Head Of Product Design (Ui/Ux, Ai-Forward) - Contractor Role

Downstream; Teletrabalho; BRL 371.000 - 478.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

An innovative startup is seeking a Head of Product Design to lead the design vision for their marketplace. This role focuses on creating intuitive user experiences and integrating AI-native product interactions. Candidates should possess a strong UI / UX design background with experience in shipping real products. The position allows you to work closely with top-level executives and drive significant design strategies. Competitive salary and equity options are offered, emphasizing a hands-on and iterative approach to design.

Serviços

Competitive salary

Equity

Qualificações

• Experience shipping real products in a startup, marketplace, SaaS, or similar.
• Ability to design around AI interactions naturally.
• Strong background in UI / UX design methodologies.

Responsabilidades

• Drive product design strategy across various platforms.
• Build and maintain UI / UX standards.
• Conduct user research and usability testing.

Conhecimentos

UI / UX design

UX research

Prototyping

Design systems and component libraries

Understanding of modern frontend frameworks

Ferramentas

Figma

Sketch

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Head of Product Design (UI / UX, AI-Forward) - Contractor Downstream

Open to employees in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

About Downstream

Downstream is transforming the construction industry by building a marketplace for equipment rentals, portable toilets, and roll-off dumpsters. We are scaling fast. Our vision : bring price transparency, automation, and intelligence into one of the most manual, underserved verticals in the economy. We’re inspired by clean design and modern architecture—and we’re pushing forward with AI-native product thinking, not bolting it on later.

The Role

We’re hiring a Head of Product Design (UI / UX) who is obsessed with creating intuitive, elegant, and impactful user experiences. You’ve shipped something before—whether at a startup that scaled, a product that users loved, or a platform that redefined a workflow. You know the pain of turning complex problems into simple, usable solutions, and you want another shot at shaping an industry from 0 → 1.

At Downstream, you’ll work directly with our CEO, CTO, and Product team to:

• Define and own the design vision for our marketplace, supplier tools, and customer experience.
• Lead end‑to‑end design for web and mobile, including UX flows, UI systems, and visual identity.
• Architect AI‑native product experiences that feel intuitive, not artificial—helping users trust automation and agents in critical workflows.
• Collaborate with engineers and product managers to ship fast: prototype, test, iterate, and refine.
• Build and scale our design system so we can move quickly without sacrificing quality.

Responsibilities

• Drive the product design strategy across customer, supplier, and internal platforms.
• Build and maintain UI / UX standards that reflect simplicity, trust, and efficiency.
• Design AI‑native experiences—where agentic systems interact seamlessly with users, data, and decisions.
• Conduct user research and usability testing with construction industry stakeholders.
• Mentor and grow a design team as we scale.

What We’re Looking For

• Battle‑tested designer : You’ve shipped real products (startup, marketplace, SaaS, or similar).
• AI‑forward mindset : You don’t just add AI—you design around it, making it feel natural and empowering.
• Builder’s DNA : Comfortable with ambiguity, speed, and iteration.
• … You’ve felt the pain of building in the real world and still want more.
• Technical & design skills : UI / UX design (Figma, Sketch, or equivalent), strong UX research and prototyping chops, design systems and component libraries, understanding of modern frontend frameworks (bonus : Flutter, React), experience designing for AI interactions (chat, agents, workflows).
• Startup mentality : Hands‑on, resourceful, willing to go beyond your job title.
• Industry experience : Construction tech or marketplaces a huge plus—someone who can empathize with our users.
• Nice‑to‑Haves: Experience in marketplaces, logistics, SaaS, or fintech; familiarity with B2b workflows and procurement tools; contributions to open‑source design systems or AI products.

Why Downstream

Early‑stage, high‑growth startup with real traction. Work with a small, sharp, and ambitious product + engineering team. Opportunity to shape AI‑native product experiences in an industry that hasn’t seen this level of innovation before.

Compensation

Competitive salary + equity