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
$100k - $150k
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$150k - $230k
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$150k - $200k
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