First AI Product Designer — Build Systems & Scale

Pace; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pace is looking for its first Product Designer to shape how our platform looks, feels, and works. You will partner directly with engineers, customers, and stakeholders from problem discovery through delivery to drive the why behind product direction.

You will own end-to-end design, build a scalable design system, and identify patterns across requests to create foundational solutions rather than one-offs, balancing speed with polish and user trust in an AI-native product.

Qualifications

• Own end-to-end design from discovery through delivery, working directly with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Build and maintain a cohesive design system that scales across our product.
• Identify patterns across feature requests to create foundational solutions rather than one-offs.
• Know when an MVP is right and when higher fidelity is worth the investment.
• Balance speed with the polish and detail that builds user trust.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design from discovery through delivery, working directly with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Build and maintain a cohesive design system that scales across our product.
• Identify patterns across feature requests to create foundational solutions rather than one-offs.
• Know when an MVP is right and when higher fidelity is worth the investment.
• Balance speed with the polish and detail that builds user trust.

Skills

End-to-end design

Design systems

Systems thinking

User research

Communication

Job description

Pace is looking for its first Product Designer to shape how our platform looks, feels, and works. You will partner directly with engineers, customers, and stakeholders from problem discovery through delivery to drive the why behind product direction.

You will own end-to-end design, build a scalable design system, and identify patterns across requests to create foundational solutions rather than one-offs, balancing speed with polish and user trust in an AI-native product.