Lead AI Product Designer (IC Track)

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Real is a fast-growing national real estate brokerage powered by technology. Real is currently operating in all U.S. states, Canada, and the District of Columbia. Founded in 2014, Real is a trailblazer in the Residential Real Estate industry, as we lead the disruption with our cutting-edge technology platform. We are on a mission to revolutionize the home-buying and selling process, making agents' lives better while creating lucrative financial opportunities for them. For more information, visit https://www.onereal.com Location: Remote - India Please note that this position is for "Indian citizens only" Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Lead Product Designer to join our R&D team at Real. This is a hybrid product design and visual role - you bring strong product thinking AND exceptional visual craft. You own end-to-end design process: from research and ideation through high-fidelity production and delivery. You work fluidly across product UI, marketing visuals, motion graphics, and bridge into design engineering when Figma isn't enough. You thrive in ambiguous environments, move from a fuzzy brief to a clear design direction with minimal supervision and actively integrate AI into your daily workflow. You have a clear understanding of technology, a foundational knowledge of front-end environments, seek to understand all the data points, love Claude, and are comfortable vibe-coding your design system when it comes down to it. You will help mentor junior designers and shape the design culture at Real while working remotely. Duties/Responsibilities Lead End-to-End Design Process: Own the complete design lifecycle for various products, from initial research and ideation through to high-fidelity visuals and final implementation. Create User-Centered Solutions: Translate complex user and business challenges into simple, elegant, and functional design solutions that align with user needs and strategic goals. Design Artifacts Creation: Develop user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity visual designs that clearly communicate design concepts and ensure an intuitive user experience. Usability Testing & Iteration: Conduct user testing and leverage data-driven insights to validate design decisions, ensuring designs meet performance goals and continuously improve based on user feedback.Prototype rapidly to validate concepts and test with users. Conversational Interface Design: Design and refine AI-driven workflows, including conversational and non-conversational AI experiences, focusing on clarity, usability, and engagement. Define AI behavior patterns including prompts, system responses, confidence indicators, fallback states, and guardrails to ensure transparent and trustworthy experiences.Continuously monitor usability KPIs and optimize user interactions based on performance data and feedback. Design token familiarity: understand design token systems and how they connect Figma to production codebases. Github and Front-End Basics: have a foundational knowledge of HTML, CSS and pushing PRs in Github. Visual Design & Production Visual Excellence: Bring a strong eye for typography, color, composition and layout. Pixel -perfect isn't a cliché for you - it's a habit. Your work is distinguishable by its craft quality Micro-Interactions & System Feedback : Craft refined micro-interactions, motion, and feedback states that make AI responses feel responsive and intentional, including handling latency, streaming responses, progressive disclosure, and error recovery Motion Design and Animation: Create compelling motion graphics and animated content using AE. Multi-Surface Design: Produce polished designs across all surfaces - iOS, Android, responsive web, and presentations. Systems and Collaboration Mentorship & Guidance: Mentor junior designers, helping them grow their skills, navigate challenges, and refine their design approaches. Foster a collaborative and supportive design culture. Drive Design System Evolution: Contribute to and help evolve the design system, ensuring consistency and scalability across all products and features. Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with product managers, engineers, and other cross-functional teams to ensure design solutions align with technical requirements and product objectives. Demonstrate a working understanding of system and component architecture, and front-end fundamentals to ensure designs are feasible and implementation-ready. Champion Design Thinking: Advocate for user-centered design thinking across the organization, ensuring that design decisions are informed by user insights and aligned with business objectives. Stay Current with Design and AI Trends: You are very familiar with current AI software and keep up with industry trends, best practices, and emerging design tools. Integrate new ideas and approaches into design processes to enhance product experiences. You are proficient with AI-powered design tools and actively use them to accele

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