Founding Product Designer

Job Title
- Founding Product Designer (UI/UX, Figma, Startup)

Location
- San Francisco, CA (Onsite – 5 Days/Week)

Employment Type
- Full-time

About the Role

We are seeking a Founding Product Designer to join a fast-growing AI-driven startup building next-generation market research and insights platforms.

This is a high-impact, early-stage role where you will define the design vision, user experience, and product interface from the ground up, working closely with engineering and leadership teams. You will play a key role in shaping both the product and the future design organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and establish the product’s design language and UX strategy from scratch

• Lead design efforts across core product features, research workflows, and platform experiences

• Deliver high-quality UI/UX designs using Figma, ensuring a clean and modern aesthetic

• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and leadership teams

• Drive end-to-end design initiatives from concept to execution

• Advocate for user-centric design and improve overall product usability and experience

• Contribute to building and scaling the design function and team structure

• Act as a design leader and culture contributor within a fast-paced startup environment

Mandatory Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience in 0→1 product design within early-stage/startup environments

• Strong portfolio showcasing clean, modern, and visually polished designs

• Expertise in Figma (advanced level)

• Strong understanding of interaction design and UX problem-solving

• Experience leading design initiatives or small teams (2+ years preferred)

• Excellent communication skills with ability to articulate design decisions clearly

• Strong collaboration skills across product, engineering, and business teams

• Willingness to work onsite in San Francisco or relocate immediately

Preferred Skills

• Experience designing AI, B2B, enterprise, or data-driven platforms

• Background in research workflows, analytics tools, or SaaS products

• Experience building scalable design systems in early-stage products

• Passion for working in high-growth, fast-paced startup environments

What Makes You a Fit

• Strong ownership mindset with ability to design and deliver from scratch

• Highly detail-oriented with strong focus on visual quality and user experience

• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, evolving environments

• Ability to balance design strategy with hands-on execution

• Excited to influence both product direction and team growth

Work Requirements

• Must be able to work
onsite in San Francisco (5 days/week preferred)

• Open to candidates willing to
relocate immediately and long-term

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to be a
founding member of the design team

• Shape the
core product experience and design vision

• Work on cutting-edge
AI-powered platforms used by enterprise clients

• High ownership role with strong
career growth into leadership (Head of Design track)

• Competitive compensation with significant upside

About NetworkPedia

NetworkPedia is a certified women-owned technology and talent solutions company, providing IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, managed services, and specialized recruitment across North Americas and beyond. Our mission is to empower organizations with secure, scalable, and innovative technology while building inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve.

As a trusted partner, we deliver expertise across networking, cloud, IT service management, and security operations, along with staffing solutions for niche technology roles. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in all our hiring practices and ensure that our opportunities are open to all qualified applicants, without discrimination on the basis of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.

How to Apply

Apply directly via LinkedIn Easy Apply. All applications are routed to our central recruitment email id -
recruitment@networkpedia.com