Apartment List is hiring a
Principal Product Designer

Summary

Join Apartment List as a Principal Product Designer to lead the design of the Renter Pillar, shaping consumer products and driving growth and innovation on the renter side of our business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred (bonus points for those who have a degrees in HCI, but not a requirement)
• 10+ years of experience shipping products - You know what it means to release high quality products at each stage of development. You can share several shining examples of real work you've shipped, from web or native applications, and what you learned along the way
• Strong interaction design chops - You can take broad, conceptual ideas and turn them into something useful and valuable. You also know how to take advantage of platform specific design patterns
• Passionate about your end user - you advocate for the best user experience that will achieve both user and business goals
• Systematic Thinker - Ability to think about designs holistically and how they impact the entirety of a product
• Business minded - understand how to manage business needs while meeting user needs
• Pixel perfect - You demonstrate high quality visual designs
• Prototyping - Prototyping is a key part of your toolset and you are comfortable doing so for multiple platforms

Responsibilities

• Design renter-facing products that bring renters closer to finding their perfect home by eliminating friction and adding moments of delight throughout their journey
• Create end-to-end designs across desktop web, mobile web, and native applications
• Engage in all stages of the design process, from research to final visual designs and asset creation
• Collaborate with the Director of Product Design to evolve our design system, ensuring consistency and innovation
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Analytics leaders to co-create a winning product strategy and drive its successful execution
• Develop a comprehensive end-to-end email strategy that seamlessly integrates both Marketing initiatives and AI-driven solutions
• Further craft and develop our AI forward product on Sunny.com
• Coach and mentor Designers within the renter pillar
• Conduct usability research, communicate findings, and propose actionable changes

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: Including annual salary, pre-IPO stock options, and other financial compensation (if applicable)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage: 100% of premiums covered for you AND all of your dependents
• Unlimited Flexible Time Off: Unlimited FTO in addition to 12 company holidays per year, quarterly “recharge” days, and a week-long holiday break
• Home Office Reimbursement: To cover home office furniture and supplies, monthly home internet, and monthly cell phone (if applicable)
• Health & Wellness Reimbursement: To cover monthly gym membership or other qualifying expenses
• Parental Support: Generous parental and family leave, fertility benefits, and employer-sponsored stipends towards family forming services
• 401k Plan: To support you in your individual retirement goals
• Team Events: Frequent team-building events, fun team off-sites, and bi-annual company meetups
• Commitment to DEI: To prioritize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within our workplace and to stay true to our values and mission
• Mentorship and Training: To get you onboard quickly, learn new professional skills, and invest in your career development
• Impact and Visibility: To expose you to and provide the opportunity to work on highly strategic initiatives that will transform the business
• Encouragement and Empowerment: To explore and adopt new technologies and drive meaningful decisions and outcomes