Job Description
Own the design vision and execution across the product. Design complex, data-heavy interfaces that translate complex workflows and data into intuitive, usable experiences. Define interaction patterns, UX principles, and visual direction. Design core product flows, dashboards, and interactions. Produce high-quality UX, UI, and interaction design β not just concepts. Iterate quickly alongside engineering as things get built and shipped. Conduct lightweight user research: interviews, usability testing, and observation. Validate ideas early with customers and partners. Turn real-world feedback into design improvements. Establish design systems, components, and patterns that scale with the product. Document decisions and principles to create consistency without bureaucracy. Raise the bar for product quality across the company. Shape product direction through design thinking, not just execution. Help prioritize what matters most for usability and adoption. Be pragmatic about tradeoffs while protecting the user experience.Requirements
- 5+ years of product design experience, including time at a very early-stage startup.
- Former founding designer, first designer, or early design hire strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to design complex, data-rich, or workflow-heavy products.
- Strong visual, UX, and interaction design skills β with a portfolio to prove it.
- Comfortable shipping imperfect things, learning, and iterating fast.
- Clear communicator who can explain design decisions and tradeoffs.
- Experience with B2B SaaS, analytics, dashboards, or enterprise tools (bonus).
- Familiarity with frontend constraints and working closely with engineers (bonus).
- Experience shaping brand or product identity early (bonus).
Benefits
- Founding-level ownership over product design.
- Direct influence on how the product looks, feels, and works.
- Tight collaboration with founders and early customers.
- Opportunity to build and lead the design function as the company scales.
- Flexible setup (contract or full-time), high trust, high expectations.
