Product Design Lead, Marketplace

Role

The Marketplace Design Lead will own the end-to-end Marketplace user experience—from discovery and strategy through detailed execution—setting a clear design strategy and long-term vision while remaining a hands-on player/coach. This role partners with Product, Engineering, Data, Brand, and Business stakeholders to build a personalized, trustworthy Marketplace that drives measurable outcomes across engagement and revenue.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and ship high-quality, accessible product experiences for Marketplace.
• Define and drive Marketplace design strategy and vision; align cross-functional partners on short- and long-term goals.
• Create a personalized, opinionated discovery and browsing experience that helps users find the right offers quickly.
• Design for trust, clarity, and decision-making under real-world constraints.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data to define goals, prioritize roadmaps, run experiments, and iterate based on performance and user insights.
• Scale Marketplace into new verticals and Propel-branded products while maintaining a coherent experience.
• Raise craft and quality through design direction, critique, and hands-on contributions.
• Help shape and grow the Marketplace design team, including identifying skill gaps and supporting hiring.

Requirements

• 10+ years of product design experience with ownership of complex product areas from strategy through launch.
• Strong track record designing consumer discovery and browsing experiences (marketplaces, commerce, travel, media, content-heavy products).
• Proven ability to set a clear product/design vision and translate it into shippable work in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• Excellent judgment balancing user needs, business goals, and long-term trust.
• High craft bar in interaction design, visual polish, and attention to detail.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and stakeholder alignment skills.
• Clear, compelling communication and storytelling skills.
• High ownership and autonomy.

Nice to Have

• People management experience (leading small teams, player/coach roles).
• Comfort prototyping and “vibe coding” with emerging design and AI tools.

Benefits

• Remote-friendly work environment with a dog-friendly office in Downtown Brooklyn; optional in-person retreats.
• 20 days of PTO.
• 4% 401(k) match.
• $10,000 lifetime Carrot Fertility benefit.
• Medical, dental, and vision options.
• Strong equity package.
• Compensation band (expected for this role): $215,000 - $265,000.

Additional Notes

• Role is open to candidates located in specified U.S. states where Propel has an entity.
• Background checks may be conducted where applicable.