Founding Product Designer
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.
Originally posted on Himalayas