Staff Product Designer

Overview

Four million users. 300+ real estate company and MLS partnerships. Ten years of consistent growth. From applications and screening to payments and lease management, the full rental journey runs on RentSpree.

Recognized by Forbes as a Best Startup Employer and by BuiltIn Seattle as a Best Place to Work.

Responsibilities

• Lead design for high-impact initiatives across multiple product areas, from discovery to delivery
• Define and drive your own work, making clear decisions on priorities, scope, and direction while keeping cross-functional peers and stakeholders aligned
• Drive product vision and strategy in partnership with Product, Engineering, and Research
• Translate complex problems into elegant, user-centered solutions that balance business goals and customer needs
• Contribute to our design system to ensure consistency, scalability, and efficiency across the product
• Champion a holistic user experience, advocating for design considerations that span the entire customer journey
• Prototype, test, and iterate rapidly to validate ideas and refine solutions
• Communicate design decisions with clarity and influence, aligning stakeholders and driving consensus
• Contribute to our design team’s culture and strategy, fostering collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience designing digital products end-to-end, with at least 3 years in senior or staff-level roles
• Exceptional visual and interaction design skills, grounded in usability and accessibility best practices
• Strategic product thinking: You connect design decisions to company vision, product goals, and user impact
• Proven ability to work autonomously—defining, leading, and executing design work while ensuring alignment with cross-functional peers and stakeholders
• Experience leading design across multiple teams or initiatives while maintaining a high standard for craft
• Strong systems thinking: You design for scale, reusability, and long-term maintainability
• Adaptability: You navigate ambiguity with confidence and adjust quickly as priorities shift
• Bias for action: You take initiative, move ideas forward, and focus on impact
• Growth mindset: You continuously evolve your skills, embrace challenges, and help others grow alongside you
• Experience designing and building tools in small, fast-moving teams
• Experience in SaaS, proptech, or marketplace platforms
• Proficiency with design systems at scale in multi-product ecosystems
• Strong facilitation skills for workshops, visioning, and alignment sessions

Qualifications

• Own it end to end. Drive projects from idea to execution. Take pride in the work. Do what it takes.
• Communicate like a teammate. Direct, candid, and respectful. Give feedback well, receive it well, and build trust through transparency.
• Hold a high bar. Think critically. Stay curious. Keep looking for ways to do it better.
• Stay adaptable. Anticipate challenges, take initiative, and bring resourcefulness to whatever comes next.
• Experiment and learn fast. Try things. Learn from what doesn't work. Keep it simple.
• Debate well, commit fully. Push back constructively, contribute your point of view, then align and move together.
• AI is a core skill. Use AI tools to move faster and think sharper.

Benefits

• Compensation: $180-220k base
• Equity: Share in what you help build
• The team: Talented colleagues who push you and back you up
• Room to grow: Coaching, resources, and development beyond the role you start in
• Health coverage from day one: Medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents. HSA/FSA options. Headspace Care+, gym discounts, and more
• A real plan for your future: Life and disability coverage, plus a SIMPLE IRA with company match
• Flexible vacation: Take the time you need. We trust you to manage it
• 11 holidays a year, plus 3 recharge days
• Ways to connect: Reimbursed weekly team lunches, game nights, and events. In-person and remote
• Recognition: Recognize a peer with Sprees (redeemable for gift cards or donations). Nominate someone for a S.P.R.E.E. Award with a potential spot bonus
• The tools to do your best work: Business expense allowance and internet reimbursement
• Family support: Parental leave and fertility benefits
• Legal and tax help: Legal benefits and tax support through RocketLawyer
• Seattle HQ perk: Company-sponsored Orca card for public transit to and from the office
• High impact, lean team: Small teams, close to customers, shipping work that matters. Your fingerprints are on the product