Product Designer
About the job
- At least 3 years of product design experience, ideally across software as a service, enterprise, or artificial intelligence products.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating product thinking, interaction design, and visual craft.
- Experience working closely with product managers and engineers to ship production software.
- Experience building or contributing to design systems and reusable component libraries.
- Proficiency with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, including creating polished 2D graphics and visual assets for product and marketing.
- Strong attention to detail and comfort working quickly in a fast-moving startup.
- Own end-to-end product design, from user flows and prototypes through polished production experiences.
- Collaborate closely with the product and engineering team to define problems and ship high-quality products.
- Simplify complex insurance workflows and artificial intelligence capabilities into intuitive user experiences.
- Build and evolve Cara’s design system, reusable components, and interaction patterns.
- Talk with customers and incorporate user feedback into product and design decisions.
- Partner with Marketing on the website, product launches, campaigns, and other brand experiences.
About the company
Cara is a domain-specific AI platform for the insurance industry that serves as an agency intelligence system for insurance agencies, brokerages, and wholesalers. It helps these organizations accelerate sales and automate servicing through modular software components designed for insurance workflows. The platform operates as a B2B SaaS product with modules for sales acceleration and service automation, using insurance-specific language, products, and processes to fit enterprise needs. Unlike generic chatbots, Cara targets professional insurance brokerages and emphasizes enterprise-grade workflows and proven adoption by leading brokerages. The goal is to help agencies grow revenue, increase efficiency, and improve servicing by providing tailored AI tools and trusted, scalable automation.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$8M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2024
Get referred to Cara
See people who can refer or advise you
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Raised $8 million on 2026-03-31, extending runway for product and integrations.
- Reported seven-figure ARR in seven months, with hundreds of brokerages and thousands of agents.
- Word-of-mouth adoption and FirstChoice's 715+ agencies show strong distribution momentum.
What critics are saying
- Vertafore's 2026 AI agents attack Cara's core workflows with incumbent distribution power.
- Heavy reliance on insurer-specific integrations creates long enterprise sales cycles and implementation drag.
- If large agencies standardize on Vertafore or Applied, Cara becomes a niche point solution.
What makes Cara unique
- Insurance-native workflows: ACORDs, COIs, proposal generation, and policy comparisons.
- Deep distribution integration: AWS, AMS, CRM, and agency-management system workflows.
- Early enterprise credibility: McGowan, FirstChoice, VIAA, and HawkSoft references.
Help us improve and share your feedback! Did you find this helpful?