Founding AI Product Designer

Emergence Capital Partners; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Emergence Capital Partners is seeking a senior product designer to shape how users interact with AI-powered products. You will own the design process from research through visual design, defining patterns for AI-native workflows and building trust with users.

You'll create wireframes, prototypes, and robust design systems, collaborating closely with founders, engineers, and customers to deliver usable, enterprise-grade experiences.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of product design experience with end-to-end ownership.
• Experience designing complex workflows, data-heavy applications, or enterprise software.
• Strong proficiency in Figma and AI tools, including rapid prototyping/wireframing and design systems.
• Solid understanding of interaction design principles and ability to create intuitive user experiences.
• Experience conducting user research and translating findings into actionable design decisions.
• Excellent visual design skills with attention to typography, color, spacing, and hierarchy.
• Have owned design systems and shipped features, not just concepts.
• Strong communication skills, ability to articulate design rationale and collaborate with engineers and PMs.
• Comfort with ambiguity and rapid iteration in a fast-moving startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Own product design end-to-end: research, IA, interaction design, and visual design.
• Define interaction patterns for AI-native workflows and building user trust.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs communicating product vision.
• Conduct user research and translate insights into product decisions.
• Build and maintain design systems for consistent UI across the product.
• Collaborate with engineers through implementation to ensure design quality.
• Define UX vision and strategy for enterprise AI-powered workflows.
• Contribute to product strategy and roadmap discussions.

Skills

Product design

User research

Information architecture

Interaction design

Visual design

Design systems

Communication

Ambiguity handling

Tools

Figma

Prototyping tools

Job description

Emergence Capital Partners is seeking a senior product designer to shape how users interact with AI-powered products. You will own the design process from research through visual design, defining patterns for AI-native workflows and building trust with users.

You'll create wireframes, prototypes, and robust design systems, collaborating closely with founders, engineers, and customers to deliver usable, enterprise-grade experiences.