Staff Product Designer

# Staff Product Designer* New York, United States* Full-timeApply for this role## About the companyOur client is a venture-backed AI software company rebuilding how go-to-market teams create customer-facing work. Its newly launched agent-first platform is growing at a double-digit weekly rate and is already used by major technology companies. With more than $71 million raised and a compact 20-person team, the company is at a rare point where strong traction meets a wide-open product and design language.## The role and why it mattersThis is a founding design seat with direct access to product leadership, founders, and engineering. You will define how an AI-native product feels, how users direct and trust an agent, and what excellent generated work looks like across the customer journey.## What you'll do* **Own the core experience for requesting**, shaping, reviewing, editing, and publishing agent-generated work.* Invent new interaction models for an AI product rather than inheriting a mature design system.* **Set the visual** and creative quality bar for both the interface and the agent's output.* **Partner closely with engineering to improve defaults**, constraints, evaluations, brand adherence, and feedback loops.* **Shape product strategy with founders and product leadership**, then prototype and refine ideas quickly.* Move fluidly from product architecture and systems thinking to detailed interaction and visual decisions.## What we're looking for* At least 5 years of product design experience with a strong record of shipping products people use.* A portfolio that demonstrates exceptional visual craft and novel zero-to-one work, not only assembled design-system screens.* Experience in an early-stage or breakout startup, ideally in B2B SaaS, productivity software, or applied AI.* Genuine enthusiasm for AI as a design medium and active use of modern AI tools in your work.* High ownership, sound judgment, urgency, and comfort working directly with founders and engineers.* Ability and willingness to work in the New York City office five days per week.## Bonus points* Experience as a founding or sole designer at a venture-backed startup.* A high-slope career path with rapid progression or recognition from a strong design fellowship.* Experience designing creative tools, agent workflows, or AI-generated outputs.## **Benefits*** $200K-$260K base salary.* Competitive equity.* Visa transfers may be considered for candidates who already hold valid U.S. work authorization. New visa sponsorship is not available.* Full-time, on-site work in New York, NY. The team works together in the Flatiron area five days per week. #J-18808-Ljbffr