Job Description Job Description About CommLoan
CommLoan is the leading lending marketplace, connecting borrowers with the right lenders to finance their Commercial Real Estate (CRE) loans. Our mission is to transform the lending process by delivering transparency, efficiency, and choice.

As we evolve into a true SaaS platform infused with AI, we're seeking a Principal Product Designer to lead the charge in reimagining the borrower and lender experience.

This is a career-defining opportunity to shape the future of commercial real estate lending technology-at scale.

About the Role

This is an in-office role at CommLoan's headquarters in Scottsdale, AZ.

As a Principal Product Designer, you'll set the experience vision for our AI-driven SaaS platform. You'll balance hands-on design craft with strategic influence across product, technology, and business teams. You will share insights, build elegant workflows and translate complexity into intuitive, and delightful experiences.

You'll work closely with executives, engineers, and product managers to redefine how commercial loans are originated, evaluated, and closed-all while mentoring designers and elevating the overall design culture across the company.

What You'll Do
Lead Strategic UX Transformation

Define a bold UX vision to simplify complex CRE lending workflows into intuitive user journeys
Translate business challenges into scalable systems and frameworks

Design with Craft and Versatility

Deliver full design outputs: wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and high-fidelity experiences
Design across multiple touchpoints-borrower dashboards, lender workflows, AI-driven recommendations via mobile and web-ensuring seamless and consistent experiences

Elevate the Design Practice

Mentor and guide other designers, offering critique, sharing best practices, and instilling a culture of design excellence
Champion accessibility, inclusivity, and usability at every step

Collaborate and Influence

Partner deeply with Product, Engineering, and AI teams to deliver innovative features
Work directly with executives to shape product direction, influence key decisions, and advocate for user needs

Measure and Drive Impact

Define meaningful UX metrics tied to adoption, engagement, and customer satisfaction
Use research and data to continuously iterate and refine experiences

What We're Looking For
Experience & Expertise

7+ years of experience in product design/UX, with a strong portfolio demonstrating SaaS platform and marketplace design
Proven experience working on complex fintech, mortgage, or real estate products
Background at companies like Zillow, Rocket Mortgage, Trulia, Blend, LendingTree, Plaid, Redfin, Compass, or SoFi is highly desired

Skills & Craft

Mastery of modern design tools (Figma, Sketch, etc.) and design systems
Strong in Information Architecture, interaction design, prototyping, and usability testing skills
Ability to clearly articulate design decisions to both executives and cross-functional partners

Leadership & Influence

Track record of mentoring designers and elevating design culture
Capable of leading as a senior individual contributor while influencing product vision at scale
Entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable in fast-paced, high-growth environments

Why Join CommLoan

Shape the future of CRE lending, with AI at the core of the experience
Lead design innovation for a SaaS platform with massive industry impact
Work with a collaborative, entrepreneurial team where your design voice drives decisions.
Competitive compensation with potential equity upside
Be part ofa mission-driven companysolving meaningful and complex challenges

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