Founding Designer

Maven Ventures; Dover (DE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Gondola is seeking a Founding Designer to shape the core user experience of a consumer AI-driven travel product. You will own critical UX decisions and influence the product roadmap from day one.

You will define the design system for a new consumer product and help build the team culture and processes. This is an early-stage role with enormous ownership and the chance to redefine travel experiences.

Qualifications

• Customer-obsessed product thinker who can step into user shoes to craft a great experience.
• Experience designing high-quality products across web and mobile at a fast pace.
• Desire for ownership and thriving on a small team.
• Motivation to iterate and improve a product rapidly.

Responsibilities

• Solving hard UX problems from scratch, owning the solution throughout the entire product development lifecycle.
• Defining the design system of a new consumer product.
• Contributing to the creation of the team culture and internal processes.

Skills

Product thinking

Web & mobile design

Ownership

Fast pace

Job description

Founding Designer

We are looking for a Founding Designer (employee #5) who is excited to reimagine the consumer travel experience with AI at its core. You will have enormous ownership over the shape and direction of the product, and you will be responsible for foundational user experience decisions. You will explore novel interaction patterns for how AI can fundamentally change how we experience travel.

Responsibilities

• Solving hard UX problems from scratch, owning the solution throughout the entire product development lifecycle.
• Defining the design system of a new consumer product.
• Contributing to the creation of the team culture and internal processes.

Qualifications

• A strong product thinker who is customer obsessed and eager to put themselves in the shoes of the user to craft a great experience.
• Experience designing high-quality products across web and mobile at a fast pace.
• Desire for ownership and thriving on a small team.
• Motivation to iterate and improve a product rapidly.

Why work at Gondola

Join a fantastic, tight‑knit team at the right time: we just raised a seed round from a fantastic group of investors and you’ll join at a magical time when a single person can significantly change the course of the company.

Do your life's work with people you’ll enjoy working with: we care strongly about our craft and want every person at Gondola to feel like they’re growing every day. We believe that working with people you both enjoy and have respect for makes everything better. We hire thoughtfully and only work with people we admire deeply.

Build the future of travel: 10 years from now, consumer travel will look fundamentally different than it does today. This is an opportunity to be an early employee at a generational consumer brand.

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