Product Designer

Proper is a quickly growing startup that values your skills, voice, and happiness. We’re a team of developers, designers, engineers, accountants, CPAs, project managers, and creatives from all over the world. But we’re also surfers, hikers, Sichuan‑eaters, photographers, artists, world travelers, meme lovers, and life‑havers. Together, we provide the most technologically advanced property accounting services in the world—and we think that’s pretty epic. We’re proud to be creating something new that improves people’s lives while working together in a culture of collaboration, respect, communication, joy, and personal growth. Read more about what we do at Proper.ai. We’re hiring a mid‑to‑senior level Product Designer to join our central Design team, reporting to a Senior Designer. This person will support UX across our entire product—including internal operations tooling, customer‑facing experiences, and automation workflows across mobile, desktop, and a Chrome extension. We’re looking for someone deeply experienced in UX design, who can simplify complex workflows into responsive, intuitive, and even delightful user experiences. They should also be AI‑forward in their own workflow—leveraging modern tooling to streamline prototyping, testing, and design decisions. Key Responsibilities Serve as a key member of the central Design org, supporting design needs across the business. Design elegant UX for complex product flows—including operations tools, automation interfaces, and customer portals. Lead design decisions for surfaces, collaborating closely with PMs and engineers. Work directly with accountants and internal users to understand workflows and pain points. Regularly use AI tools to prototype, test, and explore ideas. Participate in and lead design reviews. Collaborate with user researchers to validate concepts and improve usability. Extend and maintain design system components in Figma. Required Hard Skills Deep experience with UX for complex, multi‑surface SaaS products (mobile, desktop, extensions). Proven track record designing tools for both internal ops users and external customers. At least 5 years of experience, including 2‑3 years in B2B or internal Ops design. High proficiency in Figma, prototyping tools, and interaction design. Strong comfort using AI design tooling to speed up or improve workflows (e.g., prototyping, flows, copy). Experience collaborating across product, engineering, and research teams. Required Soft Skills Systems thinking and ability to design across complex workflows. Strong collaboration and communication with cross‑functional partners. Comfortable making design decisions while incorporating feedback and research. Attention to craft and detail, even in dense operational or backend UI. Strategic thinker with practical decision‑making and product intuition. Nice‑to‑Have Skills / Experience Familiarity with accounting, finance, or internal process‑heavy tools. Experience designing for Chrome extensions. Prior experience improving workflows via automation or AI. Contributions to a central design system or company‑wide UX standards. Degree HCI, Design, UX, Product Design — or equivalent experience. Years of Experience 5+ years total product design experience. 3+ of those years focused in internal Ops or B2B environments. Proper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse environment to work by offering the same opportunities to all applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, disability, national origins, marital status, or other characteristics. We base our talent search exclusively on competencies, abilities and potential. #J-18808-Ljbffr