Founding Designer

The role

You will own product design end-to-end for a new generation of AI products. You will define interaction patterns, conduct user research, and build design systems while working with founders and engineers.

What you will do

• Own product design end-to-end including user research, information architecture, interaction design, and visual design
• Define interaction patterns for AI-native workflows
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs
• Conduct user research through interviews, usability testing, and data analysis
• Build and maintain design systems
• Work closely with engineers through implementation
• Define UX vision and strategy for enterprise users
• Contribute to product strategy and roadmap discussions

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of product design experience
• Portfolio demonstrating taste and end-to-end product design work
• Experience designing complex workflows, data-heavy applications, or enterprise software
• Strong proficiency in Figma and other AI tools, including rapid prototyping/wireframing and design systems
• Solid understanding of interaction design principles
• Experience conducting user research and translating findings into actionable design decisions
• Excellent visual design skills with attention to typography, color, spacing, and hierarchy
• Experience owning design systems and shipping features
• Strong communication skills
• Comfort with ambiguity and rapid iteration in a fast-moving startup environment

Nice to have

• Experience designing AI-powered products or features
• Background in designing B2B or enterprise applications
• Experience at an early-stage startup or designing 0→1 products
• Familiarity with front-end development (HTML, CSS, React)
• Domain expertise in financial services, legal, healthcare, or other enterprise verticals
• Experience building and scaling design systems from scratch

About the company

emergence-capital-partners is designing the interfaces for a new generation of AI products.