Lead Product Designer
New York Life · Posted Nov 10, 2026
- New York, New York, United States
- Hybrid
- Contract · Senior
- 10+ years
Lead Product Designer responsible for setting design direction, shaping experience, and mentoring peers in a Scaled Agile environment.
Responsibilities
- Set design direction and quality standards for a cross-functional squad and its roadmap.
- Shape the experience for key areas of NYL360 and deliver prototypes using agentic design tooling.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Implementation leaders in a Scaled Agile (SAFe) environment.
- Influence the roadmap, align stakeholders, and mentor design peers.
- Stay hands-on through build and QA to ensure design integrity in final products.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.
- Nice to have: life insurance
- Nice to have: financial services
- Nice to have: highly regulated industries
- Nice to have: AI-to-human handoff