Founding Designer
Crossing Hurdles
Crossing Hurdles is a global recruitment firm partnering with leading US-based startups. We are hiring for a rapidly scaling, embedded FinTech B2B SaaS company building modern accounting and bookkeeping infrastructure for SMB platforms. Backed by top-tier venture investors, the company is API-first, well-capitalized, and operating at strong growth velocity. It is assembling a high-ownership team in San Francisco to support its next phase of scale. Role Snapshot Role: Founding Product Designer (IC) YOE: 4–6+ years of product design experience with strong end-to-end ownership Platform: Embedded B2B SaaS with consumer-like UX, data-heavy financial workflows Benefits: Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision), employee-friendly equity plan, lunch provided in-office About The Client The company builds API-first, embedded accounting and bookkeeping software that enables vertical SaaS platforms and neobanks to launch fully white-labeled accounting products for their SMB customers. Instead of relying on external tools, small businesses manage accounting directly within the software they already use. The platform supports complex, high-trust financial workflows while maintaining a clean, intuitive, consumer-like user experience. The company has raised $9M in funding , works with 25+ platform customers (Series A to public companies) , and is at a critical inflection point as product surface area and customer adoption expand rapidly. Why should you consider this role? Own end-to-end product design, from discovery through high-fidelity UI, across embedded accounting and bookkeeping experiences. Act as the founding designer, owning the entire design function including product UX, design systems, and select brand/website work. Partner closely with the CEO and Engineering in a low-process, high-ownership environment. Design flexible, white-labeled UI patterns that adapt seamlessly to partner platforms. Build and evolve a cohesive design system without slowing shipping velocity. Translate ambiguous, data-heavy financial problems into clear, usable, production-ready experiences. Work directly with customers to support onboarding, embedded UI launches, and best practices. Join at a career-defining stage with real influence over product direction, quality, and outcomes. #J-18808-Ljbffr
- ...pushing the boundaries of what's possible in video generation.Role overviewWe are seeking a passionate and versatile founding Senior Product Designer to spearhead the design of next-generation products and experiences for video creation. This role is pivotal in driving...Suggested
$100k
...Olivier, Co-founder & CEO The Role This is the first design hire at a company that's already in production, solving real-world... ...the shipped interface and back again, working closely with the founding team and engineers. There's no design team to inherit and no...SuggestedWork at office- ...products. Slash is headquartered in San Francisco, and has a strong in-person culture. About the role Slash is hiring its Founding Product Designer. This is the first dedicated design hire at the company, and you'll set the visual and product language for everything we...SuggestedWork at office
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- ...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...SuggestedContract work
- ...Own design across the product, from the first sketch to the shipped interface and back again Design the control tower, alerting and... ...native surfaces, and the design system Collaborate closely with the founding team and engineers Engage directly with customers to gather...Work at office
- ...accelerate AI progress by making inference cheaper and faster. Founded by the creators and core maintainers of vLLM, we sit at the intersection... ...to build. About the Role We're looking for a Founding Product Designer to give Inferact and vLLM a distinct visual identity, sharp...Remote workVisa sponsorship
$350 per month
...Handbook Our adventures - Wall of Photos What we're working on - Changelog Role Overview We're looking for a Founding Product Designer to drive design across the full Gumloop product. You'll own work from concept to delivery, contribute to our core design...Temporary workRemote work- ...Overview TL;DR: We\'re hiring a Founding Product Designer to turn complex, week-long consulting projects into elegant, simple experiences powered by AI. If you love rethinking products from the ground up, turning complexity into beauty, and obsessing over every detail,...Flexible hours
$150k - $250k
...Job Description Job Description About the Role This is the founding design seat at an early-stage agentic integration platform, where AI agents handle the full lifecycle of enterprise integrations — from requirements gathering to deployment and production monitoring...Visa sponsorship- ...transformation. Know more about Arkham: Our website Youtube Channel Medium blog The Role We’re looking for a Founding Product Designer to help shape how AI-native systems are built and used inside real enterprise operations. This is not a traditional...
