Founding UX Designer

Consortia Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A Silicon Valley-backed AI startup in London is seeking a Founding UX Designer to elevate their product experience from functional to delightful. This role involves significant creative ownership and collaboration with a visionary founder, offering flexibility and a startup environment focused on product innovation. You will contribute your expertise in user experience, interaction design, and AI-driven solutions to reshape how product teams collaborate.

Benefits

Competitive Salary + Equity

Flexible work setup

Direct collaboration with a Silicon Valley founder

Ownership over product direction and design

Qualifications

• Experience designing complex systems in startup environments.
• Ability to create usable and lovable tools.
• Skill in working with real users and raw data independently.

Responsibilities

• Elevate the product from functional to lovable through intentional UX design.
• Work closely with the founder and small design team.
• Drive clarity and connect design elements across the product.

Skills

User Experience Design

Information Architecture

Interaction Design

AI-first Design Thinking

Job description

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You’re a problem-solver, not just a pixel-pusher. You obsess over user flows, not just colours. And you’re looking for a blank canvas—where your design thinking shapes not only the interface but the entire product experience.

If you’ve led UX design in early-stage startups or thrive in ambiguity with a founder who has built and exited a SaaS business, this might be your next adventure.

About the Opportunity

Our client—a Silicon Valley-backed AI startup—is reshaping how product teams collaborate, discover, and solve. With a product already near releaseand strong internal feedback loops, the challenge now is levelling up from “usable” to “unmissable.”

They’re seeking a Founding UX Designer to elevate the product from functional to lovable. This is not a UI facelift—it’s deep, intentional work across interaction design, information architecture, and AI-first workflows.

You’ll sit between the founder and a small design team, helping drive clarity, connect the dots, and shape the entire experience. Your fingerprints will be on every detail—from discovery to deployment.

What’s On Offer

Founder Access: Work side-by-side with a visionary founder, learning how to co-solve in high-trust environments.

Creative Ownership: Start with a blank slate—no design-by-committee here.

Flexible Working: London-based hybrid preferred, but flexibility is offered.

Fast Feedback Loops: Work in cycles where your ideas get tested, not trapped.

You’ll Be a Great Fit If:

You’ve designed complex systems, ideally in startup environments.

You’re excited about working pre-product-market fit and love the challenge of crafting usable and lovable tools.

You value feedback and collaboration, especially with fast-thinking founders.

You’re structured in how you approach information architecture and interaction design.

You can bring AI-first design thinking into the product (e.g. using AI to sketch, prototype, and iterate).

You don’t need a team of researchers—you can go deep on your own with real users and raw data.

You care about creating products people want to use—not just ones they can use.

What the Client Offers:

Competitive Salary + Equity

Flexible work setup (remote-friendly, ideally London-based for ad hoc meets)

Work directly with a Silicon Valley founder and product-obsessed team

Real ownership over product direction, design system, and customer experience

Key Information

Job Title: Founding UX Designer
Location: London (Hybrid)
Work Policy: Flexible; in-person meet-ups preferred
Salary: Competitive + Equity
Benefits:Flexible working, startup environment, strong founder access

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