Lead Product Designer: Material Hub UX & Design System

Acelab Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Acelab Inc. is building Material Hub for architects and manufacturers. We seek a senior product designer to own the end-to-end UX, drive the design system, and shape core workflows. You will work daily with PMs and engineers who ship weekly and value fast iteration.

This independent role requires defining fixes, prioritizing work, and delivering impactful improvements now. You’ll lead platform-wide UX refreshes, new surfaces, and AI-powered features with real customer impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design experience, preferably in startups.
• A portfolio of complex, shipped B2B products.
• Experience building or overhauling a design system and driving adoption.
• Strong independent judgment and concise communication.
• Ability to prototype and test ideas with real users.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the design system, components, and tokens across Material Hub.
• Audit platform-wide UX, identify usability gaps, and drive improvements.
• Design new surfaces: shared workspaces, dashboards, activity logs, and AI tools.
• Support activation and retention by defining key user actions and flows.
• Participate in weekly customer calls and usability sessions with architects and manufacturers.

Skills

Product design

Design systems

Figma

User research

Prototyping

Tools

Claude Code

Job description

Acelab Inc. is building Material Hub for architects and manufacturers. We seek a senior product designer to own the end-to-end UX, drive the design system, and shape core workflows. You will work daily with PMs and engineers who ship weekly and value fast iteration.

This independent role requires defining fixes, prioritizing work, and delivering impactful improvements now. You’ll lead platform-wide UX refreshes, new surfaces, and AI-powered features with real customer impact.