SOMETHINGS · 2 days ago
Lead Product Designer
New York City, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $210K/yr
5+ years expSomethings is building the first social wellness platform for teens, aiming to connect them with mentors who support their mental health. The Lead Product Designer will take ownership of designing core experiences for teens and mentors, ensuring that the product is engaging and effective in fostering meaningful connections.
Health CareWellness
Responsibilities
Design web and mobile experiences that feel warm, safe, fast, and deeply human
Elevate the mentor web experience from 'works fine' to best-in-class — joyful, reliable, and a delight to use
Define the future of teen-centered mental healthcare tools for mentors and clinical partners — simple, ethical, and trusted
Infuse emotional intelligence into every interaction — designing for belonging, confidence, and care, not just usability
Create mentor-facing tools that increase connection, clarity, and confidence
Build safety surfaces that help identify risk without feeling clinical or cold
Simplify complex workflows into elegant, calm product experiences
Ensure mentors feel empowered by our tools, not burdened by them
Lead UX research with teens, mentors, and parents
Turn messy problem spaces into clear direction and beautiful product
Design flows, prototypes, design systems, and polished UI
Partner closely with product, engineering, clinical ops, and growth
Work directly with engineers through delivery to ensure craft survives shipping
Qualification
Required
5+ years of product design experience shipping real products
A portfolio that shows end-to-end thinking: insight → UX → beautiful UI
Deep experience designing mobile consumer or social products
Experience with React and front end development
You care about craft — typography, microcopy, motion, states, feel
You are research-minded and excited to talk with real users
You're a clear, thoughtful, direct communicator
You've lead a team of designers before and love being both an IC and also a leader
Benefits
Significant equity compensation, reflecting your foundational role and impact.
Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
Significant work ownership and autonomy
Unlimited days off.
Company
SOMETHINGS
Somethings is a platform for wellness tailored to young people that links youngsters with qualified mentors.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$9.38MKey Investors
General Catalyst
2025-02-21Seed· $6.18M
2023-05-16Seed· $3.2M
Leadership Team
Patrick Gilligan
Founder & CEO
Sarah Lewen
Fractional Chief Growth & Marketing Officer
Recent News
Behavioral Health Business
2025-02-17
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