Founding Product Designer

About this role

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a rare opportunity to be the first product designer at a seed-stage, AI-native fintech company building the future of global business identity and compliance (KYB — Know Your Business). You'll work directly alongside co-founders and engineers to shape design from the ground up — establishing culture, process, and a product experience that makes complex regulatory workflows feel effortless.

This is a true zero-to-one, end-to-end ownership role. If you're energized by ambiguity, thrive in fast-moving environments, and want your design decisions to have immediate, visible impact, this role is for you.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Drive the full design lifecycle — from ideation through implementation — across the platform, with an initial focus on data information architecture.

- Partner closely with product, engineering, and founders to define intuitive, agentic experiences for complex regulatory and compliance problems.

- Define and develop the company's design language and design system, building a scalable component library from scratch.

- Help shape how design functions as a discipline: establishing processes, tooling, values, and a design-driven culture.

- Collaborate directly with customers to validate and iterate on experiences that reduce friction in business onboarding and verification.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

Required:

- 5+ years of product design experience (dealbreaker).

- Demonstrated experience designing for B2B SaaS products.

- Experience designing for regulatory, compliance, or highly technical domains — translating complex processes into intuitive user experiences.

- Portfolio with case studies showing end-to-end product design and measurable impact (required for consideration).

- Proficiency in Figma or equivalent design tools (e.g., Sketch, InVision) for rapid prototyping and design handoffs.

- Excellent collaboration and communication skills — comfortable working closely with engineers, founders, and customers.

- Bachelor's degree in Design or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have:

- Experience contributing to or owning design systems and component libraries.

- Experience designing AI-enabled product features and integrating AI agents into user flows.

- Prior startup or early-stage experience, or demonstrated comfort working in fast-paced, ambiguity-filled environments.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

- Salary: $180,000 – $220,000 USD annually

- Early-stage equity opportunity as a founding team member

- High-impact, high-ownership role with direct access to leadership

LOCATION

This role is based on-site in New York, NY. Candidates should be available to work from the New York office. Visa sponsorship is not available.

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