Remote Chief Design Leader AI-Enabled Products

Red Cell Partners is an incubation firm building and investing in rapidly scalable technology-led companies that are bringing revolutionary advancements to market in three distinct practice areas: healthcare, cyber, and national security. United by a shared sense of duty and deep belief in the power of innovation, Red Cell is developing powerful tools and solutions to address our Nation’s most pressing problems.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Head of Design to lead and execute product design across Red Cell and its portfolio companies. This is a hands-on role for a design leader who thrives in ambiguity, can operate across the full startup lifecycle, and is equally comfortable drafting early concepts and building scalable design systems.

Product d esign at Red Cell is not a service function. It is a core operating capability that shapes products, companies, and brands from inception through growth . You will be both a design operator and design leader - setting direction while actively doing the work.

This role will alsodedicateup to 25% timetosupporting Red Cell’s Marketing, Brand, and Communications team inweb development efforts forRed Cell Partners’andour incubation companies’ digital presence.

This is a remote role, with travel expectations to attend our bi-annual All Hands and other travel as needed (~10% or less).

What You Will Do:

• Partner closely with founders, product, engineering, and leadership to translate ambiguous problem spaces into clear, actionableproductdesign direction.
• Build early concepts and future-state prototypes to test ideas quickly and inform strategy.
• Create and own overall design concepts for the User Experience, for web/mobile/agents/wearables and other emerging modalities, using the latest research and trends to ensure all interactions and designs are intuitive and easy for customers (& investors) to understand.
• Design and ship high-quality products and improvements, from early concepts to high-fidelity prototypes and visuals.
• Personally design and ship work across product UX/UI, prototypes, brand systems, and storytelling.
• Work closely with Marketing on implementing style and branding elements into RCP & its investments’ User Experiences.
• Establish lightweight frameworks, standards, and patterns that enable speed without bureaucracy.
• Help define how design scales as companies mature - from scrappy early builds to durable, repeatable systems.
• Navigate unclear requirements, evolving priorities, and high-stakes decisions with confidence. Balance speed, quality, and pragmatism in fast-moving environments.

What We’re Looking For:

• 12+ years of experience in product, UX &front-enddesign, including leadership roles in high-growth startups or scale-ups.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or related field
• Strong understanding of AI fundamentals and their application in product experiences.
• Expert Figma, Figma Make skills, or equivalent product skills: component libraries, auto-layout, variants, prototyping, design tokens.
• Deep understanding of responsive, mobile-first design.
• Demonstrated success designing across multiple phases of company growth - from concept to scaled product.
• Exceptional craft across UX, visual design, systems thinking, and storytelling.
• Strong product intuition and the ability to connect user needs, business goals, and technical constraints.
• Proven ability to develop experiences that meet or exceed the initial proposal of a product or experience, including the development of transformational innovation strategies and the creation of 'north star' representations to drive customer-centric decision-making

You Might Thrive in This Role If You:

• Area“self-starter” - aversatile team playerwho thrivesinambiguity and enjoys building clarity where none exists.
• Can frame strong rationales for design decisions and persuade peers and executives.
• Are a systems thinker – able to see the big picture, understanding how various elements of a system are interconnected and influence each other.
• Are passionate about creating simple and intuitive user experiences that resonate with users.
• Enjoy using AI tools to accelerate development and are passionate…