$125k - $185k
...autonomy, backed by reputable investors including Y Combinator, CRV, Hawktail, Commonweal and others. Role Description: Founding Product Designer We’re looking for a founding product designer to work directly with the CEO, CTO, and founding team to drive product experience...Temporary work- ...on a mission to make personal well-being genuinely accessible. Founded by product and engineering leaders from Meta and XREAL and backed... ...Oura, but for your mind. They are now looking for a Founding Designer to own the connected app experience that pairs with the wearable...Internship
- Arkham Technologies in San Francisco is seeking a Founding Product Designer to shape the future of AI-native systems in enterprise operations. You will design interfaces that enhance operational workflows, working closely with a small founding team. The ideal candidate...
- A healthcare technology startup is seeking a founding brand & product designer to create a user-friendly product and captivating brand designs. You will work on enhancing design culture and set standards across the organization. Ideal candidates have experience in product...
- ...generation opportunity to transform the trillion dollar legal industry with AI. The role We are looking for an exceptional Founding Design Engineer with outstanding aesthetic taste and strong frontend engineering skills. You will work very closely with our CTO,...Contract work
- ...Founding Designer Location: San Francisco Bay Area Type: Full-Time Compensation: Competitive salary + meaningful equity (founding tier) Backed by 8VC, we're building a world-class team to tackle one of the industry's most critical infrastructure problems. The...Full time
- ...Founding Designer As our Founding Designer you will play a crucial role in shaping and communicating Formal's story by owning UI/UX, visual design, branding, and video production. You'll have ownership of our design strategy and execution, working directly with the...Flexible hours
$140k - $190k
...Salary: USD140000 - USD190000 per annum + PTO + Benefits + Equity Founding Designer (AI-Native Healthcare Start-Up) $140,000 – $190,000+ Equity + Benefits Remote, US (or New York City, San Francisco, Seattle) Are you a designer who can move fluidly between strategy and...Remote work- ...things we're proud of. We care obsessively about taste: in design, in product, in every detail. We're solving these hard problems... ...work. We're building Cardboard to change that. As our founding designer, you'll shape not just how the product looks, but how...FreelanceSleeping nights
- ...startup with 8-figure revenue. We've raised over $37M since our founding in 2023. Our customers include companies like Microsoft,... ...next hyperscaler for AI agents. About the role As the Founding Designer at E2B, you'll shape the design direction of the entire company...Work from home
- ...development as the rest of the industry follows.Security tools were designed for a world where a person wrote the code and a person reviewed... ...include ElevenLabs, Lovable, Mercor, and Langchain. Summary As Founding Designer, you'll be responsible for Corridor's entire visual...Work at office3 days per week
$80k - $130k
...talent-dense team that is looking to expand. The Role As our first design hire, you'll own the visual design and user experience of our... ...touchpoints Collaborate directly with our CEO, CTO and founding team to understand business goals and translate them into visual...Full timeRelocation- ...how a support agent decides when to escape, then afternoons shipping those interfaces directly in React and Next.js. This is the founding design seat: you’re establishing the visual grammar for a product where AI is the primary user and humans supervise. Expect to build...Day shift
- ...autonomous execution in production. Our founder Obaid Khan co-founded Motive — scaled it to $350M+ in revenue and a $5B+ valuation. We... ...interact with daily. What You’ll Do Own and define all aspects of our design language from our marketing, our product, how we communicate...
- ...- patients, providers, and help support small business owner dentists across America. The Role We are looking for a founding brand & product designer Responsibilities include: You will be responsible for designing the DayDream product - a powerful productivity tool...
- ...Product Designer Salient builds AI agents for regulated financial services. Our agents automate loan servicing, compliance, collections, recovery, insurance claims, and disputes for banks, captives, and specialty lenders. We are deeply integrated with our customers...Full timeWork at office
- ...Senior Designer Building something great is addictive. It's like discovering your favorite TV show mid-season, except you're helping write the next episode. It's like unboxing a new gadget, except you're the one designing it. You shape how it feels, how it works, and...Full timeWork at officeAfternoon shift
- ...processes and rigid legacy systems with adaptive, learning software. Founded in early 2024, Serval is already trusted by companies like Fox,... ...Catalyst, Elad Gil, and others. ROLE OVERVIEW As a Senior Designer, you'll guide the visual voice of Serval, defining how an AI-...Full time
- ...Nell Every generation inherits a new medium. Ours is taking shape. Come build the future of media at Nell. About the Role: As a designer at Nell, you'll collaborate closely with a small team of engineers and content designers to craft the product experiences of today...Temporary workWork at officeFlexible hoursShift work
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