PropertyGuru Group Hiring! Full Time Lead Product Designer in WP Kuala Lumpur - Ricebowl

PropertyGuru is Southeast Asia’s leading PropTech company, and the preferred destination for over 32million property seekers monthly to connect with over 50,000 agents monthly to find their dream home. PropertyGuru empowers property seekers with more than 2.1million real‑estate listings, in‑depth insights, and solutions that enable them to make confident property decisions across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. ************* was launched in Singapore in 2007 and since then, PropertyGuru Group has made the property journey a transparent one for property seekers in Southeast Asia. In the last 18years, PropertyGuru has grown into a high‑growth PropTech company with a robust portfolio including leading property marketplaces and award‑winning mobile apps across its markets in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand as well as the region’s biggest and most respected industry recognition platform – PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards, events and publications across Asia.

Design isn’t a step in product development. It’s how great products are built. We’re looking for a Lead Product Designer who sees beyond interfaces. You’ll shape product direction, influence strategic decisions, and create experiences that solve meaningful customer problems across entire journeys—not just individual features. As one of the senior voices in Design, you’ll help raise the quality of product thinking across the organisation. You’ll bring clarity to ambiguity, structure to complex problems, and confidence to decision making through research, systems thinking, experimentation, and storytelling. This role is equal parts designer, strategist, facilitator, and catalyst.

• Drive product discovery alongside cross‑functional partners.
• Translate customer insights into strategic opportunities.
• Challenge assumptions with evidence.
• Frame problems before proposing solutions.
• Connect user value with business outcomes.

• Map end‑to‑end customer journeys.
• Identify friction across workflows rather than isolated interfaces.
• Design across ecosystems, platforms and channels.
• Consider operational, business and technical dependencies.
• Balance local optimisation with system‑wide outcomes.

• Design frameworks instead of one‑off solutions.
• Evolve design systems and interaction patterns.
• Improve information architecture across products.
• Reduce complexity through reusable principles.
• Make consistency intentional—not restrictive.

• Facilitate difficult conversations.
• Bring alignment across competing priorities.
• Influence roadmaps through customer evidence.
• Represent Design in strategic planning.
• Advocate for quality while balancing business realities.

• Design experiments instead of debating opinions.
• Define hypotheses and success metrics.
• Prototype rapidly.
• Validate concepts with customers.

• Turn research into compelling narratives.
• Communicate complex ideas simply.
• Present design rationale with confidence.
• Create artefacts that help teams think together.
• Inspire alignment around a shared vision.

• Lead thoughtful design critiques.
• Mentor designers through coaching rather than directing.
• Raise the quality of product thinking.
• Champion accessibility and usability.
• Maintain a high bar for craft without creating unnecessary process.

• Improve design processes from discovery through delivery.
• Define quality standards and governance.
• Create reusable playbooks and frameworks.
• Strengthen collaboration rituals.
• Improve documentation and knowledge sharing.
• Continuously refine how Design partners with Product and Engineering.

• Accelerate ideation, exploration and prototyping.
• Synthesise research and customer feedback.
• Improve design workflows through automation.
• Explore AI‑native product experiences.
• Evaluate opportunities responsibly with consideration for ethics, trust, accessibility and privacy.
• Share emerging practices that improve team capability.

What Success Looks Like Within your first year, you’ll have: Influenced product strategy beyond your immediate product area. Designed experiences that improve entire customer journeys rather than isolated features. Increased confidence in Design as a strategic partner across the organisation. Elevated design quality through coaching, critique and systems thinking. Introduced better frameworks for discovery, experimentation and decision making. Improved collaboration across Product, Engineering and Research. Helped establish scalable design practices that outlast individual projects. Demonstrated thoughtful adoption of AI that improves both customer outcomes and team effectiveness.

• Significant experience designing and shipping digital products in complex environments.
• A portfolio demonstrating systems thinking, strategic influence and measurable impact—not just polished interfaces.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to navigate ambiguity and create clarity.
• Excellent storytelling and communication skills.
• A deep understanding of product strategy, customer research and experimentation.
• Experience mentoring designers and raising organisational capability.
• Curiosity about emerging technologies, particularly AI, and how they reshape products and design practice.

You think in journeys before screens. You simplify complexity. You ask better questions than most people have answers for. You influence without relying on authority. You create systems that scale. You make teams better, not just products. And when the organisation faces ambiguity, you’re someone people trust to bring clarity.

• Hybrid flexible working that focuses on outcomes over hours.
• Holistic rewards package covering your financial, physical & mental health.
• Multi‑directional career development across all levels.
• Inclusive benefits like equal paternity leave, supporting all employees in work‑life balance.

At PropertyGuru, you’ll be part of a Top Employers Certified* company that puts people at the heart of everything we do. Joining PropertyGuru Group means more than just a new job. It’s an opportunity to shape the future of an entire industry and the lives of millions in Southeast Asia.

We’re the leading PropTech company in Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. We leverage data and technology to create trust and transparency in the real estate industry with our market‑leading property marketplaces, mortgage guidance for life’s biggest financial decisions and data insights that help our partners unlock hidden business potential.

Innovation with impact As a Guru, you’ll be at the forefront of PropTech innovation, harnessing AI and technology to push the boundaries of what’s possible. Your work will create solutions that transform urban landscapes and power communities across the region.

Being a Guru means guiding millions towards their property dreams while continuously evolving yourself. As we enhance our offerings to serve Southeast Asia’s diverse markets, you’ll grow too by learning from industry pioneers and charting your own path. Your unique perspective, joining our team of 1,300 Gurus from 30+ nationalities, could spark our next breakthrough.

Beyond the bottom line Our people are our biggest strength and we take pride in our Gurus First approach in the way we conduct business. We offer hybrid, flexible working arrangements, competitive salaries, progressive, comprehensive benefits, and foster a collaborative, inclusive, and open team culture. In turn, our Gurus are driven by a purpose that goes beyond the bottom line. We’re committed to making sustainable, accessible living a reality for all. As part of our team, you’ll be working towards our vision: We power communities to live, work, and thrive in tomorrow’s cities. Your journey as a Guru starts here.

Ready to open doors to new possibilities? Learn more about the company: PropertyGuru Group