Moritz Verified
Founding Product Designer
San Francisco, California, United StatesOnsiteFull Time$120,000–$180,000 /yrPosted 7 days agoHidden Gem · YC Startup
Role summary
Moritz is seeking a Founding Product Designer to own the end-to-end product experience for their AI-native legal platform. This is a zero-to-one role focused on translating complex legal workflows into simple, fast, and elegant interfaces. The designer will establish the product's look and feel, build the design system, and define AI-native interaction patterns. Responsibilities include full-cycle product design, prototyping, collaborating with engineers, and shaping product strategy. The role offers significant ownership, direct work with founders, and a clear path to Head of Design. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of digital product design experience, mastery of Figma, and experience with complex workflows or B2B tools.
As our Founding Product Designer, you'll own Moritz's product experience end to end. You'll be our first design hire, with the mandate to define how AI-native legal work looks and feels; on a platform that automates 80% of legal work and manages communication between lawyers and clients.
This is a rare zero-to-one role for someone with exceptional craft: turning complex, high-stakes legal workflows into interfaces that feel simple, fast, and inevitable. You'll set the design bar for the entire company; the product, the design system, and the culture around them — working alongside talented software and AI engineers, and directly with the founders.
**What You'll Do**
**Product Experience & Craft**
* Own end-to-end product design for Moritz's AI-powered platform — from information architecture and user journeys to high-fidelity UI
* Translate dense legal workflows into clear, elegant interaction patterns
* Sweat the details — spacing, typography, hierarchy, motion — the polish that makes software feel premium
* Define our AI-native interaction patterns: streaming, inline editing, agent handoffs, human-in-the-loop review
**Design Systems & Prototyping**
* Build and own Moritz's design system and component library from the ground up
* Prototype fast — in Figma or in code — and iterate on real user feedback
* Partner with engineers to ship pixel-perfect, accessible, performant interfaces
* Master the latest AI design and development tools to multiply your output
**Product Strategy**
* Work directly with the founders to shape product direction and UX strategy
* Lead customer discovery with lawyers and clients to find the pain worth solving
* Turn ambiguity into shipped product: prototype, test, refine, deliver
* As we grow, hire and lead the design team — this role is built to become Head of Design
**What We're Looking For**
* 3+ years designing digital products people love, with a portfolio that proves world-class craft
* Experience designing complex workflows, dashboards, or B2B/productivity tools
* Deep visual and interaction design skill — you notice the 1px things others don't
* Strong product intuition: you understand what makes software feel simple and fast
* Comfort working close to code — you can prototype in it and collaborate fluently with engineers
* Excellent communication — you can articulate and defend design decisions with founders, engineers, and customers
* Mastery of Figma and modern design tooling
**Bonus Points**
* You've been a founding or early designer at a high-growth startup
* Frontend proficiency (we use Next.js and TypeScript) — you can ship your own designs to production
* Deep familiarity with AI-native UI patterns (streaming, copilots, agentic workflows)
* Background in legaltech, fintech, or other high-trust B2B domains
* Accessibility and performance optimization experience
**Why Moritz**
* First designer: total ownership of the product experience, design system, and design culture
* Work directly with both founders from day one
* Backed by Y Combinator (W26), with a $9M seed from YC, 20VC, and Urban Innovation Fund
* Real traction: enterprise clients already trust us with $3B+ in contract value
* We're building the defining AI-native firm in a $1T+ industry
* High trust, high autonomy, high bar
* Accelerated growth path into Head of Design or product leadership
This is a rare zero-to-one role for someone with exceptional craft: turning complex, high-stakes legal workflows into interfaces that feel simple, fast, and inevitable. You'll set the design bar for the entire company; the product, the design system, and the culture around them — working alongside talented software and AI engineers, and directly with the founders.
**What You'll Do**
**Product Experience & Craft**
* Own end-to-end product design for Moritz's AI-powered platform — from information architecture and user journeys to high-fidelity UI
* Translate dense legal workflows into clear, elegant interaction patterns
* Sweat the details — spacing, typography, hierarchy, motion — the polish that makes software feel premium
* Define our AI-native interaction patterns: streaming, inline editing, agent handoffs, human-in-the-loop review
**Design Systems & Prototyping**
* Build and own Moritz's design system and component library from the ground up
* Prototype fast — in Figma or in code — and iterate on real user feedback
* Partner with engineers to ship pixel-perfect, accessible, performant interfaces
* Master the latest AI design and development tools to multiply your output
**Product Strategy**
* Work directly with the founders to shape product direction and UX strategy
* Lead customer discovery with lawyers and clients to find the pain worth solving
* Turn ambiguity into shipped product: prototype, test, refine, deliver
* As we grow, hire and lead the design team — this role is built to become Head of Design
**What We're Looking For**
* 3+ years designing digital products people love, with a portfolio that proves world-class craft
* Experience designing complex workflows, dashboards, or B2B/productivity tools
* Deep visual and interaction design skill — you notice the 1px things others don't
* Strong product intuition: you understand what makes software feel simple and fast
* Comfort working close to code — you can prototype in it and collaborate fluently with engineers
* Excellent communication — you can articulate and defend design decisions with founders, engineers, and customers
* Mastery of Figma and modern design tooling
**Bonus Points**
* You've been a founding or early designer at a high-growth startup
* Frontend proficiency (we use Next.js and TypeScript) — you can ship your own designs to production
* Deep familiarity with AI-native UI patterns (streaming, copilots, agentic workflows)
* Background in legaltech, fintech, or other high-trust B2B domains
* Accessibility and performance optimization experience
**Why Moritz**
* First designer: total ownership of the product experience, design system, and design culture
* Work directly with both founders from day one
* Backed by Y Combinator (W26), with a $9M seed from YC, 20VC, and Urban Innovation Fund
* Real traction: enterprise clients already trust us with $3B+ in contract value
* We're building the defining AI-native firm in a $1T+ industry
* High trust, high autonomy, high bar
* Accelerated growth path into Head of Design or product leadership
