Founding Product Designer - New York City

Job Description

Job Description

Founding Product Designer

Location : New York City (In-person only)

Type : Full-time

Experience Level : Senior / Founding

Reports To : Co-founders and Head of Product

Compensation : Up to $200,000

Equity : Up to 0.5%

About the Role Our client is hiring a Founding Product Designer to help shape the future of a fast-growing startup that’s redefining how professionals interact with complex information. This is a rare opportunity to define the design DNA of a product from the ground up—blending craft, clarity, and systems thinking to solve meaningful problems with elegance and precision.

You’ll be the bridge between users, product strategy, and engineering execution. From concept to polish, you’ll lead the creation of intuitive, intelligent experiences that make deep knowledge accessible and actionable.

If you thrive in early-stage environments, obsess over the details, and want to build something that truly matters—this is your moment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design process : research, ideation, prototyping, and final execution
• Collaborate directly with founders and engineers to shape product vision and UX principles
• Build and maintain a scalable design system that evolves with the product
• Define the visual language across product, web, and brand surfaces
• Conduct user research and translate insights into elegant, intuitive interfaces
• Champion a design culture rooted in clarity, simplicity, and first-principles thinking

Qualifications

Why This Role Stands Out