Founding Product Designer

Beacon Talent; Jersey City, New York (NJ, NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative early-stage technology company as their first design hire, shaping the user experience for a groundbreaking AI product. This role offers autonomy and collaboration with a high-caliber founding team, focusing on crafting intuitive interfaces that redefine software capabilities.

Benefits

Real ownership in product direction.

Work with an elite founding team.

High standards for quality and speed.

Fully in-person culture.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in production-quality software interfaces.
• Strong portfolio showcasing polished UX/UI work.
• Deep understanding of design fundamentals with strong visual aesthetic.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end frontend design of core product.
• Develop wireframes and production-ready UI components.
• Conduct user interviews and run UX audits.

Skills

UX/UI Design

Prototyping

Visual Aesthetic

User Research

Tools

Figma

AI-assisted prototyping tools

Job description

About the Client

Our client is an early-stage technology company focused on developing intelligent software agents aimed at radically streamlining startup operations. They are reimagining how solo entrepreneurs can scale their businesses by building automation tools that don’t just optimize workflows—they replace them entirely. The company is led by a high-caliber founding team and operates with a sharp focus on speed, ownership, and product excellence.

About the Role

This is a ground-floor opportunity to shape the user experience and design language of a cutting-edge AI product. As the first design hire, you’ll play a critical role in translating a powerful backend system into a fast, intuitive, and elegant user interface. You’ll work directly with the founding team to build out the visual and interaction design from the ground up—this is a role for someone who thrives on autonomy and cares deeply about the craft of software design.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end frontend design of a core product built around autonomous software agents.

• Develop wireframes, mockups, and production-ready UI components.

• Create and maintain a scalable, modular design system for a complex application.

• Collaborate closely with engineering and product leadership to define user journeys and interface behaviors.

• Optimize interfaces for speed, accessibility, and seamless usability.

• Conduct user interviews, run UX audits, and rapidly incorporate feedback into design cycles.

• Contribute to a culture of fast iteration with no backlog—just prioritized execution.

• Align design decisions with key product principles: velocity, quality, and ownership.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience designing production-quality software interfaces.

• A portfolio showcasing polished UX/UI work, ideally from high-impact or fast-paced environments.

• Deep understanding of design fundamentals with a strong visual aesthetic.

• Proficiency in Figma and familiarity with AI-assisted prototyping tools.

• High level of self-direction—you figure things out and drive forward independently.

• Comfortable operating in a small team with direct access to product and technical leadership.

• Passionate about emerging technologies, particularly AI and the future of work.

Benefits & Why Join

• Opportunity to work on a product that is redefining what software can do.

• Real ownership: shape the direction, not just the pixels.

• Work side-by-side with an elite, high-velocity founding team.

• No bureaucracy—just smart people building meaningful tools.

• High standards for quality, combined with relentless speed.

• Fully in-person culture based in New York City.