Staff Product Designer

Role Product Designer (Full-Time) We are looking for the first product designer to own all design responsibilities at Alta. Fit Thrive in ambiguous problems, shaping the frontier of how shoppers interact with AI, and the 0 to 1 journey. Think strategically and have conviction in your design choices. Early adopter of AI products, excited about crafting an UX that is personalized, empathetic and adaptive. Interested in having more product roadmap involvement. Embody Alta’s values: Trustworthiness: We believe in acting with high-integrity. Work hard: We work hard & take ownership in building the best product. Continuous improvement: We are constantly learning and shipping. Customer obsession: We all talk to users. Responsibilities Craft beautiful, polished, and delightful user interfaces that build trust and showcase the power of our AI technology. Conduct user research & experiments to understand user behaviors and motivations. Find creative ways to ship high-quality work in a fast-paced, often ambiguous, resource-constrained startup environment. Manage multiple projects simultaneously. Provide design assistance to marketing & social media roadmaps. Stay updated with the Alta community & apply feedback to designs. Requirements 4+ years of UX product design experience working on a consumer mobile‑first product, ideally at an early‑stage startup. Can both hack together prototypes quickly, as well as make pixel‑perfect hi‑fi designs. Experience creating a design system. Expert proficiency in Figma. Comprehensive understanding of user research. Have touched brand design and spent time thinking about colors, textures, iconography, and how beautiful landing pages can tell a story & how high‑end brands build their status. Excited about productivity tools, shopping. Familiar with AI tools and products, ideally worked on AI features. Nice to have Experience designing a consumer AI product & have thought deeply about related questions, such as how to design a product that makes users feel successful & listened to by the AI. Experience with 3D or animation. Experience with video content (TikTok, YouTube, etc.). Front‑end coding skills, or use AI coding tools like Cursor or Claude. Location & Compensation Ideally in-person (NYC), open to remote. Competitive package: $200‑250k base + Alta equity + healthcare benefits. #J-18808-Ljbffr Benchstrength