Lead Product Designer

Very

Lead Product Designer at Very, creating scalable solutions for clients from discovery to launch. Collaborating closely with clients and engineering teams to deliver successful products.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇷 Costa RicaSenior💰 $64,000 - $107,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work directly with clients and their teams, from early discovery through launch.
Own design across the full engagement lifecycle, including UX and UI design, interactive prototyping, research, data visualization, and design systems work.
Run discovery workshops and alignment sessions, facilitate feedback with clients and their users, and partner closely with engineering throughout.
Ensure design QA happens and that shipped products reflect the craft and intent behind them.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 5-7 years of relevant design experience
A track record of launching real products, not just polished concepts
Communication above all. Writing matters, but what matters more is your ability to speak, articulate your thinking, and carry a room
self-direction and ownership. You scope your own work, manage its blast radius, and know when to push back or say no
Comfort with ambiguity, at both the design and business layer
Design systems thinking as a core competency
Someone already integrating AI into their practice, and energized rather than threatened by it

Benefits

Comp & perks

$1000 USD/yr to help cover health insurance
$100 USD/mo cell/internet stipend
$600 USD/yr home office equipment stipend
Continuing education stipend ($2,500 USD/yr after one year)
Loaned MacBook Pro and other necessary equipment

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Hard Skills & Tools

UX designUI designinteractive prototypingdata visualizationdesign systems

Soft Skills

communicationself-directionownershiparticulationcomfort with ambiguity