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.