facing challenge being experienced by millions everyday
• Significantly experienced in two of the three main product design disciplines: UI - UX - User Research
• Experienced leading designers, and delivering feedback to help their designs hit the mark
• Comfortable taking the wheel to tackle complex and ambiguous problems
• Excited to shape and promote our design culture here at Policygenius and looking to have one of those Lady & The Tramp spaghetti moments with your next employer

You'll get...

• Company-paid health, dental, vision, life & disability insurance
• 401(k) plan, FSA & commuter benefits
• Flexible PTO
• Training, mentorship and coaching from leadership
• The opportunity to grow alongside a company shaking up a big, old-fashioned industry
• Fun, diverse, open-minded coworkers
• Dog companionship
• Some fun surprises when you join… (Shhh… It’s a secret!)