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Senior/Founding Product Designer

Motion Recruitment Manhattan, NY

Manhattan, NY

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Full time Manager Senior Ai Native

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Job Description

This Senior/Founding Product Designer role is based in Manhattan, NY (onsite) at a fast-growing, well-funded, AI-native startup. You will partner closely with founders and senior engineers while owning the full design lifecycle, from early product strategy through visual execution. The position includes hands-on ownership, meaningful collaboration, and the opportunity to help shape design culture as the company builds.

What you’ll do

Design is at the center of your day-to-day work, with a strong focus on AI-native product design and system architecture.

70% Hands-On Design Execution: create wireframes, prototypes, visual designs, and contribute to design systems
10% Management & Strategic Duties: set design direction, inform product strategy, and support cross-functional alignment
20% Team Collaboration: collaborate with founders, engineers, and customers throughout discovery and delivery
70% AI native product design & system architecture
30% Frontend/UI implementation using React, TypeScript, or AI coding tools

What you bring

4-7+ years of Product Design experience in fast-paced startup environments
A strong portfolio showing end-to-end ownership of complex product workflows
Expert-level Figma skills and fluency with modern design systems
Experience designing for AI-driven products or B2B SaaS
Ability to collaborate deeply with product and engineering teams
Technical proficiency with React, TypeScript, or AI assisted coding tools
Experience with customer discovery, usability testing, and rapid prototyping

Tools and technologies

Figma
React
TypeScript

Benefits

Bonus eligible
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Vacation Time
Stock Options

Preferred background

Background in engineering, computer science, or technical fields
Experience as a founding designer, early-stage builder, or former founder/hacker
Familiarity with complex operational domains such as healthcare or logistics
Ability to define visual identity and brand systems from scratch
Passion for building design culture, process, and best practices

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