Founding Product Designer, Hazel AI

San Francisco, CA. Posted 9 months ago

The role

You will lead end-to-end design for Hazel, an AI engine for wealth management. You will design agentic workflows, specialized AI agents, and maintain the Ethos design system.

What you will do

Design agentic workflows for real admin work
Own end-to-end design experience across Hazel
Design how Hazel captures context, summarizes information, and takes action
Invent new interaction patterns for AI-assisted work
Define how the agent communicates and collaborates
Design patterns for signaling progress, uncertainty, and handoffs
Shape how Hazel explains its actions to users
Iterate quickly as Hazel evolves
Own and evolve the Ethos design system
Shape product decisions and work across disciplines

Required qualifications

5+ years of experience in product design
Experience with complex, multi-step workflows and end-to-end ownership
Strong interaction design fundamentals
Track record of shipping real products
Systems-level mindset
High craft bar in interaction, UX writing, and visual hierarchy
Portfolio with clear, high-quality examples of shipped product work
Comfort designing in ambiguous problem spaces

Nice to have

Ability to prototype and build in code (e.g., HTML/CSS/JavaScript/TypeScript, React, or similar)
Experience designing or building AI-powered or agentic products
Background in productivity tools, admin workflows, financial planning, or advisor/knowledge work software
Familiarity with design systems and front-end component libraries

Benefits

Stunning, amenity-filled office spaces
Competitive total compensation
Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans (HMO and PPO)
401k savings plan with a 4% match and immediate vesting
16 week paid parental leave after one year of employment
Professional growth and development opportunities
Annual L&D budget allocation
Company perks program including discounts on pet insurance, fitness, cell phone plans, and travel
Financial guidance program

Before you apply

Provide a portfolio with clear, high-quality examples of shipped product work
Include any passwords required to access your portfolio

About the company

Altruist is transforming the wealth management industry by building an AI platform for wealth professionals. Hazel is a part of Altruist's broader mission to make financial advice better, more affordable, and accessible to all.