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Principal Product Designer

Ethos · Remote US · Remote

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About Ethos

Get an instant life insurance quote online today! Ethos makes life insurance easy by offering you a dependable quote in seconds. Backed by General Catalyst and Sequoia.

About the role

We’re looking for a seasoned designer with leadership experience to help build the next generation of products at Ethos. This is a player coach role focused on craft at scale. You’ll own some projects but also direct the work of other designers. As part of a team, you’ll help set the bar for quality and impact for the team, and help the team achieve it. You will work across a variety of products and experiences that span our core businesses and expand into new businesses.

What they're looking for

  • At least 10 years of Product Design experience
  • At least 2 years at a venture-funded, private startup required
  • At least 2 years in a role where you are influencing the work of others either through direct management or indirect leadership
  • Demonstrable impact raising the bar for design practices and output of organizations you have been a member of
  • The majority of your experience is in-house working on direct-to-consumer products
  • You’ve worked in a high-velocity, high-ambiguity, experiment-driven environment - ideally in a Growth Product/Design environment
More about this role

Ethos is a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to protect families by democratizing access to life insurance and empowering agents at scale. With its robust three-sided technology platform, Ethos is transforming the life insurance experience for consumers, agents, and carriers alike. Ethos offers instant, accessible products and a seamless online process that requires no medical exams and just a few health questions; it eliminates traditional barriers, making it easier than ever for everyone to protect their families. Ethos is redefining how life insurance is bought, sold, and underwritten.

Design at Ethos plays an instrumental role in shaping every aspect of the product. We work across the organization to develop novel solutions to large, interesting challenges, and build world class products that create real value for real people. You will experiment, invent, and occasionally fail but most importantly, you will make and impact and grow in your craft.

We’re looking for a seasoned designer with leadership experience to help build the next generation of products at Ethos. This is a player coach role focused on craft at scale. You’ll own some projects but also...

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