About the RoleA seed-stage fintech startup is building a shared money account platform - think collaborative finance for roommates, teams, clubs, travel groups, and beyond. The company is establishing its design practice from the ground up and is looking for a
Founding Product Designer to own the end-to-end customer experience from day one.
This is a high-impact, high-ownership role at a small team (fewer than 10 people) that has raised a Seed round from notable fintech and early-stage investors. You'll be the first dedicated designer, shaping the visual language, interaction patterns, and UX systems that define how users experience shared finances - including onboarding, identity verification, sending money, managing permissions, and the edge cases that matter in payments.
Visa sponsorship is available for this role.
What You'll Do- Build the design practice from scratch - establish conventions, systems, and workflows for the product team.
- Shape the customer experience end-to-end across onboarding, identity flows, sending and managing money, and payments-related edge cases.
- Lead product design through the full lifecycle: discovery, user research, prototyping, and high-fidelity execution.
- Collaborate closely with engineering and product to ship polished, well-considered experiences quickly.
- Bring a strong point of view on how AI-assisted design tools are changing the craft and put that thinking to work day-to-day.
What We're Looking ForRequired- 2+ years of experience in a product design role.
- Hands-on experience designing fintech or payments products - specifically onboarding flows and money movement UX.
- Familiarity with design-focused AI tools and a perspective on how they'll evolve day-to-day design work.
- Strong fundamentals in visual design and problem-solving.
- Based in California - candidates outside of California will not be considered at this time.
Nice to Have- Formal education in design or a related field (not required).
- Experience working at a similarly early-stage startup or building a design practice from zero.
- Background at consumer fintech, payments, or financial services companies.
Tools- Figma (primary design tool)
LocationThis is a
hybrid role based in
San Francisco, CA. Candidates must be located in California.
Compensation & BenefitsCompensation details were not provided for this role. As a founding hire at a seed-stage startup, equity participation is expected to be a meaningful part of the total package. Details will be discussed during the interview process.
