Founding Product Designer
$140,000–$175,000 year
RemoteUnited States or New York City, New York, United States
Job Summary
Establish the design system in Figma, defining tokens, components, and patterns to ensure consistency across the platform. Design and prototype key features from concept to high-fidelity, running discovery and validation directly with customers to pressure-test solutions. Partner with the Head of Product and engineering to translate concepts into clear PRDs and drive tactical delivery as priorities shift. Own end-to-end customer-facing problem-solving, making product judgment calls without waiting for specs. This role sits at the intersection of design and product management, offering a path to specialize deeply as the team grows.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of product design experience
- Portfolio that shows strong visual and interaction craft
- Experience establishing a design system (not just contributing to one)
- Ability to build design system foundations and roll them out pragmatically on a real product
- Comfort owning the problem, not just the pixels: running discovery, talking to customers, and making product judgment calls
- Ability to write clear requirements
- Ability to partner closely with engineering to get work shipped
- Fluency in Figma
- Experience reaching for AI-assisted design tools to prototype quickly
- Ability to thrive in a lean, fast-moving environment where you set the pace
Desired Qualifications
- Experience designing for complex or technical platforms (enterprise, data-heavy, or workflow products)
- Early-stage or small-team experience where you wore multiple hats
- Enough front-end literacy to collaborate fluently with engineers on how the design system gets implemented
- Experience working alongside AI systems and applying human judgment to automated outputs
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