Responsibilities

• Be the central design authority leading a small team at Soundstripe
• Own the design vision for the company's web platform and new product surfaces
• Collaborate with Directors of Product and Engineering to bring products to life
• Drive strategy to meet customer needs and advocate for UX quality
• Own the aesthetic and emotional identity of the Soundstripe brand
• Provide creative direction across product and brand/marketing design
• Lead and maintain the design system, including token-based components and Figma-to-code workflows

Requirements

• Strong product design portfolio with shipped consumer or SaaS products
• Experience leading design in a small company or startup
• Comfort with brand and marketing design
• Design systems experience, building or maintaining component libraries
• Hands-on experience with Figma variables, design tokens, and LLM-powered code-generation workflows
• Strong communication and follow-through
• Willingness to push back for what’s right for the user
• AI-native mindset integrating AI into design processes

Benefits

• Autonomy and ownership with visible and celebrated impact
• Collaborative, flexible work environment
• Remote US-based position with occasional in-person time in Nashville or other US state(s)
• Small, high-trust team with low process and high ownership