Founding Product Designer
$150k - $200kClera
Job Description
Job Description
About the Role
This is a first-ever design hire at a seed-stage neurotechnology startup building a cognitive fitness tracker — think of it as Strava for the brain. The product surfaces trends and insights on mental clarity, cognitive load, stress, and more, with a mission to make brain health accessible, measurable, and actionable.
There is no design system to inherit, no style guide to reference, and no established design language for this ambient product category — because nothing quite like it exists yet. You'll build everything from the ground up, working directly with the Founder to own the full design surface from early concept through shipped product.
We're looking for a bit of a mad artist : someone who takes risks, challenges conventions, brings a multidisciplinary perspective, stays deeply curious, and pushes back when something feels wrong.
What You'll DoRapidly generate and iterate on design directions, testing ideas with early users to drive engagement
Build and maintain the company's design system entirely from scratch
Lead user research to surface unmet needs and validate product hypotheses
Collaborate closely with engineers to ship implementable, high-quality interfaces
Define the visual and interaction language for a voice-first, ambient product category
Partner with the Founder on product strategy — shaping what gets built, not just how it looks
Requirements (dealbreakers):
2+ years of design experience at an early-stage consumer startup
Proven track record shipping full-scale consumer apps end-to-end — from concept to production, not just components or marketing sites
Experience building and maintaining a design system (not just handing off Figma files)
Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
Required skills & mindset:
Proficiency with Figma and strong design systems tooling
Hands-on experience with user research and rapid prototyping to validate hypotheses
Product thinker first — you shape what gets built, not just how it looks
Comfortable working directly with a founder and influencing product direction
Core contributor to a team that built something people genuinely love from the ground up
Nice to haves:
Experience with voice-first, ambient, or AI-assisted product design
Background in consumer health, fitness, wearables, or related domains
Salary: $150,000 – $200,000 USD annually
Meaningful equity package
Health benefits
Flexible PTO
This role is on-site in San Francisco, CA . Visa sponsorship is not available — candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
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