Forward Deployed Product Designer

Norm AI, Inc

$215K — $265K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of product design experience in B2B or enterprise settings.
  • Strong interaction, visual, and systems design skills.
  • Proven track record in designing complex client-facing software.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and define clear design paths.
  • Strong communication skills for client interactions and stakeholder engagement.
  • Experience collaborating closely with engineers throughout the design and implementation phases.
  • Proficiency with AI-assisted design and prototyping tools.
  • Portfolio showcasing practical product work, not just concepts.

Responsibilities

  • Lead product design initiatives for specialized software in collaboration with the Deployment Team.
  • Engage in initial client and partner discussions to align project goals.
  • Translate undefined client needs into functional workflows and prototypes.
  • Construct designs that enhance clarity and decision-making for clients and legal teams.
  • Utilize coding or AI-assisted prototyping to expedite team learning and product development.
  • Work hand-in-hand with Forward Deployed Engineers during implementation and quality assurance, providing design feedback.
  • Assist the team in making informed product decisions under real-world constraints while engaging with engineers on technical feasibility.
  • Identify opportunities to standardize unique client solutions into reusable design components.

Benefits

  • Equity in the company.
  • 401(k) with employer matching.
  • Comprehensive health insurance plans including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Relocation reimbursement for candidates moving to New York City.
Full Job Description
The Role

Design the client experience for a new kind of law firm.

Norm Law pairs excellent legal service with software that makes working with outside counsel more transparent, interactive, and modern than the traditional law firm experience.

As a Staff Product Designer on the Deployment Team, you'll design practice-group-specific software that brings that experience to life: tools that help clients see what is happening, help partners deliver excellent service, and make complex legal work easier to navigate.

This is a forward-deployed role. You'll work directly with Norm Law partners, clients, and Forward Deployed Engineers: defining the ideal attorney and client experience, turning messy requirements into prototypes and shipped products, and making the work tangible for internal and external stakeholders.

You'll work in a continuous design and delivery loop, not a traditional handoff model. You'll sketch and prototype quickly, bring a point of view, and stay close to implementation and QA as the product takes shape. Some problems will need deep exploration; others will need a sharp call that day. You'll need the judgment to know the difference.

Success means improving the quality and coherence of what ships while matching the pace of the Deployment Team. The work should also push Norm's design system forward, revealing the reusable components and interaction patterns we need as practice-group workflows become more sophisticated.

What You'll Do
  • Lead product design for practice-group-specific software delivered by the Deployment Team.
  • Join client and partner scoping conversations from day one, alongside the internal team.
  • Turn ambiguous needs into clear workflows, prototypes, and product decisions.
  • Design workflows that help clients and legal teams understand progress, make decisions, and move matters forward.
  • Prototype in code or with AI-assisted tools when that helps the team learn faster.
  • Work alongside Forward Deployed Engineers through implementation and QA, giving hands-on product and design feedback as the build takes shape.
  • Help the team make high-quality product decisions under real client, technical, and time constraints, while partnering with FDEs on the technical approach to realizing the target experience.
  • Identify when a client- or practice-specific solution should become a reusable product, component, or design-system pattern.
  • Bring what you learn from client delivery back to the broader product, engineering, and design teams.
You Might Be a Great Fit If You Have
  • 6+ years of product design experience, including ownership of complex B2B or enterprise product experiences.
  • Strong interaction, visual, and systems design craft.
  • Experience designing complex workflow, data-dense, or client-facing software.
  • Comfort working through ambiguity without waiting for a perfect brief.
  • Strong client-facing presence and the ability to explain design decisions to senior stakeholders.
  • Experience partnering directly with engineers from early scoping through implementation.
  • Ability to move quickly without losing clarity, judgment, or product quality.
  • Good taste, strong product judgment, and a bias toward making ideas concrete.
  • Fluency with AI-assisted design, prototyping, and development tools.
  • A portfolio demonstrating shipped product work, not only concepts or final mockups.
Bonus
  • Experience in a forward-deployed, solutions, consulting, agency, or other client-embedded environment.
  • Experience designing legal, financial, healthcare, or other expert professional workflows.
  • Experience designing collaboration tools or software that connects external users to complex internal workflows.
  • Comfort with Git, React, and version-controlled prototyping workflows.
  • Experience turning fast-moving product work into reusable components, interaction patterns, or design-system contributions.
  • Experience working at an early-stage or fast-growing company.


Comp and Benefits

$215,000 - $265,000 per year + equity

The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salary for this position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This range reflects base salary only and does not include equity or benefits.

We offer a competitive compensation package including equity, a 401(k) with employer match, and comprehensive insurance (health, dental, hospital, accident, and vision). We provide relocation reimbursement for candidates moving to NYC.

To learn more about Norm Ai, visit our website.

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