Fractional Product Designer

Clera; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Clera is seeking a fractional UX/Product Designer to shape the product experience and design standards for the team. As the first designer, you will influence core product surfaces and establish scalable design systems while maintaining high-quality, user-centric outcomes.

The role requires 3+ years shipping consumer or B2B products, a strong portfolio, and experience collaborating with product and engineering. Remote work with flexible hours and a focus on early-stage product growth are offered.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience designing and shipping consumer or B2B products end to end.
• A functional portfolio showing shipped work, problem solving, and clear product impact.
• Experience building design systems and documentation for product teams.
• Proficiency with Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD for high fidelity mockups and prototypes.
• Experience collaborating directly with product and engineering teams, including navigating technical constraints.
• Experience with modern desktop B2B or SaaS products; early stage startup or fractional design experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own design across key product surfaces from early concepts through shipped experiences.
• Establish design systems, standards, and documentation to help the team build consistently.
• Make product and design decisions with limited information and iterate based on user feedback.
• Partner with product and engineering to implement designs and work through technical constraints.
• Use user research, usability testing, and qualitative feedback to inform design choices.

Skills

UX design

Product design

Design systems

Cross-functional collaboration

SaaS/B2B understanding

Startup/fractional experience

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

Job description

About the role

Clera is an early stage AI recruiting company. This is a fractional role as the first designer, expected to contribute 10 to 20 hours per week and shape the product experience and design standards for the team.

What you'll do

• Own design across key product surfaces from early concepts through shipped experiences.
• Establish design systems, standards, and documentation to help the team build consistently.
• Make product and design decisions with limited information and iterate based on user feedback.
• Partner with product and engineering to implement designs and work through technical constraints.
• Use user research, usability testing, and qualitative feedback to inform design choices.

What they're looking for

• At least 3 years of experience designing and shipping consumer or B2B products end to end.
• A functional portfolio showing shipped work, problem solving, and clear product impact.
• Experience building design systems and documentation for product teams.
• Proficiency with Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD for high fidelity mockups and prototypes.
• Experience collaborating directly with product and engineering teams, including navigating technical constraints.
• Experience with modern desktop B2B or SaaS products; early stage startup or fractional design experience a plus.

For applicants in Nigeria

• The listing states location as remote with a primary location in the DACH region; it does not specify Nigeria in eligibility. Confirm timezone and eligibility before applying.
• The listing does not state a timezone requirement beyond DACH; verify expected working hours for Nigeria before interviewing.
• Pay/contract type is not specified; no information on whether this is contractor or employee status for Nigeria-based applicants.
• The listing does not mention pay currency or range; confirm compensation details during interview process.
• The listing does not mention visa or work-authorization notes; confirm eligibility during recruitment.