Senior​/Founding Product Designer

$140000 - $220000

This is a full-time opportunity based in the New York City with a fast growing, well-funded startup building AI native products  company is focused on transforming complex workflows into intuitive, high impact user experiences using cutting edge AI, modern frontend technologies, and a robust design foundation. You will join a small, high velocity team working across product, engineering, and leadership to define the future of an AI driven platform.

If you're looking for a role where you can shape the entire design direction of a company from day one, this is it. As the first or senior design hire, you'll own the full design lifecycle-from zero to one product strategy to polished visual execution-while partnering directly with founders and senior engineers. This is a rare chance to build a design system from scratch, influence product architecture, and ship AI powered workflows that meaningfully impact users' lives.

You'll thrive here if you're a high ownership builder who loves rapid iteration, enjoys working closely with customers, and wants to leave your fingerprints on a product, culture, and brand that will scale for years.

• 4-7+ years of Product Design experience in fast paced startup environments
• Strong portfolio demonstrating end to end ownership of complex product workflows
• Expert level Figma skills and fluency in modern design systems
• Experience designing for AI driven or B2B SaaS products
• Ability to collaborate deeply with engineering and product teams
• Technical proficiency with React, Type Script, or AI assisted coding tools
• Experience conducting customer discovery, usability testing, and rapid prototyping

• Background in engineering, computer science, or technical fields
• Experience as a founding designer, early-stage builder, or former founder/hacker
• Familiarity with healthcare, logistics, or other complex operational domains
• Ability to define visual identity and brand systems from scratch
• Passion for building design culture, process, and best practices

• 70% AI native product design & system architecture
• 30% Frontend/UI implementation (React, Type Script, or AI coding tools)

• 70% Hands On Design Execution (wireframes, prototypes, visual design, design systems)
• 10% Management & Strategic Duties (design direction, product strategy, cross?functional alignment)
• 20% Team Collaboration (working with founders, engineers, and customers)

• Bonus eligible

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time
• Stock Options

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP's Employment Accommodation policy.

Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.