Product Design Lead

Product Design Lead

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We provide savings on insurance premiums for commercial businesses that are leveraging modern technology on their worksites. While we began with commercial construction, we're expanding into adjacent sectors, including Energy, Agriculture, and Real Estate.

To date, Shepherd has raised over $20M from leading investors, including: Y Combinator – W21 cohort;
Susa Ventures – led our Pre‑Seed round;
Spark Capital – led our Seed round;
Costanoa Ventures + Intact Ventures – led our Series A round; and several more.

You are a founding designer with a wide product surface area, covering customer‑facing products, Shepherd’s internal platform, and more. As our first full‑time designer, you will work closely with our engineering team and our Cofounder + CTO, Mo, taking their feedback and making fast iterations. You will partner closely with teams across Shepherd to evaluate key questions, solve problems, and drive results.

• Own design at Shepherd, shaping our design language, brand, user experience and more.
• Create a design process and review process with engineering.
• Work closely with the Cofounder/CTO and Head of Product on ideation.
• Work closely with customers to understand their needs and design mocks/prototypes to collect feedback.
• Work closely with engineering to ensure we build products that are easy to use and intuitive.

• 5+ years of experience, preferably at a SaaS company.
• Experience shipping at least one full product or a significant feature as the lead designer.
• Experience iterating with engineers and other team members on both visual and UX designs to get the experience and details just right.
• Great presentation, collaboration and communication skills.
• Fluency in Figma and prototyping tools.
• Understanding of the technical limitations and workflow for building web interfaces.

• 🏥 Premium Healthcare – 100% contribution to top‑tier health, dental, and vision.
• 🏖️ Unlimited PTO – Flexibility to take the time off, recharge, and perform.
• 🥗 Daily lunches, dinners, and snacks – We work together and enjoy meals together.
• 🖥️ SF, NYC, or Dallas‑Fort Worth Offices – Premium office spaces on both coasts with daily lunches provided.
• 📚 Professional Development – Access to premium coaching, including leadership development.
• 🏦 401(k) Plan – Competitive 401(k) plan offered.
• 🐶 Dog‑friendly office – Plenty of dogs to play with and make friends with in the SF office.

San Francisco, CA – We love working together in person and are looking for candidates who can be onsite at our San Francisco HQ.