<div class="content-intro"><p>Hover helps people design, improve, and protect the properties they love. With proprietary AI built on over a decade of real property data, Hover answers age-old questions like “What will it look like?” and “What will it cost?” Homeowners, contractors, and insurance professionals rely on Hover to get fully measured, accurate, and interactive 3D models of any property — all from a smartphone scan in minutes.</p> <p>At Hover, we’re driven by curiosity, purpose, and a shared commitment to serving our customers, communities, and each other. We believe the best ideas come from diverse perspectives and are proud to cultivate an inclusive, high-performance culture that inspires growth, accountability, and excellence. Backed by leading investors like Google Ventures and Menlo Ventures, and trusted by industry leaders including Travelers, State Farm, and Nationwide — we’re redefining how people understand and interact with their spaces.</p></div><h2>Why Hover wants you</h2> <p>At Hover, collaboration and critique are central to how we design. We prototype early and often, challenge each other thoughtfully, and keep the user at the center of every decision. As a Lead Designer, you’ll help solve meaningful user problems while raising the bar for craft, clarity, and design thinking across the product.</p> <h2>You will contribute by</h2> <p>You’ll work closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and Data partners to design, prototype, test, and ship high-quality product experiences. You’ll bring strong design fundamentals and product understanding to cross-functional conversations, helping teams navigate constraints and tradeoffs. You’ll also contribute to and evolve Hover’s design system as the product scales.</p> <ul> <li>Design and ship end-to-end product experiences</li> <li>Prototype and test ideas early and often</li> <li>Partner cross-functionally to deliver high-quality outcomes</li> <li>Contribute to Hover’s design system</li> </ul> <h2>Your background includes</h2> <ul> <li>7+ years of experience in product or UX design</li> <li>Strong fundamentals across UX, UI, and visual design</li> <li>Proficiency in Figma and prototyping tools</li> <li>Experience solving complex design problems</li> <li>Ability to clearly articulate design decisions</li> <li>A portfolio demonstrating thoughtful, high-quality work</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Nice-to-haves:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Design system experience</li> <li>Motion design or advanced prototyping skills</li> <li>Experience using data to inform design decisions</li> </ul> <h2>Benefits</h2> <ul> <li>Compensation - Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a fast-growing company</li> <li>Healthcare - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and dependents</li> <li>Paid Time Off - Unlimited and flexible vacation policy </li> <li>Paid Family Leave - We support work/life balance and offer generous paid parental and new child bonding leave </li> <li>Mandatory Self-Care Days - A day set aside each month to allow employees to recharge </li> <li>Remote Wellbeing Resources - We provide recurring fitness classes, meditation/ mindfulness tools, virtual therapy, and family planning assistance </li> <li>Learning - We encourage continued education and will help cover the cost of management training, conferences, workshops, or certifications</li> </ul> <h2>Hybrid roles at Hover</h2> <p>Hover has Hubs in San Francisco and New York City, where we expect that all employees living within a 50-mile radius of our offices will come into their local Hover office at least three times a week to build rapport and foster organic connection. At this time, Hover is not considering fully remote roles.</p> <p>The US base salary range for this full-time position is $185,000 - $300,000 annually. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all applicable US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.</p>