Lead Product Designer

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 165000 - 185000

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Project Healthy Minds

Project Healthy Minds is a mental health nonprofit that runs like a tech startup. We are pioneering a first-of-its-kind model: applying technology to address one of the biggest social issues of our time: the growing mental health crisis. We believe in a simple but profound idea: that it should be as easy to find mental health services as it is to book a flight or a restaurant reservation. Thats why were building the worlds first digital marketplace for finding mental health services that are right for you.

To do that we work with some of the most inspiring and influential leaders in America - business titans tech entrepreneurs clinicians and scientists musicians artists athletes media stars policymakers and more - because we believe that the worlds most complex challenges require interdisciplinary teams and solutions.

We are backed by a powerhouse of industry-leading Board of Directors and Advisory Council Members who are passionate hands-on and dive into the important work with us.

Learn more at and @projecthealthyminds on social.

About The Role

WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR

The Lead Product Designer is a core member of the product team and owner of the product design practice at Project Healthy Minds ensuring that we ship accessible intuitive and emotionally resonant digital experiences that meet user and business needs. This is a full-time in-office position.

HOW YOULL CONTRIBUTE

Lead the product design practice for the PHM marketplace working with Product Engineering Clinical Advisory Legal and Research functions to deliver best-in-class results

Partner with Product to understand the most valuable problems to solve for users

Define solutions that combine technical precision with user empathy

Build and test prototypes of your solutions gathering real user feedback

Lead the PHM Design System partnering with Engineering and integrating brand guidelines from Creative

REQUIREMENTS

A track record as a hands-on creator of end-to-end product experiences

Experience building a consumer-facing product 01 or working in a fast-paced early-stage environment

Experience designing for a production product in marketplaces fintech healthcare mental health or a similarly trust-sensitive domain (preferred not required)

Fluency in designing clear elegant solutions within data-rich information-dense environments

Strong ability to translate brand identity into cohesive usable digital product interfaces

Deep mastery of design systems (Figma) and modern prototyping practices

Familiarity with AI-assisted design and prototyping tools (e.g. Claude Code Figma Make)

A user-centered mindset grounded in evidence curiosity and structured problem-solving

A belief in our mission: to connect millions of Americans to mental health services that actually work for them faster than ever before

WHY THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY

A world-class Board Clinical Advisory Committee supporters and collaborators. Weve assembled a truly best-in-class network across business academia and media -- working to help us reach our goals and were still growing.

A big bold vision with backing. To achieve our target scale of impact were funded by a combination of private philanthropy and earned revenue. We are poised to continue our multi-year track record of strong year-over-year growth.

Startup mindset social mission ethos. Youll work with a team with experience at venture-backed startups market-leading enterprise organizations and everything in between. What brings us to this particular nonprofit is the recognition of a rare opportunity to drive massive positive impact in society.

What We Offer

Competitive compensation

Competitive medical dental and vision benefits

Paid holidays and generous PTO

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Spring Health mental healthcare

Commuter benefits

Perks at Work

Experience joining a dynamic start-up environment that is re-writing the playbook for social change in the mental health tech space

Benefits of joining a close-knit highly-motivated team with mentorship opportunities from a world-class network of founding leaders Advisors and Board members

Learning & Development opportunities including free MasterClass subscriptions

Opportunity to attend inspiring experiences and events with thought leaders business executives and iconic speakers across a range of industries

And more (just ask!)

The annual salary for this role is $165000 - $185000 depending on experience skills and other relevant considerations.

EEO Guidelines:Project Healthy Minds is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individuals sex age race color creed national origin alienage religion marital status pregnancy sexual orientation or affectional preference gender identity and expression disability genetic trait or predisposition carrier status citizenship veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. Project Healthy Minds will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal state and/or local laws and will consider qualified applicants including those with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable Fair Chance laws.

COVID Guidelines:The health and safety of our Project Healthy Minds community is the highest priority. As such Project Healthy Minds is requiring all newly hired staff members to be fully vaccinated and boosted with an FDA authorized and/or approved COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment. Requests for reasonable accommodations for medical religious or other reasons will be considered in accordance with applicable law.

Due to the high volume of applications received only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please Note: Final candidates will be invited to a short paid work trial designed to assess mutual fit. The trial is23 daysin-office andpaid at market rate. Candidates will work alongside the team onreal Project Healthy Minds projects giving both sides a realistic view of collaboration scope and working style before moving forward.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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About Project Healthy MindsProject Healthy Minds is a mental health nonprofit that runs like a tech startup. We are pioneering a first-of-its-kind model: applying technology to address one of the biggest social issues of our time: the growing mental health crisis. We believe in a simple but profound...