Founding Designer

Founding Designer LocationSan FranciscoEmployment TypeFull timeDepartmentPortfolio CompaniesAbout the RoleWe're designing the interfaces for a new generation of AI products. You'll shape how users interact with complex systems – making powerful technology feel simple, intuitive, and trustworthy.Designing for AI presents unique challenges: How do you help users understand what the AI is doing? How do you build trust when outputs are probabilistic? How do you create workflows that leverage AI capabilities without overwhelming users? You'll be solving these problems daily, defining interaction patterns that don't exist yet.This is a high-ownership role. You'll be the design voice in the room, working directly with founders, engineers, and customers to define what we build. You should be comfortable with ambiguity, excited by constraints, and motivated by shipping products that real people use. What You'll DoOwn product design end-to-end: user research, information architecture, interaction design, and visual designDefine interaction patterns for AI-native workflows, surfacing AI capabilities, handling uncertainty, and building user trustCreate wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that communicate product vision clearlyConduct user research – interviews, usability testing, data analysis and translate insights into product decisionsBuild and maintain design systems that enable consistent, high-quality UI across the productWork closely with engineers through implementation, ensuring design quality in the final productDefine a clear UX vision and strategy for how enterprise users interact with AI-powered workflows, balancing innovation with usabilityContribute to product strategy and roadmap discussions as a key voice in what we buildQualifications4+ years of product design experience, with a portfolio demonstrating taste and end-to-end product design workExperience designing complex workflows, data-heavy applications, or enterprise softwareStrong proficiency in Figma and other AI tools, including rapid prototyping/wireframing and design systemsSolid understanding of interaction design principles and ability to create intuitive user experiencesExperience conducting user research and translating findings into actionable design decisionsExcellent visual design skills with attention to typography, color, spacing, and hierarchyHave owned design systems and shipped features, not just conceptsStrong communication skills, ability to articulate design rationale and collaborate effectively with engineers and PMsComfort with ambiguity and rapid iteration in a fast-moving startup environmentNice to HaveExperience designing AI-powered products or featuresBackground in designing B2B or enterprise applicationsExperience at an early-stage startup or designing 0→1 products that will serve massive deployments to large enterprisesFamiliarity with front-end development (HTML, CSS, React) to facilitate engineer collaborationDomain expertise in financial services, legal, healthcare, or other enterprise verticalsExperience building and scaling design systems from scratch and have scaled it across multiple surfaces (app, web, and brand)Apply for this Job