Modern Life

Life insurance brokerage platform for advisors

Principal Designer

Brand Design +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNew York, NY, USA$220k - $260k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in digital product design, ideally including time as a solo designer or on a small team.
A portfolio demonstrating product depth and visual and brand range.
Experience setting design standards across domains, not just executing within them.
Ability to direct contractors and work without a design leader above.

Responsibilities

Own design end to end across product, brand, and marketing, from research through shipped work.
Set the quality bar and design standards, including the Figma library and design system.
Direct specialty contractors in brand, illustration, graphic design, and UI/UX by scoping, briefing, reviewing, and shipping their work.
Shape how design partners with product and engineering, including how user research is conducted.
Prototype quickly with AI-native tools and advance their use as capabilities evolve.
Make complex insurance workflows clear and usable for advisors and their clients.
Influence product and company direction by connecting design decisions to business priorities.
Build practices for a future design team and help shape that team as the company scales.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with complex B2B, fintech, or insurance workflows.
Prior design leadership experience and a preference for hands-on individual-contributor work.

Salary Range: 220000 to 260000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Life insurance is a complex and consequential purchase that impacts hundreds of millions of Americans. With our powerful and integrated digital tools, expert support, and leading insurance products, we empower advisors to better serve their clients, grow their businesses, and bring the future of the industry to life.

We are a high-growth, AI-driven brokerage backed by $35M from top-tier investors, including Thrive Capital (major investors in OpenAI, Stripe, Instagram, Spotify, Slack, and SpaceX), New York Life, and Northwestern Mutual.

Join a passionate team of product-minded technologists and insurance professionals who are at the leading edge of a massive industry. Make a tangible difference in people's lives and help deliver our mission to help everyone protect what matters most through advanced technology and tailored advice.

This is a hands-on, senior individual contributor role. As our only designer, you'll own design across Modern Life's product and brand, set the standards, and direct a bench of specialty contractors. This isn't a people management role to start. For the next 6 to 12 months, the focus is doing the work at a high bar and building the foundation a future design team will grow on.

What You'll Do

Own design end to end across product, brand, and marketing, from research to shipped work

Set the quality bar and design standards, including our Figma library and design system

Direct our specialty contractors (brand, illustration, graphic, UI/UX): scoping, briefing, reviewing, and shipping

Shape how design partners with product and engineering, including how we run user research

Prototype fast with AI-native tools and push how we use them as capabilities evolve

Your Impact

Make complex insurance workflows clear and usable for advisors and their clients

Influence product and company direction by tying design decisions to business priorities

Build the practices a future design team will inherit, and help shape that team as we scale

About You

8+ years of experience in digital product design, ideally including time as a solo designer or on a small team

A portfolio that shows both product depth and visual and brand range

Experience setting design standards across domains, not just executing within them

Comfortable directing contractors and working without a design leader above you

Based in NYC and open to working from our SoHo office, in person hybrid 4 days a week

Bonus Points

Experience with complex B2B, fintech, or insurance workflows

Prior design leadership experience and a preference for hands-on IC work

About the Company

Modern Life

Life insurance brokerage platform for advisors

Modern Life is a life insurance technology platform that supports insurance advisors by giving them access to a broad range of life insurance products from 30 national carriers. It offers both permanent and term life insurance and uses technology to streamline the process of finding and presenting tailored coverage. Advisors can compare and quote policies efficiently, helping clients receive personalized solutions. The company earns commissions and fees from the policies sold through its platform. Unlike others, Modern Life pairs deep insurance expertise with a scalable tech platform and a wide carrier network to make the coverage search faster and more confident for both advisors and clients. Its goal is to help everyone find the right coverage at the best value with individualized attention.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Series A
Total funding: $35M
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Founded: 2021

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