User Experience Designer

Product Management Santa Barbara, California Dallas, Texas San Diego, California Remote - San Francisco, CA Remote - Denver, CO Remote - Atlanta, GA Remote - Chicago, IL Remote - Washington DC, United States Remote, United States Columbus, Ohio The UX Designer for our Agentic AI Leasing product will design intuitive, business‑focused, cross‑channel (voice, text, web) experiences that optimize our customers’ sales funnel, creating space for property managers to focus on the connections that matter most. The ideal candidate will thrive in a highly collaborative environment, eager to apply Agile and Lean UX techniques while working on a small scrum team alongside Software Engineers, QA Engineers, and Product Managers to build innovative AI‑driven solutions. Your Impact Lead the design of agentic AI experiences in the leasing domain, ensuring conversational flows feel intuitive and aligned with business and customer needs Collaborate with your Product Management partner on roadmap and strategy, working as a tireless advocate for the end user and helping to balance those needs with those of the business Meet complex design challenges by participating alongside engineering, QA, and product in LeanUX‑inspired activities such as design studios and story mapping Ongoing, close collaboration with team members during each sprint, including impromptu discussions, brainstorming, pairing, and conversation thread reviews Support the team as needed with wireframes, flow diagrams, and mock‑ups to efficiently communicate and validate design ideas Facilitate user research to validate ideas and prototypes, and conduct ongoing usability testing of the working software Evangelize a cohesive user experience via the consistent use of UI patterns from our design system and participation in weekly Design Crits with the Leasing UX team. Qualifications Strong technical aptitude, product common sense, and curiosity combined with a genuine love for products, people, and user experience Experience with a variety of UX deliverables (customer journeys, wireframes, user flows, mockups, prototypes, etc.), paired with a keen sense of when to choose the right tool(s) to communicate the design A portfolio of software design that demonstrates your design process, skills and creativity Experience conducting user research, distilling data to insights, and using insights to inform the product experience Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills Knowledge of Agile UX and Lean UX methodologies and experience working in a highly collaborative, agile environment is a huge plus Previous experience with agentic AI is highly desired Must have Minimum of 2 years of experience in user experience design Compensation The compensation that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is: $104,000- $130,000 base pay. The actual compensation for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, education, experience, and internal equity. Statement of Equal Opportunity At AppFolio, we value diversity in backgrounds and perspectives and depend on it to drive our innovative culture. That’s why we’re a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, and we believe that our products, our teams, and our business are stronger because of it. This means that no matter what race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, age, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, or veteran status, you’re always welcome at AppFolio. #J-18808-Ljbffr AppFolio, Inc