Founding Product Designer
Nowadays · San Francisco, CA · 6 mo ago
On-siteArt & Creative$100k–$150k/yrFull-time
About the role
As a Founding Product Designer, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our tech, product, and culture — and in building the future of how people gather.
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve our entire design system, setting the foundation for all future designers
- Build and maintain our brand identity, from visual language to tone and voice
- Create polished, intuitive interfaces in Figma that engineers can build quickly and confidently
- Design marketing materials, graphics, and visual assets that help close enterprise deals
- Conduct user research and usability testing to validate designs before shipping
- Partner closely with product and engineering to shape what we build and how we build it
- Think deeply about enterprise design—what makes software feel polished, trustworthy, and scalable
- Avoid design debt by building the right foundations early
Requirements
- A strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design work
- Deep expertise in Figma and modern design tools
- Experience building or contributing to design systems
- Strong product thinking—balancing user needs with business goals
- Obsession with details, polish, and delightful user experiences
- Comfort working in a fast-paced environment and iterating quickly
- Experience designing B2B SaaS or enterprise products
- Background in branding, brand identity, or marketing design
- Experience conducting user research and usability testing
- Zero-to-one startup design experience
- Familiarity with design systems like Material Design, Tailwind, or custom systems
- Experience collaborating closely with engineers and understanding technical constraints
Qualifications
- Must be based in San Francisco
- Must have a US driver's license
- Must be based in San Francisco
- Must have a US driver's license
Benefits
- Free lunch and dinner
- Quarterly team offsites (yes, we went to the White Lotus S3 hotel in Thailand)
- Monthly fitness stipend
- Health insurance
- 12 weeks paid parental leave
- Generous PTO with required time off to recharge
- High ownership, autonomy, and direct access to founders
- Access to top venues, events, and travel experiences
Pay
$100K - $150K
Schedule
US (PST) Hours